The modernity of agricultural systems is a characteristic well understood by farmers but not easily defined with specificity.
Modern Agriculture
Modern Agriculture
Up to 15th century the world scenario was similar to traditional farming. 19th and 20th centuries saw the mechanization in farming equipments. With the advent of tractor power, modern extensive farming methods got a fillip. The synthesis of Ammonium nitrate by Haber-Bosch method helped in increasing crop yields by many folds.
In the later half of the 20th century pesticides, selective breeding and biotechnology have further contributed to the yield of crops. The modern farming methods also brought in negative factors like loss soil productivity, pesticide resistant pests, excess use of water and water shortages.
With mechanization in many aspects of modern agriculture, the farming work-force is steadily getting replaced by machinery, leading to unemployment and poverty in plenty..
Modern Agriculture
Modern agriculture includes animal husbandry, poultry farming, apiculture, fisheries and mushroom culture etc. to provide additional food supplements like milk, meat, fish, egg, mushroom etc. In addition to provide nutritional food for the masses, they also reduce load on the comsumption of cereals and pulses.
Modern Agriculture
It has also involved modern cultivation practices using tractors, combine harvesters and tube wells for irrigation. Rapid growth in food grain production from using seeds of high yielding variety is termed as Green Revolution. Protection of air, water, soil and human health while producing bumper crops should be the prime concern of modern agriculture.
Benefits
It has also involved modern cultivation practices using tractors, combine harvesters and tube wells for irrigation. Rapid growth in food grain production from using seeds of high yielding variety is termed as Green Revolution.
Planning & Strategies
Modern agriculture includes animal husbandry, poultry farming, apiculture, fisheries and mushroom culture etc. to provide additional food supplements like milk, meat, fish, egg, mushroom etc. In addition to provide nutritional food for the masses, they also reduce load on the comsumption of cereals and pulses.
Benefits
Thus modern farmers take up some of these above operations, over and above cultivation of plants.