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'''Agriculture''', also called '''farming''' or '''husbandry''', is the intentional growing of plants for human use. It is the cultivation of [[animal]]s, [[plant]]s, [[Fungus|fungi]], and other life forms for [[food]], [[fiber]], [[biofuel]], [[drug]]s and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.

'''Agriculture''', also called '''farming''' or '''husbandry''', is the intentional growing of plants for human use. It is the cultivation of [[animal]]s, [[plant]]s, [[Fungus|fungi]], and other life forms for [[food]], [[fiber]], [[biofuel]], [[drug]]s and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.

Farming was punishment for Adam after the Fall, around 4000 B.C., as explained in the [[Book of Genesis]], chapter 3.  [[Civilization]]s based on agriculture then developed around 3000 B.C., and ever since most human populations have been dependent on agriculture by some 2,000 years ago. <ref>http://courses.washington.edu/anth457/agorigin.htm</ref>.

Farming was punishment for Adam after the Fall, around 4000 B.C., as explained in the [[Book of Genesis]], chapter 3.  [[Civilization]]s based on agriculture then developed around 3000 B.C., and ever since most human populations have been dependent on agriculture by some 2,000 years ago.<ref>http://courses.washington.edu/anth457/agorigin.htm</ref>

The cultivation of [[plants]] for [[food]], often called [[gardening]] or [[farming]], is the most efficient way to produce your own food for the purpose of achieving a [[Self-sufficient living|self-sufficient lifestyle]]. There are many different types of plants you can grow for food, each will have its own advantages and disadvantages.

The cultivation of [[plants]] for [[food]], often called [[gardening]] or [[farming]], is the most efficient way to produce your own food for the purpose of achieving a [[Self-sufficient living|self-sufficient lifestyle]]. There are many different types of plants you can grow for food, each will have its own advantages and disadvantages.

By tying a community to the location where its crops are planted, and making the production and storage of surpluses possible, agriculture led to the development of [[village]]s and [[city|cities]], and the need for, invention, and [[Technological Development|development]] of [[civilization]] itself

By tying a community to the location where its crops are planted, and making the production and storage of surpluses possible, agriculture led to the development of [[village]]s and [[city|cities]], and the need for, invention, and [[Technological Development|development]] of [[civilization]] itself

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[List of gardening topics]]

* [[List of gardening topics]]

* [[Permaculture]] - Permanent agriculture

* [[Permaculture]] - Permanent agriculture

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