Organic agriculture is
the system of agriculture production that sustains the health condition of the soil
fertility and productivity, the ecosystems and the people.
Precision agriculture,
site farming or site specific crop management is a farming management concept
that is based on observing, measuring and responding to inter
The importance of
agriculture cannot be over-emphasized, ranging from feeding the whole
population to providing, materials for shelter and clothing, employment
opportunities
Agriculture has been
identified as a critical component in successful attainment of the millennium
development goals by all nations. This is because all the goals have links with
agriculture.
Shiftting cultivation is
an agricultural system used in tropical Africa in which farmers cultivates a
plot of land for some time until the yield or productivity
Agriculture and the
environment always work together, there is a very close connection between them, agriculture utilizes environmental resources such as land, rainfall, and
sunlight etc.
Changing climate has
effect on the society and the ecosystem generally which by extension also have
a great effect on agriculture. Normal growth and performance are enhanced when
climatic factors
Agricultural economics
and farm management is the applied branch of economics and management
respectively that is concerned with the application of economic theory in
production, management
Agricultural engineering
and biotechnology is the applied branch of engineering that is concerned with
mechanised agricultural production, management, sales, research and
development, mechanized
Ground water is the
present beneath earth’s surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of
rock formation. A unit of rock, sand, geologic formations of soil or an
unconsolidated deposits
Water quality is
described as the condition of the water relative to the requirement of one or
more biotic species and or to any human need, including chemical, physical,
radiological
The green revolution or
third agricultural revolution is a set of research technological transfer
initiatives occurring between 1950 and the late 1960s that increased
agricultural production
Sustainable development
is the organizing principle or system for meeting human economic and societal
development goals while simultaneously sustaining the ability of natural
ecosystems
Smart agriculture is a
revolution in the agriculture industry that helps to guide actions or approaches
required to transform, modify and reorient agricultural systems
With consistent increase
in the rate at which agriculture is feeding the world, it’s now gradually
moving and changing from agricultural production in to manufacturing.