Grade 11 Agriculture: Crop Production Introduction

The deliberate cultivation of crops and rearing of animals for food production and survival of societies.

Pre-agricultural societies that relied on hunting animals and gathering plants for food.

The early practice of taming and breeding animals primarily for food production.

<p>A farming method involving clearing land, cultivating it for a few years, and then abandoning it for a new area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The practice of continuously using the same plot of land for crop cultivation and livestock rearing over an extended period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Farming aimed at producing crops and livestock solely for the household's own consumption without any surplus for trade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The exact time and place of the beginning of agriculture are unknown, but it developed over a long period of time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Features such as ease of harvest, wide availability, ease of transport, predictability, seasonal distribution, climatic tolerance, flavor, and grain size.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wild onions, sweet potatoes, hunted animals, and plant species such as coconut, oil palm, and olive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Certain plant species like coconut, oil palm, and olive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Agriculture provides food and other goods for society, including crop plants for human consumption and livestock feed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The type of crop and the environmental conditions in which it is grown.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Selecting crop species, specific crop types, land preparation before planting, timely planting, crop protection, and productivity-enhancing techniques.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Technological progress in agriculture has led to improved seeds, production practices, harvesting and storage facilities, and the use of machinery, agrochemicals, irrigation, biotechnology, and genetic improvement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mechanical Era, Chemical Era, and Biotechnology/Information Technology Era.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The era characterized by the introduction and adoption of machinery, such as tractors, for land preparation, planting, and other farming activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The era marked by the widespread use of agricultural chemicals, including pesticides and fertilizers, to control crop diseases, weeds, and pests, leading to increased productivity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The current era characterized by the application of biotechnology and information technology, including genetic improvement of plants, precision farming techniques, and advanced data analysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Teff, wheat, maize, sorghum, and barley.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Traditional farming systems with limited technology usage and other environmental factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers