Adapted from Marshall Cavendish
Agricultural Types – High-Tech Farming
• High-tech farming uses modern machinery and farm
chemicals to obtain maximum yield from a given plot of land
or a group of animals.
• It is practised in countries such as the United States of
America, United Kingdom and Singapore.
Fruit and Vegetable Farming
• Crops in a hydroponics farm are cultivated in troughs filled
with a nutrient solution and are grown under carefully
controlled conditions with the help of computers.
• Plants in an aeroponics farm have their roots suspended in
the air, with a nutrient solution being sprayed onto the roots.
The air is cooled to simulate conditions found in temperate
regions.
Agricultural Types – High-Tech Farming
Animal Farming
• In cattle farming, cows are housed in special stalls, fed a
special diet at exact times and milked by machines daily at
appointed times.
• For egg farming in a modern chicken farm, hens are fed a
special diet blended by computerised machines, and eggs
are collected efficiently by conveyor belts.
Milking of cows using special machines.
Eggs are collected via conveyor
belts, saving both time and effort.
Agricultural Types – High-Tech Farming
Purpose
It is a type of commercial farming and is important in
countries with high population density and limited
land area, as it enables maximum output on a small
plot of land.
Land: Small land area is required as crops are grown
closer together.
Inputs
Capital: Huge investments are required due to the use
of the latest technology, farm chemicals and cost of
research and development.
Labour: The need for human labour is reduced as
high-tech farms are highly mechanised.
Produce
The output per unit area is higher than traditional
farming.
Food such as fruits, vegetables, dairy products and
eggs are produced.