Preferred Term:
farming systems
Definition:
The farming system is defined as a decision-making unit comprising the farm household, cropping systems, and livestock systems, which transforms land, external inputs (seed, pesticides, nutrients, etc.), and labor (including knowledge) into useful products that can be consumed or sold.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
Narrower Concepts:
- pastoralism
- intensive farming
- organic production
- shifting cultivation
- alternative farming
- integrated agricultural systems
- low input agriculture
- rainfed farming
- precision agriculture
- agroforestry
- contour farming
- agropisciculture
- irrigated farming
- small-scale farming
- extensive farming
- traditional farming
- subsistence farming
- dryland farming
Entry Terms:
- farming practices
- farming
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5506
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