agricultural economy
Land-centered commerce system
An agricultural economy is one in which farming and related activities—growing crops, raising livestock—constitute the primary source of wealth and employment.
Before industrialization, virtually all economies were agricultural.
The term now often describes developing nations or regions where agriculture remains dominant: The country's agricultural economy depends heavily on rice exports.
- farmingCultivating land for food
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- growing seasonTime crops can mature
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- food supplyAvailable stock of nourishment
family farm · land reform · commodity markets · grain prices · cooperative farming · agrarian · farm income · subsistence farming · cash crops · monoculture · agribusiness · rural development · water management · dry season · wet season · tariff barriers · agroecology · soil erosion
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Production-centered economic system
service economy · knowledge economy · information economy · digital economy · tourism economy