And since so many communities made this choice independently, it must have been a good choice, right? Even though it meant less music and Scootalypooping. Thanks, Thought Bubble. All right, to answer that question, let's take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of agriculture. Advantage, controllable food supply. You might have droughts or floods, but if you're growing the crops and breeding them to be hardier, you have a better chance of not starving. Disadvantage, in order to keep feeding people as the population grows, you have to radically change the environment of the planet.