He pioneered the mechanization of agriculture: Who is James Anderson?

(1739-1808) English economist. He pioneered the application of new techniques in agriculture. He was born in Hermiston, near Edinburgh. When he lost his family at a young age, he took over the management of their farms. Having studied agricultural chemistry, he applied new methods to his land and achieved successful results. At the age of 20, he invented a wheelless, the two-horse plow. This plow is now known as the Scottish Plow. Later settled in Aberdeenshire, Anderson gained fame with his writings on the use of advanced technologies in agriculture. He settled in Edinburgh in 1783. He has published many books and brochures and has written articles for newspapers and magazines.

In his works, Anderson focused especially on land ownership and tenancy relations. He wrote books and articles on the Corn Laws, which protected British agriculture with high customs. He also dealt with issues such as immigration from the homeland to the colonies, the effects of slavery on colonial economies, draining swamps, and establishing dairy farms. He also has research on Scottish fishermen. Although he was in favor of free trade in his economic views, he advocated state protectionism in fisheries.

Anderson, examined the structure of the Corn Laws in his book An Inquiry into the Nature of the Corn Laws, with a View to the New Corn Bill Proposed for Scotland, published in 1777, and with the views, he put forward in this book, Malthus and Ricardo also supported the theory of rent. laid the foundations. Seeing rent as a gift of nature for fertile land, Anderson argued that the profit from fertile and unproductive land is equalized due to rent payments.