Introduction to

AGRICULTURE
Agenda
Definition of Agriculture

Contribution of Agriculture to Societies

History of Agriculture

Commercial Farming

Primitive Farming

Intensive Subsistence Agriculture

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 Introduction
Agriculture is the practice of cultivating plants
and livestock in order to provide materials for
the human beings. The cultivation of plant and
food grains began years ago in order to provide
food to the city population. Agriculture is the
main need for the people to live in the society.
Agriculture is the main source of livelihood, it
provides a source for the people to earn. Most of
the population in the rural areas is dependent on
agriculture as their main source of income.

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Contribution
of Agriculture
Subtitle
1. Agriculture contributes significantly to a country’s GDP that is the
Gross Domestic Production of a country.

2. Many medicinal drugs are obtained from agriculture.

3. Agriculture is the largest source of cloth material. This clothing

material is obtained from cotton. This cotton is also used for making
jeans, bedding material, etc.

4. Agriculture provides food

5. Agriculture provide jobs

6. Agriculture produces plants and flowers which are used for

decorations
The major agricultural products can be widely
grouped into categories of food grains, fibers
and raw materials.

Foodgrains included the grains or cereals that

have been used for eating.
Fiber crops are completely Commercial, they can
not be eaten and are completely grown for
making money.

Raw materials are that category of crops that

are completely grown for use as raw materials in
industries in order to prepare other items.
Bahamas GDP

GDP
Industries
Contribution

Tourism 50%

Financial Sector 20%

Real
Estate/Wholesale 25.8
& Trade

Agriculture &
2.6%
Fisheries

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 History of
Agriculture

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Timeline
The earliest food crop grown was rice
which was followed by Moong, soya,
azuki beans, etc. Sheep were
domesticated in Mesopotamia first,
cattle were domesticated in the areas
of modern turkey, pig production
emerged in Europe, East Asia, and
South Asia. There are many hypotheses
that are explained by the scholars for
agriculture.
Irrigations, crop cultivation, and
fertilizers were the advanced form of
agriculture that was developed in the
17th century. Modern agriculture has
raised or encountered issues such as
water pollution, biofeedback,
genetically modified organisms, farm
subsidies leading to alternative
approaches such as that of organic
movements.
Industrial agriculture based on a large
scale in the 20th century came and
dominated agriculture output. An
estimated number of around 2 billion
people still depend on subsistence
agriculture

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Plants were cultivated independently in

11 regions of the world. Farming of
domestic species provided food surpluses
that prompted people to live in cities.
The history began some thousands of
years ago. Pigs, sheep, and cattle were
domesticated over 10000 years ago.

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Types of Farming
PRIMITIVE FARMING
• Primitive farming or also
known as simple subsistence
farming (farming for the
farm-family only) is the
oldest form of agriculture and
is still prevalent in some
areas of the world. Primitive
farming enabled people to
take a step further on the
economic ladder by learning
the art of domesticating
plants. In this type of
farming, farmers grow crops
for themselves and their
families. The growing of
crops is only limited.
I N T E N S I V E S U B S I ST E N C E
A G R IC U LT U R E
• Intensive subsistence
agriculture term is used to
describe the type of
agriculture which is
characterized by high output
per unit of land and low
output per worker.
COMMERCIAL
FARMING
• Commercial farming is when
farmers grow crops or rear
animals for economic activity.
Commercial farming needs to
be practiced on a large scale
with more efficiency. The
goal of the farmer is to earn
profits from farming; This
practice is also known as
agribusiness
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Primitive Farming

CHARACTERISTICS

1. Sites of farming are selected by 4. This is also called slash and burn agriculture.
experienced elders.
5. The cultivated patches are usually very small.
2. Hill slopes are preferred because of
6. Primitive tools are used in cultivation such as
proper drainage.
stick and hoe.
3. Forests are cleared by fire, as ashes add
to the fertility of the soil

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Intensive Subsistence
Agriculture

CHARACTERISTICS

1. Very smallholdings.

2. Forests are cleared by fire, as ashes add

to the fertility of the soil It requires much
hand labor

3. It uses animal and plant manures

4. Dominated by food crops

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Commercial Farming
Crops in this type of agriculture are completely grown in order to
provide the farmers with the benefit of money. These crops are not
for you to consume but only for the sale.

CHARACTERISTICS Types of Commercial FARMING

1. Large scale production.

1. Dairy farming

2. It uses high yielding varieties 2. Grain farming

3. It is produced mainly for sale purpose
3. Plantation farming
4. Heavy machinery and human labor is used.
4. Livestock ranching
5. Uses lots of fertilizers, pesticides, weed
killers, and other sorts of chemicals 5. Mixed crop and livestock
6. Large capital is needed
farming

6. Fruit farming
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The major agricultural products

Foods Fibers Fuels Raw Materials

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