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INTRO TO AGRICULTURE

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Module No. _1_

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Topic

1st Semester AY 2020-2021

VIMBEE C. ALIPOON-ERESUELA
Instructor 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Cover page 1
Title Page 2
Table of Contents 3

Instruction to the Users 4

Introduction 5

Chapter

Title of the Chapter 6

Overview 6
Learning outcomes 6
Pre-test 6
Lesson 1 8
A. Learning outcomes 8
B. Time Allotment 8
C. Discussion 8
a. Introduction 8
b. The Development of World Agriculture 9
c. Timeline of Agricultural Development 11
d. Historical Development of Philippine 16
Agriculture
D. Activities/Exercises 20
E. Evaluation/Post-test 20
References 22
Greetings and Students information 23
Back Cover (WPU-Vision 2020, Mission and Core Values) 24

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INSTRUCTION TO THE USER

This module would provide you an educational experience while

independently accomplishing the task at your own pace or time. It aims as
well to ensure that learning is unhampered by health and other challenges. It
covers the topic about GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Reminders in using this module:

1. Keep this material neat and intact.

2. Answer the pretest first to measure what you know and what to be
learned about the topic discussed in this module.
3. Accomplish the activities and exercises as aids and reinforcement for
better understanding of the lessons.
4. Answer the post-test to evaluate your learning.
5. Do not take pictures in any parts of this module nor post it to social
media platforms.
6. Value this module for your own learning by heartily and honestly
answering and doing the exercises and activities. Time and effort were
spent in the preparation in order that learning will still continue amidst
this Covid-19 pandemic.
7. Observe health protocols: wear mask, sanitize and maintain physical
distancing.

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INTRODUCTION

This module will serve as an alternative learning material to usual way of

classroom teaching and learning delivery. The instructor will facilitate and explain the

module to the students to achieve its expected learning outcomes, activities and to

ensure that they will learn amidst of pandemic.

This chapter focuses on the Growth and Development of Agriculture. It

provides the understanding of the context of historical development of World

agriculture and Philippine agriculture.

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CHAPTER 1
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Overview

Module I covers the topic about the Growth and Development of Agriculture. This
module covers three (3) lessons. Lesson 1- growth and development of world
agriculture and Philippine Agriculture. Lesson 2-Agriculture as economic factor in
capitalist and non-capitalist societies. Lesson 3- agriculture as an industry, a science
and a profession.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this module, you can:

1. Identify the historical development of World Agriculture and

Philippine agriculture
2. Discuss agriculture as economic factor in capitalist and non-
capitalist societies
3. Evaluate agriculture as an industry, a science and a profession.
4. Perform the activities and evaluation of this module

What do you know about?

Directions: Answer the pre-test with honesty. This not graded exam but please does
your best to evaluate your fore knowledge. Do this in a separate sheet.

Test 1. Multiple choices. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write on the
separate sheet.

1. Early human was?

a. Planters b. hunter and gatherers
b. c. breeders d. all of the above
2. Archaeologists have traced the origins of farming to around
a. thousands years ago b. hundred years ago c. million years ago
3. The water buffalo was domesticated in India and became an important
draft animal.
a. 3000 BC b. 3500 BC c. 8000 BC d. 9000. BC
4. The open-field system of planting was common in western Europe 6000
BC b. 700 AD c. 800 AD d. 10,000. BC
5. The evidence of iron plow in China

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a. 500AD b. 400BC c. 600AD d. 400AD

6. Beginning of the Green Revolution
a. 1970 b. 1960 c. 1980 d. 1950
7. This time corn production in Mexico is widespread
a. 3,500BC b. 4000BC c. 6000AD d. 4,500AD
8. In England, Robert Bakewell pioneered the selective breeding of cattle and
sheep to produce meatier animals’
a. Late 1700s b. Late 1800s c. 1900 d. 1970
9. John Deere introduces steel plow
a. 1830 b. 1800 c. 1900 d. 1970
10. During the 20th century, a reaction developed to industrial agriculture
known as__
a. Scientific agriculture b. Green Revolution c. sustainable agriculture
11. Filipino farmers practicing subsistence farming by kaingin during?

a. 14t h t0 16th century b. 16t h to 17th century

c. 18t h century d. 20t h century
12. Mechanization, the outstanding characteristic of late _________century
agriculture
a. 19t h and 20t h b. 18t h c. 17t h d. 14t h
13. Under_______, the Philippines is highly dependent on agriculture and
lacks the fundamentals of a modern industrial economy such as productive
enterprises.

a. US b. Europe c. Spain d. China

14. The Cagayan valley of northern Luzon contains ________as evidence for
the hunters of big animals of the time

a. large stone tools b. iron tools c. bronze tools d. all of the above

15. This trade was the main source of income for the colony during its early
years. It brought silver from New Spain, which was used to purchase Asian
goods such as silk from China, spices from the Moluccas, and Philippine cotton
textiles

a. The Manila-Acapulco Galleon b. US trade c. Chinese Trade

Test 2. Explain the following. 10 points

1. How would you compare the prehistoric agriculture to the modern

agriculture?
2. When was agriculture started?

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Lesson 1

Brief History and Development of World Agriculture and

Philippine Agriculture

A. Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lesson you can:

1. Identify the timeline of agricultural development

2. Discuss the agricultural development of the world and Philippine
Agriculture
3. Observe the development of Philippine Agriculture from the past
to the present

B. Time Allotment: 3 hour

C. Discussion

“If you eat, you are involved

in agriculture.”-League of Women Voters

Introduction

Agriculture is defined as the cultivation and exploitation of animals, plants

(including fungi) and other forms of organic life for human use including food, fiber,
medicines, fuel and anything else. It is, and has been since there was an agricultural
market, one of the largest employers of people; in the USA today, agriculture
represents 20% of the US economy. Before organized agriculture, it is believed that the
food supply could provide for just 4 million people globally.
Even as technology changes, agriculture adapts and could never become
obsolete - even in a time when it might conceivably be vastly different from what it
might have been at the dawn of agriculture. After all, we are always going to need to
increase the number of crops we grow for food and for clothing, dyes and oils, seed
development and engineering to cope with the growing needs of the world's
population, even if the picture is not as bleak as the most conservative concerns might
suggest.

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Today, agriculture is as much a science as an art. With a need to cope with the
growing needs of the planet's population, and to find ways to keep producing food and
other crops as we expand into marginal landscapes, and adapt to a changing climate,
changes in agriculture practices, food technology and bio technology will continue to
be a big part of human civilization.

The Development of World Agriculture

The development of agriculture about 12,000 years ago changed the way
humans lived. They switched from nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles to permanent
settlements and farming.

The Farming Revolution

Taking root around 12,000 years ago, agriculture triggered such a change in
society and the way in which people lived that its development has been dubbed the
"Neolithic Revolution." Traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyles, followed by humans
since their evolution, were swept aside in favor of permanent settlements and a reliable
food supply. Out of agriculture, cities and civilizations grew, and because crops and
animals could now be farmed to meet demand, the global population rocketed — from
some five million people 10,000 years ago, to more than seven billion today.
There was no single factor, or combination of factors, that led people to take up
farming in different parts of the world. In the Near East, for example, it's thought that
climatic changes at the end of the last ice age brought seasonal conditions that favored
annual plants like wild cereals. Elsewhere, such as in East Asia, increased pressure on
natural food resources may have forced people to find homegrown solutions. But
whatever the reasons for its independent origins, farming sowed the seeds for the
modern age.

Plant Domestication
The wild progenitors of crops including wheat, barley and peas are traced to the
Near East region. Cereals were grown in Syria as long as 9,000 years ago, while figs
were cultivated even earlier; prehistoric seedless fruits discovered in the Jor dan Valley
suggest fig trees were being planted some 11,300 years ago. Though the transition from
wild harvesting was gradual, the switch from a nomadic to a settled way of life is

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marked by the appearance of early Neolithic villages with homes equipped with
grinding stones for processing grain.
The origins of rice and millet farming date to around 6,000 B.C.E. The world's
oldest known rice paddy fields, discovered in eastern China in 2007, reveal evidence
of ancient cultivation techniques such as flood and fire control.
In Mexico, squash cultivation began around 10,000 years ago, but corn (maize)
had to wait for natural genetic mutations to be selected for in its wild ancestor,
teosinte. While maize-like plants derived from teosinte appear to have been cultivated
at least 9,000 years ago, the first directly dated corn cob dates only to around 5,500
years ago.
Corn later reached North America, where cultivated sunflowers also started to
bloom some 5,000 years ago. This is also when potato growing in the Andes region of
South America began.

Farmed Animals
Cattle, goats, sheep and pigs all have their origins as farmed animals in the so-
called Fertile Crescent, a region covering eastern Turkey, Iraq and southwestern Iran.
This region kick-started the Neolithic Revolution. Dates for the domestication of these
animals range from between 13,000 to 10,000 years ago.
Genetic studies show that goats and other livestock accompanied the westward
spread of agriculture into Europe, helping to revolutionize Stone Age society. While
the extent to which farmers themselves migrated west remains a subject of debate, the
dramatic impact of dairy farming on Europeans is clearly stamped in their DNA. Prior
to the arrival of domestic cattle in Europe, prehistoric populations weren't able to
stomach raw cow milk. But at some point during the spread of farming into
southeastern Europe, a mutation occurred for lactose tolerance that increased in
frequency through natural selection thanks to the nourishing benefits of milk. Judging
from the prevalence of the milk-drinking gene in Europeans today — as high as 90
percent in populations of northern countries such as Sweden — the vast majority are
descended from cow herders.

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A Timeline of Agricultural Developments

By 9000-7000 BC. In Southwestern

Asia, wheat and barley were cultivated, and sheep and
goats were domesticated. Dogs had been domesticated in
Europe by about 10,000 BC.

Before 7000 BC. Grain agriculture developed in Egypt.

7000-3000 BC. Agriculture developed in parts of the

Americas. Domesticated crops included
beans, corn (maize), cassavas, squashes, potatoes, and
peppers.

6500 BC. Cattle were domesticated in Greece.

6000 BC. The Huang (Yellow) River Valley was an area

of early farming in northern China. Millet was a staple
crop there. Rice, which may have originated in India, was
cultivated throughout much of Asia by 5000 B.C.

About 5500 BC. In Mesopotamia, simple irrigation

began and led to increased agricultural production,
eventually contributing to the rise of cities.

By 3500 BC. Llamas were domesticated in South

America. The animals were used as beasts of burden and
as sources of wool and meat in some Andean areas. Corn
production in Mexico is widespread

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3000 BC. The water buffalo was domesticated in India

and became an important draft animal. In Egypt,
irrigation was complex—the Nile River was
dammed to increase water control. Through trade
agriculture spreads west to Europe

About 2500 BC. Grain agriculture formed the basis of

the Harappan civilization in the Indus River Valley in
present-day Pakistan and India.

AD 800. The open-field system of planting was common

in western Europe. Village land was divided into two or
three large fields, and crops were rotated in each field
yearly, with one field left unplanted.

1400s-1500s. Explorers introduced plants and

agricultural products from Asia and the Americas into
Europe. Coffee, tea, and indigo were carried back from
Asia. Potatoes, tomatoes, corn (maize), and beans were
among the plants brought from the Americas. Some of
these plants expanded people's diets in parts of Europe.
Early 1700s. New crop rotation methods evolved in
Europe's Low Countries and in England, improving
previous systems. Charles Townshend popularized a
four-field system in Norfolk County, England. He found
that turnips could be rotated with wheat, barley, clover,
and ryegrass to make soil more fertile and increase yields.

1701. Jethro Tull introduced the seed drill to English

farmers. The device, which cut furrows and dropped in
seeds, ended the slow, laborious task of sowing seeds by
hand for many people.

Late 1700s. In England, Robert Bakewell pioneered

the selective breeding of cattle and sheep to produce
meatier animals.

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1793. In the United States, Eli Whitney invented the

cotton gin, a machine that separated fiber from seed
much more quickly than people could do it by hand.

1834. In the United States, the first practical reaper, or

grain harvesting machine, was patented by Cyrus
McCormick.

1837. In the United States, John Deere patented the

steel plow. It was stronger, sharper, and more efficient
than wooden or iron plows. Heavy damp soil did not stick
to it as readily.

1842. In England, Sir John Bennet Lawes founded the

first factory to manufacture superphosphate. This
marked the beginning of the chemical fertilizer industry.

1850s-Early 1900s. Railroad and steamship lines were

expanded, opening up new markets. Improved methods
of refrigeration and canning made possible the long-
distance shipping of perishable agricultural products.

1866. The results of Gregor Mendel's studies in

heredity were published in Austria. In experiments with
pea plants, Mendel learned how traits were passed from
one generation to the next. His work paved the way for
improving crops through genetics.

Early 1890s. The first gasoline-powered tractors were

built. They gradually replaced steam-powered tractors
and draft animals in many parts of the world.

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1890s. The combine harvester, which combined the

cutting and threshing of grain crops, came into
widespread use in California. It gradually spread to other
western states. The combine reduced the amount of labor
needed to harvest one hectare of wheat from 37 to 6.25
man-hours.

1920s. Better nutrition, disease control measures, and

breeding practices greatly improved livestock production
in many countries.

Late 1920s. Scientists improved the seeds from which

farmers grew corn. The best qualities of several kinds of
seeds were combined. Fertilizers helped farmers produce
more from each plant.

1935. The U.S. Rural Electrification Administration was

established. Electricity became more readily available in
rural areas.

1939. DDT was introduced, marking the beginning of

agriculture's heavy use of chemical pesticides in
developing countries. The U.S. banned DDT in 1972
because it was harming the environment.

1945-About 1970. Machines and increased

productivity in industrialized countries sharply reduced
the number of people working in agriculture. Through
scientific advances and improved management
techniques, farmers produced more food than ever
before.

1950s-1960s. Several developing countries, such as

India and the Philippines, experienced the green
revolution. High-yield grains were introduced, greatly
increasing production and local supplies.

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1970s-Present. Researchers in California first spliced a

gene from one organism into another, and the age of
genetic engineering began. Genetic engineering offers the
possibility of making plants and animals hardier, more
resistant to disease, and more productive.

Early 1980s. In developed countries, farmers began

using computers to keep farm accounts; to monitor crop
prices and weather conditions; to help decide when to
irrigate and plant; and to automate the application of
fertilizers and pesticides.

Many of the innovations introduced to agriculture by the scientific and

Industrial revolutions paved the way for a qualitative change in the nature of
agricultural production, particularly in advanced capitalist countries. This qualitative
change became known as industrial agriculture. It is characterized by heavy use of
synthetic fertilizers and pesticides; extensive irrigation; largescale animal husbandry
involving animal confinement and the use of hormones and antibiotics; reliance on
heavy machinery; the growth of agribusiness and the commensurate decline of family
farming; and the transport of food over vast distances.
During the 20th century, a reaction developed to industrial agriculture known as
sustainable agriculture. While industrial agriculture aims to produce as much food
as possible at the lowest cost, the main goal of sustainable agriculture is to produce
economically viable, nutritious food without damaging natural resources such as
farmland and the local watershed. Examples of sustainable agricultural practices
include rotating crops from field to field to prevent the depletion of nutrients from the
soil, using fertilizers produced naturally on the farm rather than synthetic products,
and planting crops that will grow without needing extensive irrigation.
Sustainable agricultural practices have seen great success in parts of the
developing world where resources such as arable land and water are in short supply
and must be carefully utilized and conserved.

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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE

Stone age 30000 BC

About 30,000 years ago, the Negritos, who became the ancestors of today's
Aetas, or Aboriginal Filipinos, descended from more northerly abodes in Central Asia.
No evidence has survived which would indicate details of Ancient Filipino life such
as their crops, and architecture

In 4000-2000 BC
 Austronesian groups descended from Yunnan Plateau in China and settled in
what is now the Philippines by sailing using balangays or by traversing land
bridges coming from Taiwan. Austronesians used the Philippines as a stop
over to the Pacific islands or to the Indonesian archipelago. Those who were left
behind became the ancestors of the present-day Filipinos.
 The Cagayan valley of northern Luzon contains large stone tools as evidence for
the hunters of big animals of the time: the rhinoceros, crocodile, tortoise, pig
and deer. The Austronesians pushed the Negritos to the mountains, while they
occupied the fertile coastal plains.
 In 200 BC, Chinese have traded with and settled in Philippines thousands of
years before West even knew of this area.
 The emergence of Barangay city-states and trade (200AD-500AD) Each
Balangay has a population of 2000 people.
 The items which were prized by the peoples included jars, which were a symbol
of wealth throughout South Asia, and later metal, salt and tobacco.
 In exchange, the peoples would trade feathers, rhino horn, hornbill beaks,
beeswax, birds’ nests, resin, rattan.

14thto 16thCentury
 The Malays remained the dominant group until the Spanish arrived in the
16th century.
 Natives are in farming, and trading of agricultural products
 Filipino farmers practicing subsistence farming by kaingin.

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17th-18thCentury

 Large haciendas owned by Spaniards Rice, coconut, tobacco, abaca, sugarcane

were planted. Farming methods are crude and traditional.
 Early colonial economy depended on the Galleon Trade which was inaugurated
in 1565 between Manila and Acapulco, Mexico and then across the Caribbean
Sea and Atlantic Ocean to Spain (Veracruz to Cádiz).
 The Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade was the main source of income for the
colony during its early years. The Galleon trade brought silver from New Spain,
which was used to purchase Asian goods such as silk from China, spices from
the Moluccas, and Philippine cotton textiles
 Galleon Trade led to:
 neglect in the development of the colony's local industries particularly
agriculture.
 introduction of new crops and animals such as corn, potato, tomato, cotton
and tobacco among others.
 The trade lasted for over two hundred years, and ceased in 1815 just before the
secession of American colonies from Spain. European population in
Philippines grew. They depended on the Galleon Trade for a living.
 late 18th century, Governor-General Basco introduced economic reforms
that gave the colony its first real income from the production of tobacco and
other agricultural exports.

Agriculture was finally opened to the European population, which before was
reserved only for the natives.

Royal Society of Friends of the Country

Composed of leading men in business, and industry was tasked to explore and
exploit the island's natural bounties. Monopolies on the areca nut, tobacco, spirited
liquors and explosives started.

 The Society offered local add foreign scholarships and training grants in
agriculture. It was also credited to the carabao ban of 1782, and the
construction of the first paper mill in the Philippines in 1825.

Taxation

 The buwis (tribute) was paid in cash or kind (tobacco, chickens, produce,
gold, blankets, cotton, rice, etc., depending on the region of the country)
 Also collected was the bandalâ, (a round stack of rice stalks to be threshed),
an annual enforced sale and requisitioning of goods such as rice.
 By the 1800s, the Philippines had become an important possession of Spain.
The European settlers and their descendants, known as Insulares (lit.
"islanders"), also adapted to oriental culture learning to eat rice as their
staple and use soy sauce, coconut vinegar, coconut oil and ginger.
 At the beginning of Spanish colonial rule, most Filipinos lived in maritime
societies.

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 The irrigated Riceland and metal implements were privately owned. Not
only was there wet rice agriculture but the people also engaged in
handicrafts.
 As from Late 18th century, the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade waned and
industrial capitalism in Europe rose. Spain pushed agricultural production
for export in its Philippine colony. This encouraged the rapid expansion of
land estates owned by the friars and the natives and mestizos.

Under US, the Philippines is highly dependent on agriculture and lacks the
fundamentals of a modern industrial economy such as productive enterprises

18t h to 20t h Century

 Establishment of SUC’s
 Establishment of large plantations
 Development of improved technologies
 Accelerated Agricultural Development
 Introduction of farm machinery

Mechanization, the outstanding characteristic of late 19th and 20th-century

agriculture, has eased much of the backbreaking toil of the farmer. More significantly ,
mechanization has enormously increased farm efficiency.

1970’s to present

 Biotechnology
 Computer technology
 Use of technologies in all fronts of science

Agriculture

 Modern agriculture is characterized by activities built around production of

crops and livestock
 Processing
 Distribution and Marketing
 Characterized by application of science and technology that develop new
products, improve level of productivity and improve product quality, efficiency
 Challenges –sustainability, safety, education, relevance
 Modern agriculture depends heavily on engineering and technology and on the
biological and physical sciences.
 irrigation, drainage, conservation, and sanitation each of which is important in
successful farming-are some of the fields requiring the specialized knowledge
of agricultural engineers.
 Airplanes and helicopters are employed in agriculture for such purposes as
seeding, transporting perishable products, and in spraying operations to
control insects and diseases.
 Radio and television disseminate vital weather reports and market information
that is of concern to farmers.

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 Biotechnology has been developed and used to increase productivity, control

pest, mass propagate plants, improve quality, delay ripening, produce
secondary products etc.
 Passed the Agriculture and fisheries Modernization Act in 1997
 Professionalization of Agriculture

The Agriculture and Fishery Modernization Act (AFMA) was passed by Philippine
Congress in 1998 to modernize Philippine Agriculture and address the challenges of
food security, poverty, malnutrition, environmental degradation and agricultural
competitiveness.

Creation of National Agriculture and Fisheries Education System

(NAFES) to:

a. To establish, maintain and support a complete and integrated system of

agriculture and fisheries education relevant to the needs of the economy, the
community and society.
b. To modernize and rationalize agriculture and fisheries education from the
elementary to the tertiary levels;

 Establishment of Education Program for Elementary and Secondary Levels

under NAFES, to:
a. increase the attractiveness of agriculture and fisheries education, so
that more young and talented person will look at agriculture and
fisheries as an acceptable option for career and livelihood;
b. to promote appreciation of science in agriculture and fisheries
development;
c. to develop among students, positive attitudes towards
entrepreneurship and global competition in the agriculture and
fisheries business;

Establishment of a Network of National Centers of Excellence in

Agriculture and fisheries aims to promote academic excellence and increase the
quality of graduates quantity and quality of research quantity and quality of faculty
members type of facilities linkages with international organizations.

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Let’s do this!
Directions: do this in separate sheet. Use short band paper.

1. Make a table that show a chronological event of agricultural

development
2. Compare the agricultural development from:
-10,000-2500BC to 1400-late 1700s
-late 1800s-early1900s to late 1920s-1980s.
You may put the comparison to the table.
3. What did you observe in the development of the Philippine
agriculture? Write your observation briefly and
comprehensively

E. Evaluation/Post-test

Directions: Read carefully and answer the following questions. Answer on

separate sheet of paper. This is a graded exam. This test will evaluate how much
your effort to learn this topic.

Test 1. Matching type. Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter only.

Column A Column B
1. Cattle were domesticated in a. 1830s
Greece
2. Developing countries b. 6500 BC
experienced the green
revolution
3. John Deere introduces steel c. 1960s
plow
4. Norfolk four course system d. 1939
Eliminated fallow year and
emphasized fodder crops
5. In Europe, villagers Farmed e. 10,000 BC
cooperatively, individually
working several strips of land
across a larger field, sharing
plows and other tools
6. beginning of the chemical f. AD 800
fertilizer industry
7. Corn production in Mexico is g. 3500 BC
widespread
8. DDT was introduced h. 1920s

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9. Haber-Bosch process allows i. 1840s

nitrogen fertilizers to be
produced synthetically
10. Dogs had been domesticated j. Early 1700s
in Europe

Test 2. Explain the following comprehensively. 10 points each.

1. What is the different of agricultural development during Early 1700s to

Early 1890s?
2. Differentiate the agriculture development during 1920s until 1980s to the
20t h century.
3. List the development of agriculture (technology, institution) from the past
to the present.

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References

The Robinson Library (2018).

http://robinsonlibrary.com/agriculture/agriculture/history/timeline.htm

Encyclopedia.com (2019). https://www.encyclopedia.com/plants-and-

animals/botany/botany-general/history-agriculture

Philippine Agriculture. https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Asia-and-

the-Pacific/Philippines-AGRICULTURE.html

Gary W. Crawford (2020). Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/agriculture/Economics-politics-and-agriculture

Nicole Quindara (2018). Scribd Inc.

https://www.scribd.com/document/371626648/History -of-Philippine-Agriculture

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Vision 2020
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Mission
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technologies for a dynamic economy and sustainable
development through relevant instruction,
research and extension services.

Core Values (3CT)

Culture of Excellence
Commitment
Creativity
Teamwork

WPU-QSF-ACAD-82A Rev . 00 (09.15.20)

WPU-QSF-ACAD-82A Rev . 00 (09.15.20)