India, Feb. 21 -- The agricultural world is undergoing a historic change: the number of farms coming down sharply while size is increasing. Does it imply consolidation of farming in a few hands?

The vocation of agriculture is undergoing a civilisational change. Settled agriculture is a purely human-initiated vocation catering to food needs, though just over 12,000 years old. When started, it was just a need-based activity. It has evolved into a multi-trillion dollar vocation, with 600 million farms currently feeding over 8 billion humans on the planet. The change that this sector has been undergoing since the 1980s is going to peak in the next 30 years. What is this change?

The world will no more see the creation of farms. Instead, a co...