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Theindustrialrevolutiongavewayforaformofagriculturethatspedupproductioninawaythathadnever

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previouslybeenconceivedpossible.Traditionalfarmingwasacceleratedthankstofossilfuelsandthediscoveryof
eluviallandwhichcouldthenbeutilizedtoestablishplotsoflandusedtogrowatmaximumefficiency.

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ledtoamazingdiscoveriesinplantgeneticsthatcreateddiseaseresistantbreedsofplantsthatwouldultimately

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maximizeyieldsandasaresult,feedmorepeople.
Theoverfarmingofthesamelandyearafteryearledtotheincreasedneedforfertilizerandofcoursethenecessity
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Oneofthebiggestsetbackstotraditionalandindustrializedagricultureisthatitsatthemercyoftheelements.
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actuallybenefitingtheplantdirectly.Inacontrolledandsoillessgrowingenvironment,theamountofwater
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Theuseofagrichemicalsinindustrializedagricultureisamajorconcerntoconsumerstoday.Theuncertaintyofthe
sideeffectsofconsumingthesechemicalshaspeoplearoundtheworldlookingtowardsalternatefoodchoices.In
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producedtoo.Inlandbasedandindustrializedagriculture,therehasbeenalackoftransparencyintheproduction
processaswellasthedistributionandsupplychainofthefood.Consumerstodayareskepticaloftheactual

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