Ok Lisa, So today we are going to go over the history of agriculture
History of Agriculture
Ok, Antwania
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1. First of all agriculture is the science or practice of farming, that is Agriculture
History of Agriculture
2. It's split into 3 different eras, also known as the PCP eras in agriculture
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The first being the pre-colonial era When we ate basic ground provision or had to hunt for our food.Those were the times when we shifted cultivation and slash and burn were the primary methods
History of Agriculture
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The second being the colonial- eraThis is when crops that grown above land were introduced.This is also when the rearing of livestock were established1 main thing never changedThe slash and burning method to clear away landGrazing was also introduced in this period
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Last being the post-colonial eraIn this time negative effects of agriculture on soil and water were reduced by crop rotation.This the time when the green revolution encouraged things like synthetic fertilizers to increase crop growth
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Ok, so that is all you need to know for now
History of Agriculture
But before we finish this session can you recap what we just did