Religion and agriculture

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Religion and agriculture have been closely associated since Neolithic times and the development of early Orphic religions based upon fertility and the seasons.{{citation|url=http://www.iid.org/publications/Religion_Agriculture.pdf|author=Lindsay Falvey|year=2005|title=Religion and Agriculture: Sustainability in Christianity and Buddhism|publisher=Institute for International Development|pages=13–14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706135745/http://www.iid.org/publications/Religion_Agriculture.pdf|archive-date=2008-07-06}}