Question

Describe agriculture in 100 words.

Answer 1

Agriculture is the cultivation ofanimals, plants and fungi for food,fiber, biofuel, medicinal plants and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.[1] Agriculture was the key development in the rise ofsedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known asagricultural science. The history of agriculture dates back thousands of years, and its development has been driven and defined by greatly differentclimates, cultures, and technologies.Industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture farming has become the dominant agricultural methodology.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. ... The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers began to plant them around 11,500 years ago. Pigs, sheep and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago.