CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION & SCOPE OF MODERN AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE?
Agriculture can be defined as the utilization of natural resouce systems to produce raw material / primary agricultural products.

MODERN AGRICULTURE?

Modern agriculture is a business. It is not only the production of raw material but also the processing to produce food and non-food product.

the products containing palm oil

the products containing cocoa

the products containing rubber

IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE?

1. Underdevelop country.
2. Income.
3. Developing / Advance industrialized country.
4. Maintain socio-political stability of a country in difficult times.

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS?

1. SUBSISTENCE FARMING

• Low input & low yield
• Inter-cropping
• Nomadic
• Low external input

2. COMMERCIALISED FARMING

• High yield
• Monoculture
• High use of technology
• Large chemicals input

LIQUID-MEDIUM SYSTEM?

1. Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)

2. Deep water culture

3. Aeroponics