CLASSIFICATION OF FARMING SYSTEM

A) Based on components or enterprises

a) Specialized farming:-

– Crop based farming

– Animal based farming

b) Diversified farming:-

– Integrated farming

– Mixed farming

B) Based on land area availability

a) Extensive farming

b) Intensive farming

c) Biointensive farming

C) Based on degree of commercialization

a) Subsistence farming

b) Semi-subsistance farming

c) Semi-commercial farming

d) Commercial farming

D) Based on the ownership of land

a) Estate farming

b) Collective farming

c) Cooperative farming

E) Based on inputs used

a) High External Input Agriculture (HEIA)

b) Low External Input Agriculture (LEIA)

F) Based on medium used to support plant

a) Hydroponics

b) Aquaponics

c) Aeroponics

G) Based on water availability

a) Dry farming

b) Dry land farming

c) Rainfed farming

d) Irrigated farming

H) Based on physio-ecological zones

a) Mountain farming system

b) Hill farming system

c) Terai farming system