Primary Sector: Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, and Fishing
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Primary Sector
The primary sector is the set of activities that obtain resources from nature, including agriculture, livestock, forestry, fishing, and mining.
Agricultural Area
The agricultural area is the result of the modification of the countryside by humans.
Extensive Agriculture
This system does not typically use all available human and technical resources for maximum performance.
Intensive Agriculture
This system uses investment and working capital to obtain maximum performance.
Subsistence Agriculture
Characterized by the use of archaic techniques, a strong dependence on the physical environment, low productivity, and a large portion of land and population dedicated to agricultural activity, with production allocated for consumption.
Hydroponics
A method used for growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions instead of agricultural land.
Monoculture
The cultivation of a single plant species in the same farm area.
Polyculture
The cultivation of various plant species in the same farm area.
Fallow
A technique where land is left uncultivated for a period to restore soil fertility naturally.
Feedlot Livestock
Cattle are concentrated in stables and farms, fed artificially, and employ advanced technology in this intensive livestock system.
Transhumant Livestock
Based on the seasonal movement of herds with pastors from winter to summer pastures and vice versa.
Forestry
The cultivation of forests or mountains for various products, while also focusing on the generation and conservation of forests.
Aquaculture
The reproduction of aquatic organisms, both saltwater and freshwater, in fish farms or commercial fish farms.
Market Agriculture
Characterized by high capitalization, the use of modern techniques, high productivity, and the marketing of produce. It is practiced in developed countries and developing regions.
Agrarian Space Physical Factors
Key factors include sun exposure (Solanas) and shade (Humbria), temperature, elevation of topography, vegetation cover, precipitation, slope inclination, altitudinal thermal gradient, wind exposure, weather, and soil.