The origin
of farming and agriculture began with the early men they consist of men, women
and their children. They survive through wandering i.e; moving from place to
place in search of food. Through wandering they were able to gather food to eat
by uprooting tubers, plucking of fruit and nut. They hunted animals and
collected wide fruits. They caught fishes in the streams and rivers any time
they come them.
HOW SETTLEMENT GATHERING AND DOMESTICATION STARTED
As time goes on, the early men observe that the seed previously thrown away germinated, grew into trees and began to bear fruits. As wanders without shelter, an idea of settlement came into them. Instead of becoming a wanderer, they erect tents and return back to their shelter with what so ever they have gathered. They observed that seeds thrown away after eating their flesh grew up again. They began to throw seeds around their tents and environment. The seed germinated, grew up and were cared for by the early men, especially the women and the children. The young animals that were captured alive were not killed but were kept and cared for till when needed. From there, early men engaged in gardening, and domestication of selected crops and domestic animals. They also fish in the stream and rivers as well.
MODERN AGRICULTURE
The modern agriculture today, began with the ancient people. It has passed through several modernized changes ranging from farming methods (such as shifting cultivation, bush fallowing, pastoral farming etc.), tools used in farming and kinds of farming input. As population begin to increase, knowledge keep improving by the day, civilization set in, which gives lives to new innovation in farming. This has replace bows, arrows, and spear with simple farm tools. Also, exchange of products with products (trade by barter) has changed to buying with money.
Furthermore, with increasing population it has resulted to high demand in food item and non-food items on the same available land. Knowledge has brought about another higher step in improvement and development in agriculture. The growth and diversification in industry and the role of science and technology has improved and developed agriculture generally and better. Commercial farming came into existence since subsistence farming can no longer meet up man demand. The role of science and technology has brought tremendous changes in agriculture as it has touched every area of agriculture in Nigeria today and in the world at large. The use of farm machines, irrigation system, chemical, fertilizers, livestock feeds, livestock drugs, processing and storage facilities, resistance variety and high yielding crop and animal species have provided answer to many problems facing man, food, materials needs and agriculture. Improve farming method has led to high production of food crops, cash crops, and animals in a large quantity for the survival of man and in industries. The abundant production of raw materials from agriculture enhance our export, resulting to growth in commodity trade and increase in forage exchange, it has also brought about diversification of our local industries potentials and have provided employment opportunity to Nigerians.
HOW SETTLEMENT GATHERING AND DOMESTICATION STARTED
As time goes on, the early men observe that the seed previously thrown away germinated, grew into trees and began to bear fruits. As wanders without shelter, an idea of settlement came into them. Instead of becoming a wanderer, they erect tents and return back to their shelter with what so ever they have gathered. They observed that seeds thrown away after eating their flesh grew up again. They began to throw seeds around their tents and environment. The seed germinated, grew up and were cared for by the early men, especially the women and the children. The young animals that were captured alive were not killed but were kept and cared for till when needed. From there, early men engaged in gardening, and domestication of selected crops and domestic animals. They also fish in the stream and rivers as well.
MODERN AGRICULTURE
The modern agriculture today, began with the ancient people. It has passed through several modernized changes ranging from farming methods (such as shifting cultivation, bush fallowing, pastoral farming etc.), tools used in farming and kinds of farming input. As population begin to increase, knowledge keep improving by the day, civilization set in, which gives lives to new innovation in farming. This has replace bows, arrows, and spear with simple farm tools. Also, exchange of products with products (trade by barter) has changed to buying with money.
Furthermore, with increasing population it has resulted to high demand in food item and non-food items on the same available land. Knowledge has brought about another higher step in improvement and development in agriculture. The growth and diversification in industry and the role of science and technology has improved and developed agriculture generally and better. Commercial farming came into existence since subsistence farming can no longer meet up man demand. The role of science and technology has brought tremendous changes in agriculture as it has touched every area of agriculture in Nigeria today and in the world at large. The use of farm machines, irrigation system, chemical, fertilizers, livestock feeds, livestock drugs, processing and storage facilities, resistance variety and high yielding crop and animal species have provided answer to many problems facing man, food, materials needs and agriculture. Improve farming method has led to high production of food crops, cash crops, and animals in a large quantity for the survival of man and in industries. The abundant production of raw materials from agriculture enhance our export, resulting to growth in commodity trade and increase in forage exchange, it has also brought about diversification of our local industries potentials and have provided employment opportunity to Nigerians.
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