Characteristics of estate or plantation farming

Some of the Characteristics of estate or plantation farming are listed below:

Characteristics of estate/plantation farming

•Plantations are usually foreign owned by large companies.
•Processing of produce is done on site
•They are labor intensive, meaning they employ a lot of people
•They are usually export-oriented, meaning they mainly export their produce
• They require large capital
• They require large scale irrigation
•They require long term investment

Mixed Farming

•This is the cultivation of different crops and the rearing of livestock at the same time on the same farm.
•Crops grown are maize, wheat, Soya beans e.t.c
•Livestock reared are cattle, goats, sheep e.t.c

Market garden Farming

•This is the intensive growing of vegetables and mainly for sale near urban areas.
•It is also called Truck Farming (transportation)
•This is carried out near urban areas where transport is available and ready market for the products.
•The chief vegetables grown are potatoes, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, beans, egg plants, carrots, beet roots, lettuce and chili pepper.
•Fruits such as bananas, mangoes, avocado, guava and pineapples are produced seasonally.

Horticulture

•This involves the production of ornamental plants e.g flowers for sale locally and for export.

Commercial Livestock farming

• It deals with the keeping of animals and poultry for meat and eggs on large scale. It includes
  • Dairy farming for milk and milk products
  • Ranching for beef and beef products
  • Pig rearing for pork and pork products
  • Goat rearing for meat and milk
  • Poultry for meat and eggs