---
entity_slug: agricultural_capital
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S1
type_rationale: Agricultural capital is a stock of resources (both fixed and circulating
  capital) that persists as a tangible entity used in production, rather than being
  a process or abstract principle.
vsm_rationale: Agricultural capital directly enables primary productive activities
  in farming, mining, and fisheries, which are the fundamental operations that create
  value in Smith's economic system.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:40:02.928726'
---

# Classification: Agricultural Capital

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S1

## Type Rationale

Agricultural capital is a stock of resources (both fixed and circulating capital) that persists as a tangible entity used in production, rather than being a process or abstract principle.

## VSM Rationale

Agricultural capital directly enables primary productive activities in farming, mining, and fisheries, which are the fundamental operations that create value in Smith's economic system.
