Agriculture Agriculture is the artificial cultivation and processing of animals‚ plants‚ fungi and other life forms for food‚ fibers and other byproducts. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization‚ whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of much denser and more stratified societies. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. Agriculture is also observed in certain species of ant and termite.
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DEFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN INDIA Preface The term agricultural marketing is composed of two words -agriculture and marketing. Agriculture‚ in the broadest sense means activities aimed at the use of natural resources for human welfare‚ and marketing connotes a series of activities involved in moving the goods from the point of production to the point of consumption. Specification‚ the subject of agricultural marketing includes marketing functions
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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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and profit usually decline. The life of a new industry often depends on how it conceives and produceses. INTRODUCTION Agriculture Pakistan’s principal natural resources are arable land‚ water‚ and extensive natural gas reserves. About 28% of Pakistan’s total land area is under cultivation and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. Agriculture accounts for about 24% of GDP and employs about 44% of the labor force. The most important crops are cotton‚ wheat‚ rice‚
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Macro Management of Agriculture‚ Technology Mission for Oilseeds‚ Pulses and Maize‚ Technology Mission on Horticulture‚ Technology Mission on Cotton and National Food Security Mission‚ financial assistance is provided to the farmers for the purchase of identified agricultural implements and machines. Agricultural Mechanization Development Efficient machinery helps in increasing productivity by about 30% besides‚ enabling the farmers to raise a second crop making the agriculture attractive. Raising
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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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The Aztecs The main supply for food for the Aztecs were agriculture and farming. They rely mainly on the crops for every season; they grow‚ produce and consume food and this is how they get their daily food. Terracing Indicating the societal complexity of the Aztecs‚ the farming technique known as terracing is complicated and elaborate. They used terracing in the hilly areas and built walls‚ forming terraces into the sides of the hills. These stone walls ran parallel to the contour of the slope
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