Nomadic tribes began farming circa 10,000 B.C., during the First Agricultural Revolution. Furthermore, this is when the eight “founder crops” of agriculture first appeared: emmer wheat, einkorn wheat, hulled barley, peas, lentils, bitter vetch, chickpeas, and flaxseed.¹⁾

The Industrial Revolution resulted in speedier and more effective agricultural technologies, which helped usher in the Second Agricultural Revolution in industrialized nations from 1700 to 1900. Many developing countries are still under the grip of the Second Agricultural Revolution.²⁾

The Third Agricultural Revolution, often known as the Green Revolution, occurred in the late twentieth century, coinciding with the world's exponential population expansion. It involves biotechnology, genetic engineering, chemical fertilizers, and agricultural mass production.³⁾

Subsistence farmers grow only what they need to survive on a daily basis. They are farmers who grow enough food for their families and themselves. The food is not intended for market sale.⁴⁾

Fruit growing first appeared between 6000 and 3000 B.C. Figs were one of the earliest fruit crops to be produced.⁵⁾

Americans spend 6% of their income on food, the lowest percentage of any country.⁶⁾

Soon after agriculture began, plows were created in the Middle East. The first plow, known as an ard, was most likely built from sharpened tree branches. The plow has been called one of the most important innovations in the history of mankind.⁷⁾

Around 7000 B.C., the Mesopotamians created the first primitive irrigation system. Around 4000 B.C., the first large-scale irrigation system was built in southern Russia. This system had canals up to 10 feet wide and over a mile long.⁸⁾

Arab scientists invented a windmill to pump water for agriculture around A.D. 644. ⁹⁾

Arabs added fertilizers to agriculture soil by the year 1000.¹⁰⁾

Mary Isabel Fraser visited China in the early 1900s and brought seeds back to New Zealand. In 1910, she grew the first kiwi crop.¹¹⁾

Around the world, over 6,000 different types of apples are grown. China is the largest producer, followed by the United States, Iran, Turkey, Poland, Russia, Italy, and India.¹²⁾

Tractors were first used to pull plows through fields in the 1880s. By the 1920s, the contemporary all-purpose tractor had been created. Tractors can be used for plowing, planting, cultivating, mowing, harvesting, and moving soil and heavy equipment with various attachments.¹³⁾

On the outskirts of fruit plantations, farmers frequently plant tall, thick trees. These trees act as a windbreak, preventing soil erosion.¹⁴⁾