discuss measures required for sustainable agriculture in your country/region in the context of urban and rural development. Focus on what you consider to be the most important element Sustainable agriculture in the context of urban and rural development is the management and conservation of natural resources and institutional changes in such a manner as to ensure the attainment of human needs for present and future generations. Sustainable agriculture compliments rural and urban livelihoods through
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primarily agrarian economy. Agriculture is the single largest producing sector of the economy since it comprises about 18.6% (data released on November‚ 2010) of the country’s GDP and employs around 45% of the total labor force.[1] The performance of this sector has an overwhelming impact on major macroeconomic objectives like employment generation‚ poverty alleviation‚ human resources development and food security. A plurality of Bangladeshis earn their living from agriculture. Although rice and jute
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help us with our agriculture and animals‚ but before the technological age‚ people had other ways of growing the crops they needed. A main question that is yet to be answered is why are some civilizations more advanced than others? This could be answered in many ways from technology to agriculture. When civilizations started to realize the power of technology‚ a few civilizations fell behind in the technological rush. Some countries and civilizations were revolved around agriculture and farming because
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Agriculture The beginning of agriculture with the domestication and farming of wild plants of wide success and earliest prominence occurred in the Mediterranean habitat of the Fertile Crescent. Early crops of the Fertile Crescent included barley‚ emmer wheat‚ einkorn wheat‚ peas‚ lentil‚ chickpeas‚ flax‚ and muskmelon. This change from hunter-gatherer to farmer was subtle at first and experimental‚ as the outcome was unknown and unforeseen to early farmers. To-be farmers would pick wild plants
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Olajide Shokeye September 18‚ 2012 T. Barrales A.P World History Effects of Agriculture The evolution of man through agriculture was expressed thoroughly by Jared Diamond in his article. The transition from a Neolithic way of living to a Paleolithic way of life had many negative effects. Having people settling down to build organized cities and companies
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The term subsistence agriculture refers to a self contained and self sufficient unit where most of the agricultural production is consumed and some may be sold in local market is sold. Characteristics of subsistence agriculture The main characteristics of traditional or subsistence agriculture in brief are as follows: (1) Land use . Traditional farms are very small usually only 1 to 3 hectares. The goods produced on these small farming units is used mainly for consumption
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Overview The tractor industry reported a strong 28.3% growth in sales volumes during 2009-10‚ thereby ending the phase of cyclical correction that had pulled down tractor sales during the preceding two years (200709). Significantly‚ the revival of 2009-10 happened despite the droughtlike conditions in many States during the kharif1 season dampening sentiments. The key factor enabling the demand growth of 2009-10 was strong rural liquidity‚ which in turn was sustained by several factors‚ including:
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Dangers of Agriculture H445 Occupational Health Agriculture ranks among the most hazardous industries. Farmers are at very high risk for fatal and nonfatal injuries‚ and farming is one of the few industries in which family members are also at risk for fatal and nonfatal injuries. In 1990‚ Congress directed NIOSH to develop an agricultural safety and health program to address the high risks of injuries and illnesses experienced by workers and families in agriculture. NIOSH supports
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Agriculture in Pakistan Farming is Pakistan’s largest economic activity. In FY 1993‚ agriculture‚ and small-scale forestry and fishing‚ contributed 25 percent of GDP and employed 48 percent of the labor force. Agricultural products‚ especially cotton yarn‚ cotton cloth‚ raw cotton‚ and rice‚ are important exports. Although there is agricultural activity in all areas of Pakistan‚ most crops are grown in the Indus River plain in Punjab and Sindh. Considerable development and expansion of output has
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China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of agricultural products – and some 300 million Chinese farm workers are in the industry‚ mostly laboring on pieces of land about the size of U.S farms. Virtually all arable land is used for foodcrops. China is the world’s largest producer of rice and is among the principal sources of wheat‚ corn (maize)‚ tobacco‚ soybeans‚ potatoes‚ sorghum‚ peanuts‚ tea‚ millet‚ barley‚ oilseed‚ pork‚ and fish. Major non-food crops‚ including cotton‚ other fibers
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