History of Agriculture

When the man came on earth, food was his basic need. In the beginning, he hunted animals and wild plants and fruits were part of his diet. Because these things were natural, they were in small quantities. He felt that he needed more food than he was getting. But it was a gift from nature to observe. He observed that the seedlings of the plant produce a new plant. He began to grow new plants by germinating plant seeds. Wild grains were gathered and eaten at least 105,000 years ago. During this time he also began raising animals that helped him grow food, clothing, and plants. He observed that where there is animal dung, healthy plants grow. In this way, he started organic farming by mixing animal dung in plant soil. But much needed to be done to develop agriculture. Thus began the Neolithic Era.

Neolithic Era:

The Neolithic Era also called the Agriculture Revolution. Humans invented agriculture during the Neolithic Era or the New Stone age, which happened somewhere in the range of 7,000 and 10,000 years ago. During this time he began to grow many crops. The researches have shown that there were 8 Neolithic crops: emmer wheat, einkorn wheat, peas, lentils, chickpeas, hulled barley, bitter vetch, and flex. During this time, man made metal tools. Neolithic humans used stone tools like their Stone Age ancestors, who made a fringe existence in small groups of hunter-gatherers during the last Ice Age.

Mesopotamian Era:

Evidence suggests that irrigation first appeared in Egypt and Mesopotamia in the sixth Millenium B.C. Different people started digging and repairing the canals. This helped control the flow of rivers such as the Nile. Agriculture was the main economic activity in Mesopotamia. They focused mainly on growing cereals (especially barley) and raising sheep, but they also grew legumes, as well as date palms in the south and grapes in the north. Humans made tools for sowing, planting, growing, harvesting, and irrigation.

Irrigation, crop rotation, and fertilizers were introduced in the Mesopotamian era and developed much further in the past 200 years started with the British Agricultural Revolution. Since 1900, the developed world has seen a massive increase in agriculture and, to some extent in the developing world, as human labor has been replaced by mechanization, and artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and selective breeding.

Modern Agriculture:

Modern agriculture is an evolving approach to agricultural innovation and farming methods that enable farmers to increase efficiency and reduce the natural resources needed to meet the world's food, fuel, and fiber needs, such as water, land, and energy. The Agribusiness, intensive farming, organic farming, plant breeding, and sustainable agriculture are other names for modern agriculture. New advances in technologies ranging from robotics and drones to computer vision software have completely transformed modern agriculture. The main purpose of form automation technology is to cover simple and extraordinary tasks. Some of the major technologies commonly used by farms include: harvesting automation, autonomous tractors, sowing and drilling, and drones. Farm automation technology has solved major global problems such as a growing population, a shortage of farm labor, and a shift in consumer preferences. The benefits of automating traditional farming practices are commemorated by addressing issues related to consumer preferences, labor shortages, and the environmental impact of farming.