“The first #agricultural revolution is characterized as the advent of modern #farming, the second began during the industrial revolution when #crop rotations were introduced, and the third revolution saw the dawn of synthetic fertilizer discovery and genetic breeding techniques, accelerating farmland #productivity.
The sector is now facing a multitude of complex and interdependent challenges. This comes at a time when the demands on the sector due to rapid population #growth are set to accelerate, meaning a fourth revolution is needed.”
Full article here: https://www.verdict.co.uk/tech-fourth-agricultural-revolution/