Cultivation of land used for food production
It is designated with the term of Agriculture to the tillage or cultivation of the land and that also includes all the works related to the treatment of the soil and the planting of vegetables. Meanwhile, agricultural activities, as the aforementioned tasks are called, are usually aimed at the production of food and the obtaining of fruits, vegetables, vegetables and cereals.
Agriculture will always involve the transformation of the environment in order to satisfy human needs for food and this, without a doubt, is what will differentiate it from the rest of living beings. Its great value lies at this point precisely in being able to supply the entire population with the food it produces.
A hinge in history
Indeed, the development of agriculture implied a substantial leap for humanity. According to what historians inform us, in the Neolithic period, man went from carrying out activities such as fishing, gathering and hunting to carrying out agricultural and livestock tasks such as those mentioned, while wheat and barley they were the first plants cultivated by man in this substantial period.
It is assumed that humans began to practice agriculture as a result of some climatic changes that returned to the temperature much more temperate and food and game more scarce in some regions.
The substantial changes it generates
Then, with the advent of agriculture, in addition to appreciating economic and demographic changes such as an increase in the availability of food and therefore in the world's population, the effects of agricultural activity would also be fully appreciated on the social plane, reverberating especially in the way of life of the societies that until then were characterized by their nomadism but that from then on they became more sedentary, also beginning to consider private property over real estate.
The influence of technology generates fantastic progress
Currently, the activity enjoys a unique splendor and that is closely associated with the introduction of new technologies in the work.
Agriculture has not stopped evolving positively in all its aspects since its first practice, reaching today to have crop rotation techniques, improvement of technology in general, creation of sophisticated irrigation systems and fertilizer products that allow an increase exponential of production.
Those engaged in agricultural work make use of technology and genetic engineering to improve the productivity of the soil and crops. In addition, science has cooperated to make the seeds more resistant to pests and can adapt to different climates and soils.
All this has only made agriculture one of the most relevant sectors of the economy, it is popularly called the first sector for this reason and which of course has a direct influence on other economic sectors.
Political interest and symbolic meaning
This relevance has made agriculture a field of political interest, all nations practice it to a greater or lesser extent, and its success or failure is closely linked to the development or not of that nation, for example, it is very important that the countries have corresponding agricultural policies that make the sector grow.
And neither can we ignore the symbolic meaning that it has had for many cultures, especially the first that populated the earth, which attributed to it, the ability to cultivate the land in a satisfactory way, being a very clear indicator of prosperity of a region.
This situation, then, opportunely surrounded it with rituals and special ceremonies that were intended to intensify the production of it.
For example, the Greek culture gave great value to the activity and so it is that within its set of myths and legends we find Demeter, the deity of agriculture.
