The second agricultural revolution
What is it?
The second agricultural revolution improved the methods of cultivation, harvesting, and the storage of farm produce. It coincided with the Industrial Revolution. The second agricultural revolution benefited from the industrial revolution. It was introduced by the governments of Western Europe, such as Denmark and the United Kingdom. It increased farmers productivity and different farming techniques. The population began to increase which caused a high demand for food. It helped agriculture develop quickly so farmers could produce enough food for the growing population. During the second agricultural revolution, there were a reduction in the number of people needed to operate the farms. Farmers began to use a technique called crop rotation. Crop rotation is a practice of rotating the use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil.
Changes and Impacts
The second agricultural revolution made it easier on farmers because they could do their jobs much quicker than before. All of the new techniques and the technologies helped the farmers by reducing the number of labor hours. Many of the countries in Europe are still involved in this same type of agriculture. Today, agriculture has become highly technological in more developed countries. Less developed countries still continue to use similar practices as those developed after the first agricultural revolution.
The second agricultural revolution improved the methods of cultivation, harvesting, and the storage of farm produce. It coincided with the Industrial Revolution. The second agricultural revolution benefited from the industrial revolution. It was introduced by the governments of Western Europe, such as Denmark and the United Kingdom. It increased farmers productivity and different farming techniques. The population began to increase which caused a high demand for food. It helped agriculture develop quickly so farmers could produce enough food for the growing population. During the second agricultural revolution, there were a reduction in the number of people needed to operate the farms. Farmers began to use a technique called crop rotation. Crop rotation is a practice of rotating the use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil.
Changes and Impacts
The second agricultural revolution made it easier on farmers because they could do their jobs much quicker than before. All of the new techniques and the technologies helped the farmers by reducing the number of labor hours. Many of the countries in Europe are still involved in this same type of agriculture. Today, agriculture has become highly technological in more developed countries. Less developed countries still continue to use similar practices as those developed after the first agricultural revolution.