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Jan 1, 1000
First Agricultural Revolution
Dating back: 10,000 years from the present day.
Occured: Majority occurred in the region of southwest Asia, the Fertile Crescent . Present day Iraq ( Tigris & Euphrates Rivers)
Achieved : A transition from Hunting & Gathering to
-Plant domestication: deliberate tending of crops to gain certain desired attributes.
-Animal domestication: domestication of animals for selling or using byproducts.
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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
10,000 BC to Present
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Second Agricultural Revolution
Started: before the Industrial Revolution (19th Century)
Occured: Great Britain, Netherlands, Denmark,& nearby
Achieved:
-A series of innovations, improvements, and techniques were used to improve the output of agricultural surpluses.
-Lead to advances in livestock breeding, seed drills, and new fertilizers.
-Moved Agriculture beyond subsistence to generate surplusses needed to feed thousands working in factories.
-Corn and Potatoes introduced to Europe from Americas.
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Third Agricultural Revolution (Green Revolution)
Occured: Mexico, India, China
What: invention of high-yield grains, especially rice, with the goal of reducing hunger.
- increased production of rice
- introduced new varieties in wheat and corn
-reduced famines that were due to crop failure.
- now most famines are due to political problems and access
- impact (in terms of hunger) is greatest where rice is produced
* Biotechnology, GMOs. Agribusiness, Mechanization
