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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:
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Broader Concept:
Narrower Concepts:
- pastoralism
- intensive farming
- conventional farming
- specialized farming
- organic production
- shifting cultivation
- alternative farming
- climate-smart agriculture
- fur farming
- integrated agricultural systems
- low input agriculture
- rainfed farming
- carbon farming
- precision agriculture
- agroforestry
- social farming
- urban farming
- contour farming
- agropisciculture
- permaculture
- irrigated farming
- small-scale farming
- livestock 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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