Farming

Farming is the ability to obtain output from farm buildings. It affects the success rate (further multiplied by the specific enviroment score of the crop) of harvesting crops and the amount of time it takes to harvest them. The ability can be trained by harvesting crops and by using the Grain Silo.
=== Recruits ===
Slave Recruits can be expected to have high farming levels. The Unique Recruits who are known to have high farming levels are Green Finger and Miu.
== Environment ==
There are three different environments in Kenshi. Some crops only grow well in specific environments. Players can find out the environment of their surrounding area through Prospecting. Environments are based on Zone boundaries.
 	Cactus	Cotton	Greenfruit	Hemp	Riceweed	Wheatstraw
Arid 	100% 	0% 	0% 	50% 	0% 	60%
Green	0% 	100% 	100% 	100%	0% 	100%
Swamp	0% 	0% 	0% 	100%	100% 	0%
Crop growth rates are also dependent on the fertility of the surrounding area. Information on fertility can also be found through prospecting.
Players can avoid being affected by environments and fertility by researching and constructing hydroponics.
==Buildings and Technologies==
===Standard Farms===
Farm 	Technology 	Cost to Learn
Cactus Farm 	Cactus Farming 	2 Cactus, 2 Books
Cotton Farm 	Cotton Farming 	2 Cotton, 2 Books
Riceweed Farm 	Riceweed Farming 	2 Riceweed, 2 Books
Wheat Farm 	Wheatstraw Farming	2 Wheatstraw, 2 Books
Hemp Farm 	Hemp Farming 	2 Hemp, 2 Books
Vegetable Farm	Given from Start 	2 Greenfruit, 2 Books
===Hydroponics===
After researching Hydroponics, which requires Research Bench V (5) and an AI Core, characters can research ways to grow specific crops indoors. Hydroponics allows factions to settle anywhere without concern for the area's Environment.
Farm 	Technology 	Cost to Learn
Hydroponic Hemp 	Hydroponic Hemp 	4 Ancient Science Books
Hydroponic Riceweed 	Hydroponic Riceweed 	4 Ancient Science Books
Hydroponic Vegetables	Hydroponic Vegetables	4 Ancient Science Books
Hydroponic Wheatstraw	Hydroponic Wheatstraw	2 Ancient Science Books
==Farm Outputs==
After researching the standard farms, characters can build four (4) different sized farms. Farms can be upgraded or downgraded. Hydroponic farms can only be built in one (1) size.
Farm Type 	Crops Available for Farming 	Plants Needed to Build 	
Number of Crops	Input
Small 	Cactus, Cotton, Greenfruit, Hemp, Riceweed, Wheatstraw	10 of Crop 	Variable	Water
Medium 	Cactus, Cotton, Greenfruit, Hemp, Riceweed, Wheatstraw	25 of Crop (Cactus & Hemp 20, Rice 30)	Variable	Water
Large 	Cactus, Cotton, Greenfruit, Hemp, Riceweed, Wheatstraw	40 of Crop (Cactus & Hemp 30, Rice 50)	Variable	Water
Extra Large	Cactus, Cotton, Wheatstraw 	60 of Crop (Cactus 40) 	Variable	Water
Hydroponic 	Greenfruit, Hemp, Riceweed, Wheatstraw 	10 of Crop,
4 Iron Plates,
2 Electrical Components	Variable	Water,
10 Power
Crop 	Water per day	Growth time (hours)	Harvest time 	Produce
Cactus 	2 	24 	S: 3h, M: 6h, L: 9h, XL: 12h 	S: 16, M: 32, L: 48, XL: 64
Cotton 	10 	30 	S: 2h48m, M: 5h37m, L: 8h26m, XL: 11h20m	S: 30, M: 60, L: 90, XL: 121
Greenfruit 	10 	23.33 	S: 1h52m, M: 3h16m, L: 4h35m 	S: 40, M: 70, L: 98
Hemp 	6 	21.6 	S: 2h20m, M: 3h45m, L: 6h 	S: 25, M: 36, L:64
Riceweed 	10 	15 	S: 2h48m, M: 5h09m, L: 7h35m 	S: 30, M: 55, L: 81
Wheatstraw 	5 	22 	S: 2h20m, M: 4h41m, L: 7h01m, XL: 9h22m 	S: 25, M: 50, L: 75, XL: 100
Hydroponic greenfruit	5 	15 	1h04m 	36
Hydroponic hemp 	5 	10 	52m 	30
Hydroponic riceweed 	10 	10 	1h41m 	54
Hydroponic wheatstraw	5 	14 	1h04m 	36
==Dangers==
In certain biomes and regions, River Raptors or Swamp Raptors may attempt to eat your crops. This causes your characters to attack them which in turn either leads to free skin and meat or dead farmers.
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Category:Farming