Mention 5 features of commercial agriculture

**btw, I saw this online haha**

I. It is a large scale venture.

One of the features of commercial agriculture is that it is

a business that is undertaken on a large scale. The acreage that is put under cultivation is very big. While some farmers cultivate thousands of acres, some use a few hundred acres or just a few tens.

2. It is produced for sale.

Under commercial agriculture, the acreage that is put under cultivation is mainly for sale. The thousands of acres of cocoa, rice, maize, millet, etc. are harvested and sold to

marketing companies or to individuals.

3. It requires a lot of expenditure.

Another feature of commercial agriculture is that it requires a lot of capital investment. The farmer must prepare the land by ploughing and harrowing, he must buy seedlings or seeds and he must apply pesticides and biochar fertilizer. Since this would be done on a large plot of land, it needs a huge capital outlay.

4. It uses hired labour.

A commercial farmer needs a lot of labour to execute his project. He may not have enough family members to rely on like a subsistence farmer. For this reason, he has to hire labour from other sources to help in the realization of his dreams.

5. It is highly mechanized.

A commercial farmer is very likely to employ modernized

methods of farming. The size of the farm alone requires

that he uses tractors, harrowers, planters and combine

harvesters. This way he can clear more acreage to

maximize his profits.