How to "Farm a resource" boost?

[Freddy]

Sure it's a silly question, but how do you get the boost for irrigation, don't you need the tech to do what you need to get the boost in the first place?

thx

[Kat]

build a farm on something like wheat or rice (im not sure if there are other 'farmable' resources)

[Voromnis]

stick a farm on bonus resource like rice, wheat.

[Dray Prescot]

Yes, you need to have the tech (probably irrigation tech) to be able to build a farm on that particular resource. Later on in the game, you get higher yields on a farm when it has two farms as direct neighbors, so a triangle of farms would all have the increased yield (this is the most efficient arrangement, other wise only the middle farm of the three farms will get a boost in yield).

[Freddy]

ok so it WAS a silly question, I thought you need the tech to build ANY kind of farm

thx all

[Dr Duh]

Irrigation allows you to build _plantations_
Pottery allows you to build farms on rice or wheat (or grassland/plains)

[Rhudda]

Originally posted by Dr Duh:

Irrigation allows you to build _plantations_
Pottery allows you to build farms on rice or wheat (or grassland/plains)

No, you can build farms right from the start, even on resources. Pottery allows you to remove those resources from the map entirely for a big one-time bonus.