Plantation farming?

                                              

 Plantation farming was a system of agriculture in which large farms in India and harvest cotton, rice, sugar, tobacco, and other farm produce for trade and export.

 In plantation farming crops were planted on a large scale with usually just one major plant species growing.

    Facts about plantation farming

 Crops were planted on a large scale with usually just one major plant species growing. The economy of plantation farming was based on agriculture mass production requiring a large labor force.

 Plantation farming specialized in the growth of just one major plant species.

 The crops ideally suited to plantation farming in south India were cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar, cane, and indigo.

 The mass production of crops required suitable transport systems for the goods to market. the waterways of south India a natural transport system.

 The reason that the system of planataion farming sprang up in south India was due to the climate of the regions.

 Plantation farming requires a tropical or subtropical region. plantation crops were determined by soil.the fertile soil of the south kinda was highly suited to the growth of plants used in plantation farming.

 The longer a crops harvest period, the more efficient was plantation farming. typical plantation ranged from 500 to 900 acres. each acre produced about 5000 plants.

 Plantation farming required minimum inputs from the owners -overseers were hired to manage the slaves and crop production.

 There was limited machinery available to helps with the arduous work related to plantation farming -the work was all done by the slaves.

           

 

 

future of agriculture?

                                                   

   Future agriculture will use sophisticated technologies such as robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, and GPS technology, these advanced devices, and precision agriculture and robotics systems will allow farms to be more profitable, efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly.

                                               

 The future of agriculture?

Drip irrigation:

 

 Agriculture accounts for 70% of all water usage. the agriculture industry needs to focus on improving water quality and also address water scarcity. this water conscious solution also translates into economic saving for farmers.

Precision farming:

 Many things can happen over the course of a growing season. precision farming technologies can help eliminate uncertainty at least further reduce risks. precision farming involves gathering data via connected hardware like GPS-equipped tractor or sensors.

Drones in agriculture:

 Imagine a drone that, in addition to mapping the cropping area, will also example: identify where the weeds are, which type they are , disease, and localize the application of agrochemicals.

Focus on soil health:

 Soil health could very well be the next frontier in farming. while we know the benefits of reduced tillage in preserving soils and preventing erosion and moisture loss, we are still in our infancy regarding the complexities of the soil biome.

Enhanced hybridization:

 The use of hybrid seeds enables better heterosis in unfavorable soil and climatic condition such as saline soils and rainfed ecosystems. better water stress tolerance in hybrids endured good yields even in case of low rainfall as witnessed over the last few years

 Short duration hybrids produced more in less duration and thus consume less water.hybrid seeds with inbuilt traits can provide additional disease tolerance.

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what is Organic Farming?

                                      

 

    Organic farming is an agriculture system that originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices. certified organic agriculture accounts for approximately 69 million hectares globally.

                                                                     

   

  what is organic farming?

• the organic farming system in India is not new and is being followed from ancient times.it is a method of a farming system that primarily aimed at cultivating the land and reading crops in such a way, as to keep the soil alive and in good health by use of organic wastes.
• as per the definition of organic farming "organic farming is a system which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic inputs and the maximum extent feasible rely upon crop rotation, crop residues, animal manures and biological system of nutrients mobilization and plant protection.
• organic products are grown under a system of agriculture without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides with an environmentally and socially responsible approach.
• India is bestowed with a lot of potentials to produce all varieties of organic products due to its various agro climate regions.

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How climate impacts on agriculture food supply?

                                     

   The world population is expected to grow to almost 10 billion by almost 2050. with 3 billion more mouths to feed, and the growing desire of the middle class for meat and dairy in developing countries, global demand for food could increase by between 59 and 98 percent. This means that agriculture around the world needs to step up production and increase the production of the yields. But scientists say that impacts of climate change -higher temp, extreme whether decreasing the quantity of food supply.

                                                                   

      Weather extremes

   Eighty percent of the world crops are rainfed, so most farmers depend on the predictable weather agriculture has adapted to in order to produce their crops. However, climate change is alternating rainfall patterns around the world.

   When temperatures rise,the warmer air holds more moisture and can make precipitation more intense.which is becoming more common can directly damage crops, resulting in decreased yields.

   This is happening in major food-producing regions such as the India, USA, Iran Iraq.

                                            

       Rising temperatures

   Global warming may benefit certain crops, such as potatoes in India and rice in West Africa, and enable some farmers to grow new crops that only thrive in warmer areas today.

    The ultimate effects of rising heat depend on each crop's optimal range of temperature for growth and reproduction. If temperature exceed this range, yields will drop because heat stress can disrupt a plant's pollination, flowering, root development, and growth stages.

  

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climate effetcs on agricuture systems?

                                                    

     The positive impacts of global warming include the increase in crop productivity due to the fertilization effect caused by the increase in carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere, expansion of the areas available for the production of tropical and subtropical crops, expansion of two crops farming due to the increased.

     For each plant variety, there is an optimal temperature for vegetative growth, with growth dropping off as temperature increases or decreases. similarly, there is a range of temperatures at which a plant will produce seed.

     Despite technology advances, such as improved varieties, generally modified organisms, and irrigation systems, the weather is still a key factor in agriculture productivity, as well as soil properties and natural communities.

     The effect of climate on agriculture is related to variabilities in local climates rather than in global climates patterns.

     Climate change induced by increasing greenhouse gases is likely to affect crops differently from region to region.

                                                                

     In long terms, climate change could affect agriculture in several ways:

• productivity, in terms of quantity and quality of crops.
• agriculture practices, through changes in water use and agriculture inputs such as insecticides and fertilizers. 
• environmental effects, in particular in the relation to frequency and intensity of soil drought,soil erosion, reduction of crop diversity.
• rural space, though the loss and gain of cultivated land, land speculation, land renunciation, and hydraulic amenities.

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