CHAPTER 2 : THE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURE

Bismillah ,Hello everyone ! ^_^ 

Okay! today we continue next chapter 2.

What we had learned from last week .

The reflection :

Evolution of Agriculture :


1.PREHISTORIC ERA

 
STONE AGE

--*Pre-historic era of Palaeolithic

--*Human evolution

Food source :protein or carbohydrates

BRONZE AGE

*--Start metal working from naturally occurring ore than alloying those metal to cast bronze 

*--Better tools for agriculture

IRON AGE

**Iron cheaper, commonly found
**Easy to sharpen

2.MIDDLE AGES

Revolution based on 4 key areas:

• Irrigation system with machines, dams and reservoirs

animal power used to turn a wheel to lift water.

•  Adopted scientific approach to farming with improved farming techniques

-made possible raising of crops and animals away from place of origin

•   Incentive driven approach land ownership, workers right, rewards of harvest (wages)

•  Introduction of new crops and plant varieties (new cultivation techniques derived from function)

3.MODERN AGRICULTURE

MODERN VS TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE

TRADITIONAL 

• No machinery (human labour and animals)
• Knowledge and skills are handed orally from one generation to the next
• Organic fertilizers

MODERN

• Employment of highly knowledgeable and skilled workers
• the highest economic profit possible
• No tradition 

Religion in Agriculture

ISLAM

 New varieties of plants produced through series of R&D and technology transfer initiatives. 

 High yielding and disease resistant

• New crop cultivars :Tissue culture

• Genetic engineering : produce new breeds  

• Genetic engineering in Agricultural Biotechnology

        Advanced processing methods and genetically modified organisms (GMO) to improve yields and quality.

Advantages GMO

uniform growth

Round the year planting

Early maturity of crop

Disadvantaged GMO

Many unknown effects

Unpredictable health effects

• Usage of chemicals and bioagents
• Use of precision agriculture
•  Innovations in mechanization and automation

How are GMO Created.

by DR NATRAH FATIN BINTI MOHD IKHSAN

Management of water resources for drinking and food security

YB.DATO' SERI AHMAD SHABERY CHEEK
(MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE & AGRO-BASED INDUSTRY)

THANK YOU ^_^

to be continue ......CHAPTER 3