Comparing agriculture of the past with today

The  agriculture industry  is the backbone of the Indian economy. Agriculture has changed a lot throughout history. There are 7 billion people in the world, and that number is expected to grow to 9 billion by 2050. With the growth in the population, there are more people to feed. The answer to this question is through changes and advances in the agricultural system.

Over 200 years ago, 90% of the US population lived on farms and produced their own food to eat. But today, 2% of the population produces food. With regard to producing food, a lot has changed.

Today, farmers use technology to make advances in producing food for a growing world. Through this technology, each farmer is able to feed 155 people today. Farmers use technologies such as motorized equipment, modified housing for animals and biotechnology, which allow for improvement in agriculture. Better technology has allowed farmers to feed more people and requires fewer people to work on farms to feed their families.

Also, today the agriculture industry has transformed into a high-tech enterprise. With advanced equipment and machinery in the agricultural sector, there is a certain amount of market capitalisation taking place.

Changes in equipment have made a large impact on the way farmers are able to farm and grow food.

A lot of  agriculturalproducts in India  are also being used on the farms. Farmers today have also become conscious about using green pesticides such as neem pesticides.

Global positioning systems (GPS), electronic sensors, drones and other new tools have changed the face of farming to a technological wonderland. Back then, agricultural fields were limited to animal power but today, farmers use tractors and motorised equipment to help with field work. Tractors are large and move faster than horses or any other animals, thus farmers are able farm on more land and grow more food.

Not just agricultural equipment, the way in which farm animals are raised has also changed. Now, dairy cows live in barns that have soft mattresses and sand beds or water beds for them to sleep on. In the past, farmers did not know what made a cow comfortable, but now that farmers have more information, they can better take care of their animals.

Chickens now live indoors to protect them from predators such as hawks and foxes.

Biotechnology in agriculture has also made significant advances in crop production.

While the  agriculture industry  has changed a lot over the years, one thing remains the same: farm families own and operate farms.