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At a time when food is becoming increasingly scarce in many parts of the world and food prices are skyrocketing no industry is more important than agriculture Humans have been farming for thousands of years and yet agriculture has undergone more fundamental changes in the past 80 years than in the previous several centuries In 1900 30 million American farmers tilled the soil or tended livestock today there are fewer than 45 million farmers who feed a population four times larger than it was at the beginning of the century Fifty years ago the planet could not have sustained a population of 65 billion now commercial and industrial agriculture ensure that millions will not die from starvation Farmers are able to feed an exponentially growing planet because the greatest industrial revolution in history has occurred in agriculture since 1929 with US farmers leading the way Productivity on American farms has increased tenfold even as most small farmers and tenants have been forced to find other work Today only 300000 farms produce approximately ninety percent of the total output and overproduction largely subsidized by government programs and policies has become the hallmark of modern agriculture A Revolution Down on the Farm The Transformation of American Agriculture since 1929 charts the profound changes in farming that have occurred during author Paul K Conkins lifetime His personal experiences growing up on a small Tennessee farm complement compelling statistical data as he explores Americas vast agricultural transformation and considers its social political and economic consequences He examines the history of American agriculture showing how New Deal innovations evolved into convoluted commodity programs following World War II Conkin assesses the skills new technologies and government policies that helped transform farming in America and suggests how new legislation might affect farming in decades to come Although the increased production and mechanization of farming has been an economic success story for Americans the costs are becoming increasingly apparent Small farmers are put out of business when they cannot compete with giant nondiversified corporate farms Caged chickens and hogs in factorylike facilities or confined dairy cattle require massive amounts of chemicals and hormones ultimately ingested by consumers Fertilizers new organic chemicals manure disposal and genetically modified seeds have introduced environmental problems that are still being discovered A Revolution Down on the Farm concludes with an evaluation of farming in the twentyfirst century and a distinctive meditation on alternatives to our present large scale mechanized subsidized and fossil fuel and chemically dependent system. 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Unit 3- American Revolution Covers the Road to Revolution, the Revolution, and effects Monday, 10/12 Warm-up (new sheet page 1 your paper): Take Pre-test on the American Revolution (on paper) Write down your homework: Agriculture Unit 5 Agriculture Importance of Agriculture Everyone dependent on food Agriculture occupies more land area than any other econ activity Agriculture employs 45% - almost half of world’s labor (in Africa and Asia over 50% are farmers) At a time when food is becoming increasingly scarce in many parts of the world and food prices are skyrocketing, no industry is more important than agriculture. Humans have been farming for thousands of years, and yet agriculture has undergone more fundamental changes in the past 80 years than in the previous several centuries. In 1900, 30 million American farmers tilled the soil or tended livestock today there are fewer than 4.5 million farmers who feed a population four times larger than it was at the beginning of the century. Fifty years ago, the planet could not have sustained a population of 6.5 billion now, commercial and industrial agriculture ensure that millions will not die from starvation. Farmers are able to feed an exponentially growing planet because the greatest industrial revolution in history has occurred in agriculture since 1929, with U.S. farmers leading the way. Productivity on American farms has increased tenfold, even as most small farmers and tenants have been forced to find other work. Today, only 300,000 farms produce approximately ninety percent of the total output, and overproduction, largely subsidized by government programs and policies, has become the hallmark of modern agriculture. A Revolution Down on the Farm: The Transformation of American Agriculture since 1929 charts the profound changes in farming that have occurred during author Paul K. Conkin\'s lifetime. His personal experiences growing up on a small Tennessee farm complement compelling statistical data as he explores America\'s vast agricultural transformation and considers its social, political, and economic consequences. He examines the history of American agriculture, showing how New Deal innovations evolved into convoluted commodity programs following World War II. Conkin assesses the skills, new technologies, and government policies that helped transform farming in America and suggests how new legislation might affect farming in decades to come. Although the increased production and mechanization of farming has been an economic success story for Americans, the costs are becoming increasingly apparent. Small farmers are put out of business when they cannot compete with giant, non-diversified corporate farms. Caged chickens and hogs in factory-like facilities or confined dairy cattle require massive amounts of chemicals and hormones ultimately ingested by consumers. Fertilizers, new organic chemicals, manure disposal, and genetically modified seeds have introduced environmental problems that are still being discovered. A Revolution Down on the Farm concludes with an evaluation of farming in the twenty-first century and a distinctive meditation on alternatives to our present large scale, mechanized, subsidized, and fossil fuel and chemically dependent system. Prof John H. . Nderitu. University of Nairobi/FAO Consultant. Email: . huria@uonbi.ac.ke. . Mobile: +254 722308581. Nairobi, Kenya. Main objectives of the course. (Continue). Organic certification. Organic agribusiness.