from hunter gathering to agriculture how hard was it to let go of certain things and how easy was it to adapt to the new lifestyle. The archeologist and anthropologist examined the hunter gathering era to be more preferred over agriculture due to the fact that different season put a limit to giving‚ they were only able to plant certain things during the season‚ and after several uses‚ they had to leave the soil for two years in order it to fertilize. Furthermore‚ agriculture also put a limit to child
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Sarhad J. Agric. Vol.27‚ No.1‚ 2011 103 REVIEW OF PAST LITERATURE ON AGRICULTURE CREDIT IN RURAL AREA OF PAKISTAN NAUSHAD KHAN*‚ MALIK MUHAMMAD SHAFI*‚ MUSAWAR SHAH****‚ ZIAUL ISLAM***‚ MOHAMMAD ARIF***‚ RUKHSANA JAVED**‚ and NAEEM SHAH* * ** *** **** Institute of Development Studies‚ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University‚ Peshawar – Pakistan. Department of Economics‚ Jinnah College for Women‚ University of Peshawar – Pakistan. Institute of Business Management & Computer Sciences‚ Khyber
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18). It affects people ranging from individual to national level with various causes‚ particularly neglect of agriculture and natural disaster in developing countries (FAO‚ 2005‚ no page given). This essay will identify two main causes of food insecurity which have been said above and also it will outline and evaluate two possible solutions to food insecurity problems: improving agriculture and humanitarian aid system. It is necessary to define the meaning of food security before its causes can be
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State‚ Nigeria. e-mail: veraforlive@yahoo.com Tel: 08036357386 ABSTRACT The study investigated the patterns of Internet use among students of agriculture in some selected colleges of agriculture in Plateau State‚ Nigeria. A well structured questionnaire was distributed among the 128 HND students of agriculture in colleges of agriculture in Plateau State. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 17.0.1 was used in analysing the data. The present study demonstrates and elaborates
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is a very common belief that agriculture was one of the greatest turning points in history. It had made our life much more convenient. Producing food wasn’t such a big issue anymore. To some‚ the change from hunter-gatherers to farmers is referred to as the most enlightening gift ever given to the human race. As though all these people consider it as a positive‚ some choose not to accept it. A fitting example would be Jared Diamond‚ and his rebellious essay‚ “Agriculture: The Worst Mistake in the History
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A wide variety of possible solutions to the problem have been suggested by those interested in Sub-Saharan Africa’s well-being. These solutions cover many sectors and industries‚ but most contain agricultural policy initiatives. Across Africa‚ agriculture employs “some 70 per cent of the work force and generates on average 30 per cent of Africa’s GDP‚” and is therefore critical when considering living conditions and drivers of the economy (Ababa‚ 47). Decades ago‚ the Green Revolution - an intentional
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ORGANIC FARMING (Farming without the addition of artificial chemicals.) Organic farming can be defined by the proactive‚ ecological management strategies that maintain and enhance soil fertility‚ prevent soil erosion‚ promote and enhance biological diversity‚ and minimize risk to human and animal health and natural resources. It can also be defined as Vegetable and livestock production using natural sources of nutrients (such as compost‚ crop residues‚ and manure) and natural methods of crop and
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OLERICULTURE: Olericluture is one of the most important subdivisions of agriculture. It’s the applied life science of vegetable cultivation and production for the home or market. It deals with the production‚ storage‚ processing and marketing of vegetables. It encompasses crop establishment‚ including cultivar selection‚ seedbed preparation and establishment of vegetable crops by seed and transplants There was a time when agriculture in the country was largely a gamble on monsoon‚ when our farmers had
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have also shown that many farmers belong to the hardcore poor group in the country that is due to financially stable after hardships occur such as drought‚ flood and other calamities that is beyond the control among them. (Dakar Senegal‚ 2007). Agriculture sector imposed in the large risks or also known as catastrophic risks. Fore example ‚ natural perils liked changes in weather‚ droughts‚ floods‚ and those biological nature such as disease‚ pests that is among the causes of large losses in this
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the fields of agriculture‚ irrigation and power and the plan projected to decrease the countries reliance on food grain imports‚ resolve the food crisis and ease the raw material problem especially in jute and cotton. Nearly 45% of the resources were designated for agriculture‚ while industry got a modest 4.9%.The focus was to maximize the output from agriculture‚ which would then provide the momentum for industrial growth. 1st five year plan proved dramatic success as agriculture production hiked
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