• Types
• Subsistence
  • Shifting Cultivation
  • Pastoral Nomadism
• Commercial

Productivity
Labor Productivity

Produciton Functions

Factors of Production in Agriculture

Law of Diminishing Returns

Capital Intensive Agriculture

Economies of Scale

Assignment for Next Time

Assignments Read pp. 211-214 come to class with a basic understanding of the following Concepts and Themes: U.S. Agricultural Policy, Inelastic demand, technological change, agriculture production possibilities curve, agricultural price supports, Food-for-Peace programs Read Roberts, Paul. 1999. The sweet hearafter. Harper's 299:54-68. Bring draft of analytical essay to class.