Farmer; World's Backbone

 

“Farming is a profession of hope”

A lot has been said and written about agriculture since the dawn of human civilization. Some good, some bad, and a lot that isn’t worth repeating. I’m probably guilty of the last one.

So I’m lucky that in this pandemic I got a chance to know farmers very closely. Even though I’m also from an agricultural background, my father is a farmer and I have seen that farming isn’t an easy profession.

Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock. It includes the preparation of plant and animal products for people to use and their distribution to markets.

Agriculture provides most of the world’s food and fabrics. Cotton, wool, and leather are all agricultural products. Agriculture also provides wood for construction and paper products.

These products, as well as the agricultural methods used, may vary from one part of the world to another.

“Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.” ~ President Dwight D. Eisenhower