Question

Give a reason for the following:

In extensive agriculture, yield per hectare is low but total yield is large.

Answer 1

The emphasis is on increased productivity. Large farms use this method to increase yields due to the natural fertility of soil, climate and terrain. Large land holdings result in high total crop production, but low per unit production.

1. Farms are huge in size.
2. Machines are used.
3. Farmer specialises in the production of one or two major commercial crops.