Farming

Farming is one of the earliest industries. Early farmers lived off their land eating edible plants and hunting animals. When people began to plant and harvest crops, communities began to expand. Early farmers used tradtional methods to plow the fields and harvest the crops. Plows were made of wood and animals were used to pull it across the field.

Industrialization brought in tractors and other tools. Traditional farmers owned their land and rotated their crops so that they were able get yeilds always keeping the soil fertile. With industrial farming vast spaces of forest land are used to grow crops that are required to be exported to distant countries. Thus, the question of sustainable development has become a global 'catch word.'