MODERN AGRICULTURE

IMPORTANCE AND ITS

DEMERITS

BY :- SURYANSH KUMAR
DHANUSH
WHAT IS Modern agriculture is an
MODERN evolving approach to
agricultural innovations
AGRICULTURE? and farming practices
that help farmers
increase the efficiency
and reduce the number
of natural resources like
water, land and energy
necessary to meet the
world’s food, fuel and
fiber needs.
WHY MODERNISATION OF AGRICULTURE
The UN projects that India’s population will be 1.64
billion by 2050. So additional food needs can be
produced only by adapting new agricultural
technology.
In 2019 Global Hunger Index, India ranked 102 of
117 qualifying countries.
In view of all these challenges, modern agriculture
enables farmers to utilize new innovations, research
and scientific advancement to produce safe,
sustainable and affordable food.
DISADVANTAGES
OF
TRADITIONAL  Low productivity.
AGRICULTURE  It offers few choices.
 It isolates the people
within the economy.
 Pesticides will be
used to prevent from
attacking crops.
 Create specific
health risks.
BENEFITS OF
MODERNISATION  Increase production of
food grains
OF
 Optimum utilisation of
AGRICULTURE land
 Growth of economy in
country
 Improvement in living
standards of farmers
 Increase employment
opportunities
 It can reduce time
TECHNIQUES OF MODERNIZATION OF
AGRICULTURE
 Monoculture
 Which crop grow best
where?
 Use of improved seeds
 Modern implements
 Chemical control the
pests
 Use of proper fertilizers
 Soil conservation
 Genetically
manipulating of plants
 Incentives
 Agriculture market
facilities
 subsidies
 Minimum support
price of agricultural
products
 Proper credit and
smart way of irrigation
 Warehouse facilities
 Crop insurance
  Soil health card system
GOVERNMENT  E-Nam (National Agriculture
SCHEMES Maeket)
 NMSA (National Mission for
Sustainable Agriculture)
 PMKSY (Pradhan Mantri
Krishi Sinchai Yojana)
 PKVY (Paramparagat Krishi
Vikas Yojana)
 PMFBY (Pradhan Mantri Fasal
Bima Yojana)
 Livestock insurance scheme
 MIF (Micro Irrigation Fund)
 RADP (Rain fed Area
Development Programme)
IMPACT OF MODERN
AGRICULTURE ON ENVIRONMENT
As we know that modern agriculture improved our
affordability of food, increase the food supply,
ensure the food safety, increase sustainability and
also produce more biofuels. But at the same time, it
also leads to a environmental problems because it is
based on high input-high output technique using
hybrid seeds of high-yielding variety and abundant
irrigation water, fertilizers and pesticides. It can
considered to be a curse as well as a boon for the
existing conditions of our world.
DISADVANTAGES OF MODERN
AGRICULTURE
 SOIL EROSION:-
The top fertile soil of the farmland is removed due to the
excessive water supply. This leads to the loss of nutrient
rich soil that hampers productivity. It also causes global
warming because the slit of the water bodies induces the
release of soil carbon from the particulate organic
material.
 CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER:-
The groundwater is one of the important sources of water
for irrigation. From agricultural fields, nitrogenous
fertilizers leach into the soil and finally contaminate the
groundwater. When the nitrate level of groundwater
exceeds 25mg/l, they can cause a serious health hazard
known as “Blue Baby Syndrome”, which affects mostly
infants even leading to their death.
 WATER-LOGGING AND SALINITY:-
The salinity of the soil is one of the reasons of low productivity
just because of the improper management of farm drainage.
In this situation, the roots of plants do not get enough air to
respiration then it leads to low crop yield as well as low
Mechanical strength.
 EUTROPHICATION:-
It refers to the addition of artificial or non-artificial substance
such as nitrates and phosphate, through fertilizers or sewage
to a freshwater system. It leads to an increase in the primary
productivity of the water body or the 'bloom’ of phytoplankton
Excessive use of fertilizers that consists of nitrogen and
Phosphorus leads to over nourishment of the water bodies and
gives rise to the phenomenon of eutrophication which means
more nutrients.
 EXCESSIVE USE OF PESTICIDES:-
There are many pesticides for destroying pests and boosting
crop production. Earlier arsenic, sulphur, lead and mercury
was used to kill pests. For example- DDT content pesticides
were used, but unfortunately, it also targeted the beneficial
pests. Most importantly, many pesticides are non biodegradable
which also linked to the food chains wich are harmful to the
human being.
CONCLUSION:-
Just like any other coin, modern agriculture has both the
sides-advantages and its disadvantages. Even though it
harms the environment we cannot totally look away from
this method as it essential for such a rapid growing vast
population. Efforts should be made to make this method
more environmental friendly and reduce its demerits. The
relative significance of farming has dropped steadily sice
the beginning of industrialisation and in 2016- for the first
time in history- the service sector overtook agriculture as
the economic sector employing the most people worldwide.
But we forget that if we need food to survive then we need
agriculture.