| Intensive
Farming |
Extensive
Farming |
| high
land use intensity |
low
land use intensity |
| small
farm size |
large
farm size |
|
large
labour input
|
small
labour input |
| low
level of mechanization |
high
level of mechanization |
| small capital input |
large
capital input |
|
low output per unit of labour |
high
output per unit of labour |
|
high output per unit of land |
low
output per unit of land |
| little
surplus produce |
large
surplus of produce |
| income
of farmers is low |
income
of farmers is high |
| Example: rice
farming in South China |
Example: wheat-sheep
farming in Australia |
農業比較
