The word “Agriculture” is derived from the Latin word ager which means “field” and cultura which stands for “cultivation”. In layman's language agriculture is an art of growing crops and livestock. But it isn't as easy as it seems from this definition, it took a lot to get it right to make fair profits. Many countries in Africa and Asia depend mainly on agriculture, where the majority of the population relies on farming as an exclusive source of income, and agriculture becomes an integral part of the economic growth of that country. The history of agricultural evolution depicts the tale of mankind’s development along. As crop growth and livestock rearing techniques have been developed, so has human development. Agriculture is believed to have begun a long time ago, with the cultivation of some wild edible plants such as lentils, barley, peas. Animal husbandry started with the domestication of animals useful for human beings such as sheep, goats, cows, etc
