{"id":2910,"date":"2021-05-14T15:23:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T15:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/conventional-agriculture\/"},"modified":"2021-05-14T15:23:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T15:23:35","slug":"conventional-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/conventional-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Conventional agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nConventional agriculture is the most widespread agricultural production model on the planet. This pursues efficiency and economic profitability through intensive monoculture plantations.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Due to technological advances, conventional agriculture is the most widespread. All this, thanks to the intensive use of agricultural machinery or chemical treatment. Likewise, this type of agriculture is applied to all types of crops and geographical areas.<\/p>\n

Its intensive application responds to the fact that, through conventional techniques and the help of technology, it is possible to carry out an agricultural operation with high levels of productivity.<\/p>\n

In this sense, conventional agriculture has the capacity to obtain large agricultural productions, with a lot of surplus. For this reason, it is attributed the advantage of meeting high demands for food, while requiring a greater workforce.<\/p>\n

Main features of conventional agriculture<\/h2>\n

Compared to other existing modalities, conventional agriculture has a series of characteristics to highlight:<\/p>\n

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  • For the operation of the technological resources it uses, fossil and polluting fuels are generally used.<\/li>\n
  • At the same time, many agricultural techniques developed are carried out with toxic or polluting substances. Examples of this are chemical compounds that give rise to pesticide products, nutrients and growth stimulators or non-organic fertilizers.<\/li>\n
  • It is generally linked to large-scale production. In this way, it covers large quantities of product on most occasions and of a very diverse nature.<\/li>\n
  • It allows the creation of a high number of jobs, allowing certain areas to base their economy on agriculture to a large extent.<\/li>\n
  • This agricultural method pursues the highest possible profitability. To do this, it works with high-efficiency production models.<\/li>\n
  • It proposes an intensive and continuous mode of production over time. In the form of a monoculture, a continuous production of, usually, a single agricultural good is established.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Conventional agriculture is understood as the most advanced stage of traditional agriculture. In this line, it supposes agrarian adaptation to technological evolution and contemporary practices.<\/p>\n

    That said, it was as a result of the Industrial Revolution, and the appearance of the steam engine, when the agricultural sector underwent its great transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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