22 Questions
What is a sharecropper?
A tenant farmer whose crop has to be shared with the landlord
What is shifting cultivation?
Tilling land until it has been exhausted of fertility and then moving to a new parcel of land
What is specialized farming?
The final stage of agricultural production where farm output is produced wholly for the market
What is subsistence farming?
Farming for personal consumption and local markets
What is a tenant farmer?
One who farms on land held by a landlord
What are transaction costs?
Costs of doing business related to gathering information and establishing contracts
What is the term for the pattern of land distribution, ownership, and management in agriculture?
Agrarian system
What type of farming involves producing a variety of crops or animals on one farm?
Diversified farming
What is a farm plot owned and operated by a single household?
Family farm
What is an example of diversified (mixed) farming?
Producing staple crops and cash crops and simple animal husbandry
What type of crops is produced entirely for the market?
Cash crops
What is the first stage in the transition from subsistence to specialized farming?
Diversified (mixed) farming
What is an example of a farm that produces staple crops and cash crops and simple animal husbandry?
Diversified (mixed) farm
What is the term for the production of both staple crops and cash crops and simple animal husbandry?
Diversified (mixed) farming
What is the primary goal of land reform?
To improve the distribution of agricultural incomes
What is a characteristic of a latifundio?
It is a large landholding that can employ more than 12 people
What is the term for a farm that employs up to 12 workers?
Medium-size farm
What is a minifundio?
A small landholding that is considered too small to provide adequate employment for a single family
What is the role of a landlord?
To lease out land to tenants in return for compensation
What is a characteristic of interlocking factor markets?
Their supply functions are interdependent
What is the term for a person who lends money at high rates of interest?
Moneylender
What is the term for technological progress that can lead to the achievement of higher output levels irrespective of the size of a firm or farm?
Scale-neutral
This quiz covers the concepts of Green Revolution, which led to increased grain production, and Integrated Rural Development, which includes agricultural progress, infrastructure development, and non-farm industries.
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