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The difference between traditional agriculture and modern agriculture

Agricultural production mode, product type and quality, resource utilization and application of science and technology.

1. Agricultural production mode: Traditional agriculture relies on manpower and animal power for farming, natural environment and manpower, and the production efficiency is low; Modern agriculture relies on machinery, fertilizers and pesticides, and widely uses modern science and technology and means of production, with high production efficiency.

2. Product types and quality: traditional agriculture mainly produces local self-sufficient agricultural products, with single product types and uneven quality; Modern agriculture is market-oriented and produces diversified high-quality agricultural products.

3. Resource utilization: traditional agriculture is dominated by self-sufficient natural economy, and resource utilization is relatively extensive; Modern agriculture emphasizes resource-saving and environment-friendly "two-oriented" agriculture, and adopts low-carbon development model to reduce non-point source pollution.

4. Application of science and technology: Traditional agriculture mainly relies on traditional experience and labor force, with low scientific and technological content; Modern agriculture emphasizes the application of science and technology, such as the application of modern science and technology and management methods, facility agriculture, micro-drip irrigation technology, integrated pest management technology and so on.