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IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE – PART 1
1. Providing Raw Materials
Raw
materials are a core building block of the global economy. Without access to
raw materials, manufacturers can’t make products. Non-agricultural raw
materials include steel, minerals, and coal. However, many raw materials derive
from agriculture from lumber for construction materials to herbs for adding flavour
to food. Corn, for example, is used to produce foods and serves as a foundation
for ethanol, a type of fuel.
2. Protecting against famine
Agriculture
is known to be important for survival because it protects against famine
because if agricultural output of a land is less, there would be no food for
people or animals and famine can result because of that. Therefore, even if a
drought occurs or farming lands get destroyed by certain pests, farmers will
already have some supply of food to feed it to their animals or people.
3. Encouraging Economic Development
Agriculture
impacts global trade because it’s tied to other sectors of the economy,
supporting job creation and encouraging economic development. Countries with
strong agricultural sectors experience employment growth in other sectors,
according to USAID. Countries with agricultural productivity growth and robust
agriculture infrastructure also have higher per capita incomes, since producers
in these countries innovate through technology and farm management practices to
boost agricultural productivity and profitability.
4. Agriculture maintains social order
Another
reason why agriculture is important is that it maintains social
order. When everyone is dependent on one another for food and other necessities
of life, a sense of cooperation develops in people and this gives people a
sense of responsibility because they realize the importance of
agriculture and they know that without agriculture, they won’t be able to
feed people and this social order will be destroyed. Agriculture rings people
together and helps form the society itself. Therefore, to make sure that people
have a way to get food and other resources, everyone needs to work together as
one society to sustain the agricultural land.
