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Headings: Farming
Farming
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Types of farming
Arable farming
Agriculture topics
Food
Problems in agriculture
Crops
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Content: Integrated farming is using local resources, and trying to use the waste from one process as a resource in another process. Agricultural policy focuses on the goals and methods of agricultural production. Common goals of policy include the quality, amount, and safety of food. Problems in agriculture
There are some serious problems that people face trying to grow food today. These include: Erosion
Diseases
Pests
Weeds
Drought
Rainfall
Climate
Crops
The major crops produced in the world in 2002, are maize (corn), wheat, rice, and cotton. Maize 624 million metric tons
Wheat 570 million metric tons
Rice 381.1 million metric tons
Cotton 96.5 million metric tons
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↑ Colin Tudge argues "from at least 40,000 years ago... people were managing their environment to such an extent that they can properly be called 'proto-farmers'". Tudge, Colin 1998. Neanderthals, bandits and farmers: