Techology & Agriculture: Agriculture Refers To The Production of
Techology & Agriculture: Agriculture Refers To The Production of
Techology & Agriculture: Agriculture Refers To The Production of
INTRODUCTION:
Agriculture refers to the production of food
and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key
development that led to the rise of civilization, with the husbandry
of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) creating food
surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated
and stratified societies. The study of agriculture is known as
agricultural science .
AGRICULTURAL ADVANCEMENTS:
GREEN REVOLUTION:
Agriculture has played a key role in the
development of human civilization. Until the Industrial
Revolution, the vast majority of the human population labored in
agriculture. Development of agricultural techniques has steadily
increased agricultural productivity, and the widespread diffusion of
these techniques during a time period is often called an agricultural
revolution. A remarkable shift in agricultural practices has
occurred over the past century in response to new technologies. In
particular, the Haber-Bosch method for synthesizing ammonium
nitrate made the traditional practice of recycling nutrients with
crop rotation and animal manure less necessary.
BIOTECHNOLOGY:
Biotechnologies are techniques that use
living organisms to make or modify a product. biotechnology.
“This technology came into full glory and hatred in the last 10
years, and really probably defined the decade more than anything,”
Some conventional biotechnologies are well-accepted, such as
fermentation for bread or alcohol production. Another example is
plant and animal breeding to create varieties with better
characteristics or increased yields.
CONCLUSION:
Thus, Modern technology is already being used
in agriculture. The best example is the use of gene technology or
what’s popularly known as agricultural biotechnology in
developing drought and herbicide resistant crops. Through genetic
engineering, scientists have been able to introduce traits into
existing genes to make crops resistant to drought and herbicides.
One good example is the use of Bacillus Thuringiensis, commonly
known as Bt. Bacillus Thuringiensis, is a bacterium that dwells in
soil. It acts as a reservoir “of cry toxins and cry genes for
production of biological insecticides and insect-resistant
genetically modified crops.”