advantages and disadvantages of modern farming methods (chemical fertilisers , pesticides, insecticides
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Advantages:
Simpler system for growing one species of crop or one species of animalLarger equipment covers more area, therefore should get work done fasterMore advanced technology makes production more efficient and less labour-intensiveLarger farms create more area to grow more crops to get more money to pay for more machinery (or try to reduce debt in having to get more modernized machinery)Less manual labour required because system is more mechanizedAdvances in fertilizers and pesticides generate greater expected yields and reduce weed issues
Disadvantages:
Damage to the soil has been increasing (salinity issues, compaction issues, erosion from wind and water, loss of organic matter, loss of soil microbial activity, capping of the soil, severe runoff of nutrients, etc.)Ignorance that the landscape is not of a single particular soil type, one microclimate, or a single, large ecosystem suited for monocultureWeeds are becoming more herbicide-resistantDecrease in heritage seeds available to grow more than just one species of wheat or cornSimpler system leads to simpler thinking, when Nature is anything but simple or singular.Less things to manage for will actually create more problems (see above with herbicide-resistant weeds and soil problems in particular)Larger farms pushing to grow more crops means more wildlife habitat is destroyed, creating less opportunities for wildlife and animals to find a place to forage, nest, court/breed, or sleep without threatened with death from large machinery, or displaced and being forced to move elsewhere.Expensive equipment and the "need for more land" pushes farmers further and further into debt; money made from crops is more commonly a net loss rather than a net profit.More money spent on more fuel and more herbicides and more fertilizers to grow more crops also pushes farmers further into debt.Debt-ridden farmers are much more stressed and more prone to mental disorders or states of depression. Generally, farmers are not exactly happy when they have to worry about the income they need and the weather they both fear and depend on. A major hail storm can wipe out a significant portion of a farmer's income.
Simpler system for growing one species of crop or one species of animalLarger equipment covers more area, therefore should get work done fasterMore advanced technology makes production more efficient and less labour-intensiveLarger farms create more area to grow more crops to get more money to pay for more machinery (or try to reduce debt in having to get more modernized machinery)Less manual labour required because system is more mechanizedAdvances in fertilizers and pesticides generate greater expected yields and reduce weed issues
Disadvantages:
Damage to the soil has been increasing (salinity issues, compaction issues, erosion from wind and water, loss of organic matter, loss of soil microbial activity, capping of the soil, severe runoff of nutrients, etc.)Ignorance that the landscape is not of a single particular soil type, one microclimate, or a single, large ecosystem suited for monocultureWeeds are becoming more herbicide-resistantDecrease in heritage seeds available to grow more than just one species of wheat or cornSimpler system leads to simpler thinking, when Nature is anything but simple or singular.Less things to manage for will actually create more problems (see above with herbicide-resistant weeds and soil problems in particular)Larger farms pushing to grow more crops means more wildlife habitat is destroyed, creating less opportunities for wildlife and animals to find a place to forage, nest, court/breed, or sleep without threatened with death from large machinery, or displaced and being forced to move elsewhere.Expensive equipment and the "need for more land" pushes farmers further and further into debt; money made from crops is more commonly a net loss rather than a net profit.More money spent on more fuel and more herbicides and more fertilizers to grow more crops also pushes farmers further into debt.Debt-ridden farmers are much more stressed and more prone to mental disorders or states of depression. Generally, farmers are not exactly happy when they have to worry about the income they need and the weather they both fear and depend on. A major hail storm can wipe out a significant portion of a farmer's income.
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Advantages- (i) increase in productivity of grains- use of HYV seeds produced much more amount of wheat and rice in comparison to traditional seeds
(ii) Moderanisation of agriculture- HYV seeds requires well developed irrigation use of chemical fertiliser and pesticides. Use of farm machinery has also encouraged in green revolution which resulted in development and modernisation of agriculture
Disadvantage- (i)Decline in fertility of soil- Too much use of chemical fertiliser resulted in decline of fertility of soil.
(ii) Level of groundwater- Use of groundwater for cultivation with the help of tube wells have caused decline in level of groundwater
(ii) Moderanisation of agriculture- HYV seeds requires well developed irrigation use of chemical fertiliser and pesticides. Use of farm machinery has also encouraged in green revolution which resulted in development and modernisation of agriculture
Disadvantage- (i)Decline in fertility of soil- Too much use of chemical fertiliser resulted in decline of fertility of soil.
(ii) Level of groundwater- Use of groundwater for cultivation with the help of tube wells have caused decline in level of groundwater
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