Agriculture is the production of plants and animals useful to human. It includes tilling, conserving, and reclaiming, the soil, breeding better plants and animals, protecting plants and animals from diseases for them. But apart from these major division, agriculture has ramifications almost without end.
Importance. Agriculture is the principal occupation of mankind. In highly industrialized countries fewer workers are directly engaged in agriculture.
Agriculture surpasses other industries not only in the number of person it employs but also in its service to mankind. It is the foundation of all other industries.