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Agriculture is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. <br>Kindly read pdf to know about the agricultural issues & trends.
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A G R I C U L T U R A L I S S U E S & T R E N D S Presented by: Shivam Gupta
Discussion Structure Topics we will tackle Introduction Types of Farming Major Crops Issues & Threats By the Numbers Group Members Talk to Us
Introduction DEFINITION & HISTORY Agriculture is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. S O U R C E : W E K I P E D I A
Do You Agree? Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens.
Types of farming Subsistence farming. Commercial Farming Home Farming
Major Crops Agricultural produce Food crops- Rice, Wheat, Millets, Maize and Pulses. Cash crops- Sugarcane, Oilseeds, Horticulture crops, Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cotton and Jute.
ISSUES & THREATS Current challenges Socio-Economic Challenges Financial Challenges Techno-Economic Challenges
MAJOR FARM EQUIPMENT Agricultural Machinery Tractor Field cultivator Seeders and planters Wheel tractor-scrapper Plough Baler Machinery used for soil cultivation Machinery used for planting Machinery used for harvesting
35.8% 3.6M Agricultural land area in 2019 Number of farmers in 2019