Agriculture for me is the production of food, whether you grow pineapple, herd cows, or develop a new hybrid corn variety.
To survive in today’s tough world of animal and crop production, it is not sufficient for a farmer merely to till the land. He or she needs to know the basics of accounting, business planning, marketing and the law to effectively handle of the dialy problems that may beset him or her. The main challenge is to produce enough food without further damaging the environment already suffering from the effects of climate changes and water pollution and shortage.
Agriculture as a field of study seeks to enhance students awareness and develop their skills in using general principles of agricultural research and production to solve practical agricultural problems. Thses problems range from soil conservation and animal business management. What pesticides are effective yet have no adverse effects in the environment? How can water sources be managed to sustain the irrigation systems? Agriculture students are traiend to answer these quaries and more.
