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'''''Labor-limited agriculture''''' describes agricultural systems where the most serious limitation is on available labor.
[[Capital-limited agriculture|Capital-limited]], and [[land-limited agriculture|land-limited]] agricultural systems develop along very different lines.

The overall [[agricultural efficiency]] or [[productivity]] of a farming system can only be calculated with respect to it's limitations. In other words, for a given crop one farming system may produce a higher yield per farmer, another may excel in yield per acre and still another lead the pack in yield per dollar invested; these three systems each could be considered the "most efficient" in labor limited, land-limited and capital-limited agricultures respectively.

==Labor-limited with plentiful land==

Labor-limited agriculture in places such as the United States, where a wealthy, developed country is supported by a vast amounts of arable land, tends to result in very low consumer prices for agricultural goods. In turn this encourages an agricultural system based on [[economies of scale]] with large farms operating with large capital investments relative to the amount of labor. This results in a highly mechanized agriculture, producing moderate yields of low value staple food crops on vast areas. These systems tend to return the highest [[calorie/labor density]] of any agricultural system. Americans are accustomed to thinking that their agriculture is "the most efficient" globally - however, other, more intensive systems produce higher yields per acre and per dollar. (find external links)

==Labor-limited with limited capital==

Labor-limited agriculture in rural, low population density places such as Mongolia, parts of Africa such as the [[Miombo forest]] and the [[Sahel]] where a small population in a under-developed rural countryside is supported by large amounts of often marginal land tends to be marked by a very extensive pattern of agriculture such. Nomadic herdsman tend to travel vast areas with their herds and farmers rotate fields in [[slash and burn]] type systems rather than invest in improvements in [[soil fertility]].

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 Labor-limited agriculture in places such as the United States, where a wealthy, developed country is supported by a vast amounts of arable land, tends to result in very low consumer prices for agricultural goods. In turn this encourages an agricultural system based on [[economies of scale]] with large farms operating with large capital investments relative to the amount of labor. This results in a highly mechanized agriculture, producing moderate yields of low value staple food crops on vast areas. These systems tend to return the highest [[calorie/labor density]] of any agricultural system. Americans are accustomed to thinking that their agriculture is "the most efficient" globally - however, other, more intensive systems produce higher yields per acre and per dollar. (find external links)
-==Labor-limited with limited capital==
+==Labor-limited with plentiful land and limited capital==
 Labor-limited agriculture in rural, low population density places such as Mongolia, parts of Africa such as the [[Miombo forest]] and the [[Sahel]] where a small population in a under-developed rural countryside is supported by large amounts of often marginal land tends to be marked by a very extensive pattern of agriculture such. Nomadic herdsman tend to travel vast areas with their herds and farmers rotate fields in [[slash and burn]] type systems rather than invest in improvements in [[soil fertility]]. These systems tend to be the most energy efficient.

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−	Labor-limited agriculture in rural, low population density places such as Mongolia, parts of Africa such as the [[Miombo forest]] and the [[Sahel]] where a small population in a under-developed rural countryside is supported by large amounts of often marginal land tends to be marked by a very extensive pattern of agriculture such. Nomadic herdsman tend to travel vast areas with their herds and farmers rotate fields in [[slash and burn]] type systems rather than invest in improvements in [[soil fertility]].	+	Labor-limited agriculture in rural, low population density places such as Mongolia, parts of Africa such as the [[Miombo forest]] and the [[Sahel]] where a small population in a under-developed rural countryside is supported by large amounts of often marginal land tends to be marked by a very extensive pattern of agriculture such. Nomadic herdsman tend to travel vast areas with their herds and farmers rotate fields in [[slash and burn]] type systems rather than invest in improvements in [[soil fertility]]. These systems tend to be the most energy efficient.

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 The overall [[agricultural efficiency]] or [[productivity]] of a farming system can only be calculated with respect to it's limitations. In other words, for a given crop one farming system may produce a higher yield per farmer, another may excel in yield per acre and still another lead the pack in yield per dollar invested; these three systems each could be considered the "most efficient" in labor limited, land-limited and capital-limited agricultures respectively.
-==Labor-limited with plentiful land==
+==Labor-limited with plentiful land and capital==
 Labor-limited agriculture in places such as the United States, where a wealthy, developed country is supported by a vast amounts of arable land, tends to result in very low consumer prices for agricultural goods. In turn this encourages an agricultural system based on [[economies of scale]] with large farms operating with large capital investments relative to the amount of labor. This results in a highly mechanized agriculture, producing moderate yields of low value staple food crops on vast areas. These systems tend to return the highest [[calorie/labor density]] of any agricultural system. Americans are accustomed to thinking that their agriculture is "the most efficient" globally - however, other, more intensive systems produce higher yields per acre and per dollar. (find external links)