Agriculture describes the practice of growing crops or raising animals. Someone who works as a 'farmer' is in the agriculture industry.
Agriculture is both an art and a science (needs skill and founded on scientifically verified facts) and thus includes specialized disciplines; the words “growing” and “raising” are descriptive of enterprise, activity or practice.
It has two main divisions: plant or crop production and animal or livestock production; and its ultimate purpose is for food production, other human needs such as clothing, medicines, tools, artistic display and dwelling, or for economic gain or profit.
Agriculture is a big business. There are so many career possibilities and it goes well beyond farming and ranching. Check out the list of Agriculture careers at Lovetoknow.com.