Question

What are the modern farming methods? Explain their drawbacks?

Answer 1

Modern farming methods:

1. These are the farming practices, which are featured by large manpower, capital inputs, and extensive use of equipment like winnowing machines, threshers, and harvesters.
2. Apart from this, it utilizes technologies like selective breeding and the application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

The drawbacks of modern farming methods:

1. The use of fertilizers and other chemicals in modern farming leads to an annual loss of soil quality.
2. Approximately half of the nitrate in the fertilizers utilized on crops gets washed into water bodies resulting in water pollution.
3. The practice of stubble burning results in the release of harmful smoke clouds into the atmosphere.
4. The modern farming methods use excessive water, which may ultimately lead to water shortages.
5. The application of modern techniques results in the eradication of essential microbes from the soil, which may eventually result in infertility of the soil and unhealthy crops in the long run.