Chand∗ ∗ Agriculture is described as the backbone of Indian economy‚ mainly because of three reasons. One‚ agriculture constitutes largest share of country ’s national income though the share has declined from 55 percent in early 1950s to about 25 percent by the turn of the Century. Two‚ more than half of India’s workforce is employed in its agriculture sector. Three‚ growth of other sectors and overall economy depends on performance of agriculture to a considerable extent. Besides‚ agriculture is a
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*Ogundele‚ J. A. Jegede‚ A. O. Department of Geography and Planning Science Faculty of the Social Sciences‚ University of Ado-Ekiti Ado-Ekiti‚ Ekiti State‚ Nigeria. *E-mail: joeogundele@yahoo.com‚honj23@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Climate change will impact agriculture and food production around the world due to; the effects of elevated Carbondioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere‚ higher temperature‚ altered precipitation and transpiration regimes‚ increased frequency of extreme events‚ and modified weed‚ pest and pathogen
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Ensuring fair prices for consumers These objectives were set out at a conference held during the spring of 1958 in Stresa‚ Italy. Members and ministers of agriculture from all the participating EU states met to draw up objectives and proposals for the CAP. After the conference‚ all the members asked the European Commissioner of Agriculture Sicco Mansholt to draw up detailed objectives. To help achieve and maintain these five objectives‚ three key policies were introduced; 1. Tariffs on imports
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what is best for all parties involved. One justification for the mass production of meat and other goods is that it is what is best for the population‚ as it benefits society. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)‚ over 16 million farm and agriculture related careers exist in America today. These include anything from farm employment to food transportation and manufacturing. People in society need jobs‚ and as long as intensive farming continues to grow‚ more and more will
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Mai Hamad ANTH 103 Writing assignment 1 April 23‚ 2017 The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race It is no secret that agriculture is the primary source of survival for most societies around the world‚ but it was not always this way. Before the agricultural revolution of the Neolithic Era people were forced to hunt animals and gather plants in order to survive‚ but farming became a necessity as populations grew. As many progressives see it‚ agricultural became the primary practice for many
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civilization‚ developed agriculture‚ and new inventions were made to make life easier. Although some people may disagree with this statement‚ there is actual evidence that can prove it to be correct. During the time when early humans hunted and gathered‚ they would constantly have to move to different locations. This is because the animals that were hunted would die out and there would be nothing much to gather; this also caused starvation. When the humans started using agriculture‚ they would produce
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imprudent public spending and weak sectoral linkage; as well as monoculture economy. It is evident that one of Nigeria’s greatest problems today is the inability to efficiently manager her enormous human and material endowment (Anyanwu; 2OO7). Agriculture in Nigeria is the most dominant sector and major source of livelihood for the majority of the population. It accounts for about 70% of employment‚ and inspite of this‚ Binswanger‚ etal (1999) say it has not been able to achieve the major objectives
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Farming on a Whole New Level Although people have worked in agriculture for more than 10‚000 years‚ advances in technology assist with maintaining and protecting land‚ crops‚ and animal. The demand to keep food prices affordable encourage those working in the agriculture industry to operate as efficiently as possible (Newman and Ruiz 33-47). Almost all people and companies in this industry have many acres of land they must maintains‚ and it is not always feasible for farmers to take frequent
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Environment”‚ brings up the point that some people think that factory farming is a necessity to feed the population that is growing so quickly. Mason mentions that it is actually reversed. This causes the idea that we need to have more land for animal agriculture‚ and this places a greater demand on the environment in land‚ energy‚ and water. He also talks about the different kind of farm animals and their needs in terms of feed. Mason talks about the water consumption usage‚ and degrading the land. The
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CHAPTER 8: Agricultural Geography Define subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture. Generally speaking‚ where is subsistence agriculture practiced in the world? Where is commercial agriculture often practiced? Subsistence Agriculture-production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer’s family practiced on small farms often in low-income economy areas Commercial Agriculture- production of food for profit (agri-business) practiced on large farms and more common in high income
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