encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaingin Slash-and-burn is an agricultural technique which involves cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields. It is subsistence agriculture that typically uses little technology or other tools. It is typically part of shifting cultivation agriculture‚ and of transhumance livestock herding.[1] Older English terms for slash-and-burn include assarting‚ swidden‚ and fire-fallow cultivation. Today the term "slash-and-burn" is mainly associated
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“Climate-Smart” Agriculture and Moringa Newton K Amaglo‚ PhD Student‚ Hunan Agriculture University‚ Faculty of Food Science and Technology‚ Changsha‚ Hunan. China 410128. Email; amaglonewton@yahoo.com Nov 2012 Introduction There has been a time in history when humans used tens of thousands of vegetables‚ cereals‚ etc but today we rely on just a few cereals. After roughly 10‚000 years of progressive agricultural civilization‚ seventy percent of the world’s food supply comes from just
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| Nestlé: Sustainable Agriculture Initiative | | | Introduction Sustainability can be defined as the capacity to endure. Our world today‚ populated by nearly 7 billion people - number that will reach 9 billion by the year 2050 - is using more and more resources each day. Our main resource of energy‚ the oil‚ has already reached its climax‚ which mean that we will run out of it within 40 years; our forests are disappearing; our lands are degrading because of intensive farming.. All this
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IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE TO ECONOMY OF MIANWALI Mianwali is the district situated in the north of Punjab. It is located at the border of province KPK AND PUNJAB. This district was formed in the year 1906 .it has three tehsil’s Mianwali Easa khel Piplan The majority of peoples of mianwali belong to the field of agriculture .Mianwali consists of wonder full irrigation system. It consists of canals‚ river‚ and tube well‚ INDUS RIVER is one important source which provides water to many areas in
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Title of study : Weeds. Name: Danielle Valere Teacher’s Name : Mr. Williams. Date: 11th March 2013. Introduction. Weeds are seen as a form of pests to farmers as the interfere with the growth and production of crops. Farmers as a result have to take care of their crops by ensuring that the area that they desire to plant their crop in is fully sanitized and that the area is ready for planting. If this is not done the farmer would be in some serious problems resulting in unfortunate
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GMO Assignment Monsanto is an agriculture and biotechnology company. They originally marketed chemicals‚ the first of which was an artificial sweetener called Saccharine Genetically modified mean something has been artificially altered to produce a certain characteristic. In this case‚ modified to be resistant to roundup PCB’s where chemical lubricants‚ oils ect. It was a pollutant which caused cancer and illnesses‚ this was hidden by Monsanto. The controversy was the treatment‚ disposal and use
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fought through struggles to become as successful as he was. Without help from his close friends and family members‚ he still got through the conflicts life threw at him. Edmund Ruffin‚ a man with a fighting spirit‚ successfully made a huge impact on agriculture alongside history. Ruffin was born on January 5th‚ 1794‚ in Prince George County‚ Virginia. His mother died whilst he was still an infant; although‚ his father‚ George Ruffin‚ remarried a few years later. Growing up without his real mother affected
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Effects Of Genetic Engineering On Agriculture The Effects of Genetic Engineering on Agriculture Agribiotechnology is the study of making altered agricultural products. Agribusiness is trying to alter the genes of already existing products to try to enhance the biocompetitiveness and adaptability of crops by enhancing plant resistance to drought‚ salinity‚ disease‚ pests and herbicides. They are going to try to enhance their growth‚ productivity‚ nutrient value‚ and chemical composition. The old
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INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE 1. Some definitions: What is ‘industrial animal agriculture’‚ and what are its properties? What are zoonoses? Industrial animal agriculture is a modern form of intensive farming that uses intensive production lines and is designed to produce the highest output at the lowest cost. Industrial farms use new technology which provides them with high mechanisation‚ speed in production and low labour requirements. The animals in industrial farms are kept usually indoors with
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During the period 1876-1900‚ there were many different changes to American agriculture. Prior to the American Civil War‚ the United States started a systematic policy of territorial expansion across the continental United States. During this process of expansion‚ land was gained from the Native Americans and the Mexicans through different wars and treaties. However‚ the changes that technology‚ government policy‚ and economic conditions caused shall be explained. The Industrial Age accentuated
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