Agricultural Management

  Advantages of Commercial Farming Encouraging Improvement in Local Infrastructure Job Creation Lowering the Price of Products Increased Production and Enhancing Food Security Provision of Raw Materials for Agribusiness Manufacturing Companies Lowering the Cost of Production Foreign Exchange earner Disadvantage of commercial farming The disadvantages of commercial agriculture are that it is more damaging to the environment since it uses more chemicals than subsistence agriculture. It also reduces biodiversity since commercial farms often replace diverse ecosystems with farms where only a single species is grown. Deforestation. Intensive farming causes soil degradation and leads to the expansion of new lands. ... Pest and weed resistance to chemicals Soil degradation Impact on natural habitats Water pollution Climate change

  Advantages of Plantation Farming In plantation agriculture leads to foreign exchange reserves: Plantation agriculture provides a positive surge of high foreign exchange reserves. Plantation agriculture promotes agricultural and research development: Plantation farms support research that results in better and higher-quality crops Disadvantages of Plantation Farming. Plantation agriculture can result in deforestation, promotes rural-urban migration, requires significant capital investment, uproots people from their homes, and makes many people landless. Plantation agriculture is leading to deforestation: Large areas of land must be removed from their natural vegetation to establish plantations, which can cause issues including soil erosion, ecological disruption, and biodiversity loss. Plantation farming is bad for the environment

  Advantages Dairy farming it is an eco-friendly business. You can increase dairy production through mechanization instead of using labors. Proper planning, management and taking good care of your animals will provide maximum profit. So, you will get a great source of income Disadvantages of dairy farming Dairy operations can consume large volumes of water to grow feed, water cows, manage manure and process products. Additionally, manure and fertilizer runoff from dairy farms can pollute water resources. Dairy is responsible for 2.9 percent of total human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, dairy production in intensive farming systems pollutes air and water and contributes heavily to soil degradation and deforestation

  Pollution Agriculture is the leading source of pollution in many countries. Pesticides, fertilizers and other toxic farm chemicals can poison fresh water, marine ecosystems, air and soil. They also can remain in the environment for generations In order to keep feeding people as the population grows you have to radically change the environment of the place Disadvantages of using modern farming methods are: Modern farming methods have overused the natural resource base. Increased use of fertilizers has led to the loss of soil fertility. The use of groundwater for tube well irrigation has led to water depletion. Modern farming methods require a great deal of capital. Deforestation Intensive farming causes soil degradation and leads to the expansion of new lands. Pest and weed resistance to chemicals Soil degradation Impact on natural habitats Water pollution Climate change