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    Agriculture In India – Introduction Agriculture has been an integral part of the Indian Economy‚ before and after Independence‚ despite its decline in share of GDP (17.2% as of 2011). Half of India’s population depends on Agriculture as a livelihood. India is 2nd in farm output. It the largest producer of coriander‚ spices‚ millets and many more; second in fruits such as mangoes and papaya; and third in rapeseed‚ tomatoes and coconuts. Yet 1/3rd of Indian population is under poverty line. Before

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    crops—such as Cotton‚ indigo‚ opium‚ and rice—made it to the global market under the British Raj in India. Republic of India (1947 CE onwards)  The many ’production revolutions’ initiated from 1960s onwards included Green Revolution in India‚ Yellow Revolution (oilseed: 1986-1990)‚ Operation Flood (dairy: 1970-1996)‚ and Blue Revolution (fishing: 1973-2002) etc. HISTORY OF ORGANIC FARMING Organic farming was practiced in India since thousands of years. The great Indian civilization thrived

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    Self-sufficiency in food not achieved yet Says Muhith Unb‚ Dhaka Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said that the country is yet to achieve the overall self- sufficiency in food. "[When it comes to] overall self sufficiency‚ [I’ll say] no. But‚ self sufficiency in rice is yes‚ in food grains‚ mostly‚" he told reporters after visiting director general of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Jose Graziano met him at his office at the Economic Relations Division (ERD). Muhith said the country

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    Explain what is meant by “The Population Bomb” and to what extent do you agree that this bomb has been diffused. “Population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever small increases in food supplies we make. The death rate will increase until at least 100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years.”- Paul Ehrlich‚ Stanford University biologist The population bomb theory was made popular by Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 book “The Population Bomb”‚ Ehrlich posited

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    the central theme of “The first green revolution” section in Chapter 3.1 of your text? The green revolution resulted in increased crop production without any environmental concerns‚ which generated a steep incline in human population growth. The green revolution allowed for a rapid increase in high yield crops through the use of genetically modified seeds that allowed developing nations to survive in the face of famine. CORRECT The green revolution led to increases in crop production

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    STUDY OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ENERGY SOURCES ISRAEL’S GREEN INITIATIVE • Until recently‚ with a significant offshore natural gas discovery‚ Israel has had essentially no commercial fossil fuel resources of its own‚ and has been forced to depend almost exclusively on imports to meet its energy needs. • Israel has attempted to diversify its supply sources and to utilize alternatives like solar and wind energy. Traditionally‚ Israel has relied on expensive‚

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    the economic impact of new technology in rice production‚ for example‚ how does new technology like Green Revolution affects rice supply and how does technology helps reduce production cost. First‚ the data from China Statistical Yearbook would be collected‚ I will compare the difference before green revolution and after green revolution in rice production‚ to analyze the impact of green revolution of rice production. Second‚ there are other new technology has been used in rice production‚ like

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    Konstantin Markov “What are the main causes for food insecurity today? Outline and evaluate 2 or 3 possible solutions to food insecurity problems.” From ancient times to today’s globalized world every day we need food to survive. That is why food standards and security are very important issues for living normal healthy life. In some areas like Africa there is food and water shortage. The lack of water and productive land cause poor life standards of people living in these areas and they are

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    reform was also not much of a success as it resulted in low productivity. Another major political factor that changed agriculture in India was the technological reform brought in by the government in the 1960s‚ also known as the Green Revolution. The green revolution introduced artificial fertilizers and pesticides and high yielding varieties of seeds (HYVs). These fertilizers

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    Essay Question 2 – Human Resources Thomas Malthus: Theory of population Malthus stated that‚ the populations’‚ of the world would increase in geometric proportions while the food resources available for them would increase only in arithmetic proportions. In simple words‚ if human population was allowed to increase in an uncontrolled way‚ then the number of people would increase at a faster rate than the food supply. A point would come when human populations of the world reach the limit up to

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