Commercial farming:

• Commercial farming occurs when a farm is set up for sole purpose for producing crops and farm animal for sale, with the sole intention of making a profit.
• Because of the immense competition involved, commercial farms are often larger than family farm.
• People are employed from outside due to the higher level of work required. However, family member can be involved.
• It tends to make use of new technology in order to increase output and create competitive advantage

Apiculture

• Apis’ means bee. The scientific names of different species of honeybees begin with the generic name
• Apiculture or bee-keeping is the art of caring for, and manipulating colonies of honeybee in large quantity, over and above their own requirement.

Importance of bee keeping

There are three main advantages of bee-keeping:

(i) Provides honey – a valuable nutritional food

(ii) Provides bees wax – which has many uses in industry

(iii) Honey bees are excellent pollinating agents, thus increasing agricultural yields.

In terms of actual value this advantage exceeds the other two.