was the invention of farming a good or a bad thing?

Answer 1

for which? vegetables, animals or people?

Answer 2

A great invention for people who need to eat.

Answer 3

a good thing
efficient way to get food
some ppl opposing farming b/c of the animals...
well..it's either...we eat them..orrr...the bear/wolf/whattever eats them...

the way it's done in a farm is the most humane way of killing a livestock, quick and painless...

much better than getting bit in the neck dont you think??

Answer 4

Well farming made cities possible which made Civilization possible, so really what you are asking is: is Civilization a good thing. Maybe, maybe not. The jury is still deciding.

Answer 5

Farming wasn't "good," it was necessary. From what I remember from my "Rise of Civ" class, people took up farming because they had to, due to increasing human population and changing climate.

Answer 6

Agriculture may often cause environmental problems because it changes natural environments and produces harmful by-products. Some of the negative effects are:

Loss of biodiversity
Surplus of nitrogen and phosphorus in rivers and lakes
Detrimental effects of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and other biocides
Conversion of natural ecosystems of all types into arable land
Consolidation of diverse biomass into a few species
Soil erosion
Depletion of minerals in the soil
Particulate matter, including ammonia and ammonium off-gassing from animal waste contributing to air pollution
Weed Science - feral plants and animals
Odor from agricultural waste
Soil salination
According to the United Nations, the livestock sector (primarily cows, chickens, and pigs) emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to our most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. Livestock production occupies 70% of all land used for agriculture, or 30% of the land surface of the planet. It is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases—responsible for 18% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions as measured in CO2 equivalents. By comparison, all transportation emits 13.5% of the CO2. It produces 65% of human-related nitrous oxide (which has 296 times the global warming potential of CO2) and 37% of all human-induced methane (which is 23 times as warming as CO2). It also generates 64% of the ammonia, which contributes to acid rain and acidification of ecosystems.

Also, in case that wasn't bad enough:

Genetic erosion in agricultural and livestock biodiversity is the loss of genetic diversity, including the loss of individual genes, and the loss of particular combinants of genes (or gene complexes) such as those manifested in locally adapted landraces of domesticated animals or plants adapted to the natural environment in which they originated. The term genetic erosion is sometimes used in a narrow sense, such as for the loss of alleles or genes, as well as more broadly, referring to the loss of varieties or even species. The major driving forces behind genetic erosion in crops are: variety replacement, land clearing, overexploitation of species, population pressure, environmental degradation, overgrazing, policy and changing agricultural systems.

The main factor, however, is the replacement of local varieties of domestic plants and animals by high yielding or exotic varieties or species. A large number of varieties can also often be dramatically reduced when commercial varieties (including GMOs) are introduced into traditional farming systems. Many researchers believe that the main problem related to agro-ecosystem management is the general tendency towards genetic and ecological uniformity imposed by the development of modern agriculture.

In conclusion, the invention of farming was not a bad thing. It's been the progression that's crippling the planet.

Answer 7

are oyu kidding me? it was genius! lol except for animals but thats our food

Answer 8

Good for us, bad for everything else.

Answer 9

A great thing.....

Answer 10

i don't think we can judge the inevitable