Transcript Farming Techniques Agriculture • Agriculture includes both subsistence agriculture, which is producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and family,

Farming Techniques
Agriculture
• Agriculture includes both subsistence agriculture, which
is producing enough food to meet the needs of the
farmer and family, but no more) and also (almost
universally in the "developed" nations and increasingly
so in other areas) the production of financial income from
cultivation of the land or commercial raising of animals
(animal husbandry)
• In the Western world, use of improved genetics, better
management of soil nutrients, and improved weed
control have greatly increased yields per acre. At the
same time, use of mechanization has decreased labor
requirements, releasing most of the populace from
intense agricultural labor.
Crop Rotation
• Some of the general purposes of rotations
are to improve or maintain soil fertility,
reduce erosion, reduce the build-up of
pests, spread the workload, reduce risk of
weather damage, reduce reliance on
agricultural chemicals, and increase net
profits.
Terrace Farming
• Terrace farming consists of
building a series of step
like benches. These
benches are supported by
either sod or stone walls.
Each level slows the flow
of water runoff, slowing the
erosion process.
• They also bring into tillage
areas that formerly could
not be farmed.
• Much of the rice that
comes from Vietnam,
Thailand, and other
Southeast Asian countries
is grown on terraces.
Slash and Burn Agriculture
• Conversion of forests
for agricultural lands
is the most important
cause of deforestation
in the tropics.
Paddy Farming
• Is conducted mostly by East Asian countries.