Biodiversity is one aspect that lately become much attention for his role in maintaining the continuity of the ecosystem. Shade coffee plantations have very diverse biodiversity and capable of maintaining soil conditions‚ climate‚ and biology the same as natural conditions [1]. However‚ many farmers manage coffee plantation with only one type of shade trees for protection. As a result‚ biodiversity is reduced and consequently erosion‚ and pest attacks increased. Shade coffee plantations was important
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pollinators and farming monoculture results in hungry pollinators whenever the main commercial crop is out of flower. Mrs. Carlson then explained that Biodynamic farmers avoid synthetic pesticides that may be harmful to pollinators. That they also set aside at least 10% of their land for biodiversity‚ which means more variety of forage for various pollinators and bees. Healthy pollinators help grow crops‚ which translates into more of the delicious vegetables and fruit that we
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Agriculture is one of the most crucial necessities all around the world. The amount of food grown and sold affects the resources that are used in production. To sustain life you need food but most people are blinded to what actually happens in all the stages of growth. With technology advancing the way it is it has become hard to trust your food and its purity and cleanliness. People don’t get deep into where all their food comes from. It starts from the farms. Depending on what type of farm you
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Esmeralda Roon – Grade 11 3rd July 2017 LIFE SCIENCE INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT TITLE CAN COMMERCIAL STOCK FARMING IN THE KAROO BE PERFORMED IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WAY INCORPORATING THE REHABILITATION OF DEGRADED FARMLAND? Contents Description Page Contents 2 Abstract 3 Experiment 1 : Krommelboog Farm (soil quality when using Holistic Management) 4 • Aim 4 • Hypothesis 4 • Method 4 • Results 4/5 Conclusion 5 Experiment 2 : Krommelboog Farm (water movement)
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Animal Farm’s Utopian Society Animal Farm by George Orwell is a novel detailing a farm’s revolution as the animals fight to take back what is theirs and keep it for themselves rather than supply a farmer and his needs. The animals succeed in recapturing their farm‚ and one of the first things they do is set up a list of seven commandments to provide structure to their utopian society. By the end of the book‚ one realizes that the utopian society the animals set up was riddled with holes‚
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COURSE TITLE: AEC1 (Agricultural Extension Communication) COURSE DESCRIPTION: Principles and methods of extension communication in agriculture COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the course‚ the student should be able to: 1. describe the nature‚ scope and function of agricultural extension in the context of changing Philippine agriculture 2. explain how agricultural extension function effectively and efficiently to achieve its goal of helping improve the level of living of families
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ECONOMIC NOTES EPW Research Foundation Prospects for Agricultural Production in 2012-13 Nishigandha Lokhande An analysis of the first advance estimate of kharif crop production in 2012-13. he prospects for agricultural production in the first year 2012-13 of the Twelfth Plan are not bright because of a delayed monsoon and then breaks in-between. The government has fixed a kharif foodgrains production target of 129 million tonnes (mt) for 2012-13 which is slightly less than the fourth advance
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Allelopathic potential of crop residues for weed management in wheat under semi-arid conditions of Pakistan Muhammad Ashraf Professor of Agronomy‚ PMAS-Arid Agriculture University‚ Rawalpindi‚ Pakistan. drashraf_150@yahoo.com RATIONALE • Rainfed Wheat- Main winter crop grown by about 80% of the farmers on residual soil moisture‚ received during monsoon1. • Weeds infestation- a major yield reducing factor (25-30%↓); • If weeds are controlled‚ crop yield can be enhanced by about 37%2.
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