AGRICULTURE, FOOD & NATURAL RESOURCES
Workers in the agriculture, food, and natural resources cluster produce products and processes—from raising food and textile crops to breeding livestock and hunting wild game; from mining ore below the earth’s surface, to hazardous waste removal and wildlife conservation. Historic trends are giving way to new developments in this cluster.
What are the trends in agriculture, food, and natural resources?
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Agriculture is one of the oldest occupations in existence and is essential to human survival.
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In the early 1900s, 30% of the U.S. population lived on farms compared to fewer than 1% today.
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New food products are continuously developed to keep up with consumers’ tastes.
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Environmental protection is a major aspect of the natural resources sector, and includes recycling, rehabilitating contaminated land sites, and reducing pollution.
