cultivation of soil to grow foodany nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth plants using advanced technologythe system by which a society provides its members with things needed or desired, along with knowledge for the use and maintenance of the system More; today’s intensive agriculturecultivation of soil to grow food plants using technologies such as plowing, irrigation, terracing, fertilizers and harnessing power of domesticated animals uses mechanized equipment on large plots of land and crops are sold for profit