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any of several revolutionary changes that have occurred in the agricultural practices of societies throughout history
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Agricultural revolution — can refer to the: *Neolithic Revolution also the First Agricultural Revolution (about 10,000 years ago), which formed the basis for human civilization to develop *Green Revolution (post 1945), the use of industrial fertilizers and new crops… … Wikipedia
Agricultural Revolution — Gradual transformation of the traditional agricultural system that began in Britain in the 18th century. Aspects of this complex transformation, which was not completed until the 19th century, included the reallocation of land ownership to make… … Universalium
agricultural revolution — /ægrəˌkʌltʃərəl rɛvəˈluʃən/ (say agruh.kulchuhruhl revuh loohshuhn) noun 1. a transformation in the way a society uses land for the purpose of food production. 2. (often upper case) any of various instances of this, involving, for example,… …
agricultural revolution — a period of fundamental changes to agricultural systems which tend to concentrate land and production into fewer hands while increasing yields. Changes may be organizational and technological … Geography glossary
Muslim Agricultural Revolution — The Islamic Golden Age from the 8th century to the 13th century witnessed a fundamental transformation in agriculture known as the Arab Agricultural Revolution, Medieval Green Revolution, [A. M. Watson (1981), A Medieval Green Revolution: New… … Wikipedia
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British Agricultural Revolution — The British Agricultural Revolution describes a period of development in Britain between the 18th century and the end of the 19th century, which saw a massive increase in agricultural productivity and net output. This in turn supported… … Wikipedia
Major Agricultural Revolution In India — Agriculture is developed and played a very important role with development of social, stable and organized human life. History of Agricultural Revolution History of modern agricultural revolution takes place as early as 18th century. Agricultural … Wikipedia
Scottish Agricultural Revolution — The Agricultural Revolution in Scotland began in the mid eighteenth century with the improvements of Scottish Lowlands farmland and the beginning of a transformation of Scottish agriculture from one of the most backward into what was to become… … Wikipedia
Agricultural productivity — Food production per capita (1961 2005) … Wikipedia
