Basic Knowledge in Agriculture #49

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•What do you understand by mechanized farming and also Manual farming

When people say manual farming, the first thing I think is somebody in the field bending down with hoe or cutlass, sweating under the sun. That is manual farming to me. It means using hand tools, small things like rake, shovel, hoe, sometimes just bare hand even, to plant, weed, harvest. It’s old, our grandparents did it and it kept them alive. It is slow, but feels natural because the farmer is touching the soil directly.

Mechanized farming is another picture completely. This one is modern. You see tractors, harvesters, planters, big machines moving through large land. Sometimes drones flying above spraying fertilizer or water. Instead of many men working one farm for weeks, one machine can finish it in one or two days. Mechanized farming is about celeritas (speed) and scientia (knowledge). It makes farming bigger, easier, faster.

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•Discuss on the advantages and Disadvantages of Mechanized and Manual Farming

Advantages of Manual Farming

One advantage is it’s cheap. You don’t need million to buy machine, you just buy hoe and cutlass and land. Another good side is jobs. Many people can work together, families, neighbors, they share the labor. It also works well in rough ground where tractors can’t enter, like hills or very small farms. Another thing, farmers care for their crops closely when using hand, sometimes quality of harvest better that way.

Disadvantages of Manual Farming

But it has plenty bad sides too. It is too slow, it wastes time. One acre can take weeks to clear. It also drains energy, your back and hands suffer a lot. Injuries and sickness common. Production is usually low. With population growing every year, manual farming cannot feed everybody. Young people too, most of them run away from this kind of farming because it looks like punishment.

Advantages of Mechanized Farming

Mechanized farming brings tempus est pretiosum (time is precious). Machines save time and reduce stress. They can work very large farms that no man power alone can handle. With machines, you produce more food, in less time. It also makes farming attractive again for youth, because they prefer sitting on tractor than sweating with cutlass. It helps with irrigation, spraying, harvesting, pest control, almost everything. That means more food, less hunger, less waste.

Disadvantages of Mechanized Farming

Still machines have problems. The first one is cost. Tractor, harvester, they are too expensive. Poor farmer can’t afford it. Even if someone buys one, fuel and maintenance takes more money. Another disadvantage, machines reduce human labor, which means less jobs for people in village. Soil can also get damaged if machines are used wrongly. Erosion, fertility loss, all those can happen. Mechanized farming is strong but not perfect.

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•Which of them do you think is best and give reasons for your answer

If I must choose, I think mechanized farming is the best for today’s world. Reason is simple: population too many, food demand too high. Manual farming is too slow, it cannot provide enough for cities and villages. Mechanized farming can produce more, faster, and even allow countries to export food. It helps reduce hunger. Yes it is costly, but with government support and cooperatives it can work better.

But I don’t throw away manual farming completely. I think a mixtura (mixture) of both is the wise way. Small farmers who cannot afford tractors should still farm with hoe and cutlass. Big farms, commercial ones, should use machines. That balance makes sense. It keeps tradition alive while still meeting modern needs.

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Conclusion

In the end, farming is the backbone of life. Manual farming is our roots, our tradition, it connects farmer with soil. Mechanized farming is our future, it carries food to more people, faster. Both have advantages, both have disadvantages. But together, they complete each other. As the Latin saying goes, panis est vita— bread is life. Without farming, life stops.

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