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Small-scale farming that provides primarily for the family
“Farming done by me for me”Tools:HandsShovel
HoeRakeWaterWheel barrel
Crops:Corn
WheatVegetables
This type of farming benefits the immediate family – the farmer himself
Found in every country South of the SaharaMost common around the World!
Descriptive Words:SmallFamily
Hard WorkPersonal
Long DaysSmall Profit
VillageHand Tools
Most PracticedHard Earned
Large-scale farming where farmers produce cash crops primarily to sell for a
profit“Farming done for the money”
Tools:
Tractors
Plows
Combines
Crops:Palm OilCocoaCoffee
PeanutsVegetable Fiber
This type of farming benefits the foreign companies who own them
Found in: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar
Descriptive Words:Land
EquipmentLargeProfitSell
Foreign OwnedCash
MoneyEconomy
Jobs
Farmers move from place to place, burning and clearing the land for new farms
“Nomadic Farming”Tools:MatchesGasoline
AxeHoe
Crops:RubberCocoaCoffee
This type of farming benefits Businesses and Plantation Owners
Found in Ghana, Burundi, Liberia
Descriptive Words:Tiring
MovingBurningClearing
TemporaryTime Consuming
ForestsNew
Ecosystem
Farming technique that helps to protect the land
“Farming done for the environment”
Tools:Different Crops
Better Seeds
FertilizersIrrigation
Crops:CornMaize
Vegetables
This type of farming benefits the Environment
Found in Zambia and Nigeria
Descriptive Words:Environment
SaveProtectBetterMore
EfficientConserve
Farming that is done on permanent settlements “Farming in the same
spot”Tools:Same tools
used for Subsistenc
e and commercial
farms
Crops:CocoaCoffee
Vegetables
This type of farming benefits The workers of the farms
Found in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Descriptive Words:Same
Over and OverStationaryGood SoilOld FarmsPermanent
StillNever Move