Agriculture

Agriculture?is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock. It includes the preparation of plant and animal products for people to use and their?distribution?to markets.

?Agriculture provides most of the world’s food and fabrics. Cotton, wool, and leather are all agricultural?products. Agriculture also provides wood for construction and paper products.

?These products, as well as the agricultural methods used, may vary from one part of the world to another

?Over centuries, the growth of agriculture supported the development of cities. Before agriculture became?widespread, hunting and gathering was how people fed themselves. Between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago, people gradually learned how to grow cereal and root crops, and settled down to a life based on farming.

Eventually, much of Earth’s population became dependent on agriculture. Scholars are not sure why this shift to farming took place, but it may have occurred because of?climate change.

?When people began growing crops, they also continued to?adapt?animals and plants for human use. Adapting wild plants and animals for people to use is called?domestication. Hunter-gatherers began to domesticate animals and change the natural environment to grow more food even before settled farming became widespread.

Dilshad

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