Agricultural types are divided into planting, animal husbandry and mixed agriculture according to different production objects; According to the means of production and labor input procedures, it is divided into extensive agriculture and intensive agriculture; According to the procedure of commercialization of agricultural products, it is divided into subsistence agriculture and commodity agriculture. Generally speaking, extensive agriculture is mostly subsistence agriculture, while mixed agriculture and intensive agriculture are mostly commodity agriculture.
Agricultural regional type refers to the relatively stable and stereotyped regional agricultural type formed in a certain region, which can be divided into tropical rain forest migration agriculture, plantation agriculture, rice planting, commodity grain agriculture, mixed agriculture, nomadic industry, ranch animal husbandry and dairy industry according to the regional differences of animals and plants.
Agricultural types emphasize the structure of agricultural departments, while agricultural regional types focus on the regional characteristics of agriculture.