# CD.FR.05 FarmTypeEnum

This code directory extends item 0107, which outlines the primary purpose of production, in the [World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020](https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/c5afd226-08ab-4cda-bc45-871f1f95a3be/content). It integrates perspectives from section 2.2.1 of the[ FAO Farm Systems Management Series-13 (Farm Management for Asia: A Systems Approach)](https://www.fao.org/4/w7365e/w7365e05.htm#2.2.1%20farm%20types), which provides a broader list of farm types based on the purpose for production. The reference link details the descriptions of each of the six distinct farm types included in this classification.

<table><thead><tr><th width="184">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Type 1</td><td>Small subsistence-oriented farms</td></tr><tr><td>Type 2</td><td>Small semi-subsistence or part-commercial farms</td></tr><tr><td>Type 3</td><td>Small independent specialised farms</td></tr><tr><td>Type 4</td><td>Small dependent specialised farms</td></tr><tr><td>Type 5</td><td>Large commercial farms</td></tr><tr><td>Type 6</td><td>Commercial estates</td></tr></tbody></table>


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