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65 Examples of Farming

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Farming is the cultivation of plants and animals for food, medicine and materials. This is a fundamental economic activity that is required for the survival of human life. As such, it is common for nations to view farming as essential to their economic security and culture. The following are common examples of farming including different products and techniques.
Aeroponics
Agritourism
Agroecology
Agroforestry
Algae farming
Animal husbandry
Aquaculture
Aquaponics
Beekeeping
Carbon sequestration agriculture
Cattle farming
Community supported agriculture e.g. farming as a community project
Companion planting
Conservation agriculture
Cover cropping
Crop rotation
Dairy farming
Dryland farming
Extensive farming - big land relative to labor and capital
Family farming
Fish farming
Floriculture - flower farming
Free range farming
Goat farming
Grain farming
Greenhouse farming
Hand farming
Herb farming
Horse farming - as opposed to mechanized farming
Horticulture
Hydroponic farming
Intensive farming - small land relative to capital and labor
Intercropping
Irrigated farming
Legume farming
Livestock farming
Mariculture - aquaculture in the ocean
Mechanized farming
Medicinal plant farming
Monoculture
Mushroom farming
No-till farming
Oilseed farming
Orchards
Organic agriculture
Pasture farming
Permaculture - a term for sustainable farming
Pig farming
Plant nurseries
Polyculture
Poultry farming
Precision agriculture - using technology to implement intensive monitoring and controls
Seed production
Sericulture - silkworm farming
Sheep farming
Shellfish farming
Silvopasture - integration of trees and grazing livestock
Subsistence farming - mostly eating what you produce
Sustainable farming
Terrace farming
Urban Farming
Vegetable farming
Vertical farming
Viticulture - winegrowing
Wild farming
Overview: Farming
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The cultivation of plants and animals for food, medicine and materials.
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Agriculture Industry
Appellation
Artisanal Crops
Biochar
Cash Crop
Circular Economy
Clean Label
Commodity
Companion Planting
Do Nothing Farming
Economies Of Scale
Farm Robots
Fertilizer Tree
Food
Food Economics
Food Sovereignty
Fruit Bagging
Ingredient Branding
Land Footprint
Market Price
Monoculture
Polyculture
Rainwater Harvesting
Silvopasture
Soft Engineering
Soil Carbon
Sticky Prices
Sustainable Economics
Terroir
Urban Agriculture
Waste Is Food
Water Security
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