Name two areas where commercial farming is practised. What are the advantages of commercial farming? Explain the types of commercial farming.

Two areas where commercial farming is practised are

1. United States
2. Egypt

The advantages of commercial farming are:

1. Highly mechanised.
2. Employs less labour.
3. Provides the lowest cost of production.
4. Creates employment opportunities for local people.

Commercial farming is of two types

1. Extensive commercial farming — It implies employment of greater area of land in proportion to capital and labour. Land may be left fallow for a year or two to enable it to regain its fertility. The method may be somewhat wasteful and the yield per hectare may be less.
2. Intensive commercial farming — Intensive commercial farming is practised where farm land is of high value. Population pressure reduces the size of individual holdings, as is the case in the delta regions of the great rivers of Asia. This type of farming has, therefore, developed mainly in the densely populated countries with limited arable land.