Agriculture, also known as farming, is the practice of cultivating soil to grow crops and raising animals for food, fiber, and other products. It also includes preparing and distributing these products to markets. Agriculture is a diverse industry that has many opportunities in science, technology, business, and law. Agriculture kept people near their fields, leading to the development of permanent villages. Agriculture allowed people to produce extra food, which could be used when crops failed or traded for other goods . Mechanical reapers, threshers, and Plows helped modernize the grain-cutting and separating process. Agriculture – cultivating soil, planting, raising and harvesting crops, rearing, feeding, and managing animals. Aquaculture – raising private aquatic animals (fish) Floriculture – growing flowering plants. Horticulture – growing fruits, vegetables, and plants. Indigenous agriculture is a set of practices that are culturally and ecologically adapted to sustain balance within a specific environment.