Farming

The world relies on farming (also called agriculture) for its food. Farms range in size from large commercial businesses that provide food for sale at home and abroad (cash crops)...

Arable farming

People first started to grow crops about 12,000 years ago. They discovered that certain wild plants, which produced seeds that were ground for flour to make bread, could be made to...

Crops A-Z

Crops are plants grown for food, either for people or for livestock, or to make textiles, fuel or other products. Some kinds of fungi and algae are also crops. Permanent crops are...

Livestock farming

At about the same time as people began to grow crops, around 10,000 years ago, they also domesticated wild animals so that they could be used for their meat, eggs, milk and skins...

History of farming

People have been farming for around 10,000 years. Independently, ancient civilizations developed farming in different parts of the world, such as the Middle East, Egypt, China...

Farming A-Z