Compare And Contrast Traditional Farming And Conventional Farming

Compare traditional farming and conventional farming. Explain which methods have more or less environmental impacts and why?

Farming is the way of doing agriculture. This can be growing rice, crops, fruits, vegetables or raising domestic animal. The harvest crops, the products of the animals or the animal themselves can be either used for self consumption or selling in the market in order to generate monetary income for the household. Income generate from selling in the market are used to buy things which are required or requested at home. There are various forms of farming but there are two commonly methods used in Bhutan. These methods are traditional and conventional farming. They have a great difference in the art of farming, the cultivation as well as their outcome, quantity and quality of their products. Traditional farming is one of the farming methods which are used by forefather and it is passed on from generation to generation. It is a simple, easy but very effective method. Traditional farming is a method of farming where the farmer has a mixed farm of livestock and crops. The farmer, which use traditional farming techniques develop an enclosed supply chain. Manure from their livestock fertilise the crops. Due to the extra nutrients, the plants grow with greater vigour and produce More crops. These

As traditional farming does not harm environment and it reduces global warming compared to conventional farming. Traditional farming on the other hand helps farmers to increase production and income. Traditional farming helps to preserve and promote biodiversity. Fertility of soil will also not degraded if conventional farming method is used and moreover the land can be used for generations to