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    Intensive Farming

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    Intensive farming is a way of producing vast amounts of crops by using numerous chemicals and machines. These practices include growing high-yield crops‚ using fertilisers‚ pesticides and keeping animals indoors. Food production is increased however there are various advantages and disadvantages of this particular method. An example of this method would be conventional chicken farming. This method may be used by farmers due to predators e.g. foxes killing their free range chickens‚ minimising their

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    London Farming

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    Farming in London’s Green Belt Mark Holmes www.adas.co.uk Farming in London’s Green Belt Background to farming in London’s Green Belt Farmers future confidence and challenges Opportunities / barriers and solutions 1 Farming in London’s Green Belt Study 2005 Examined current farming activity in London and future activity‚ completed in May 2005 Investigated London farmers connection to local supply chains Investigated farmers future intention Farmers’ Voice Farmers’ Voice is an annual

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    on Organic farming Deptt of Agriculture and Cooperation‚ Govt of India Organic Agriculture (Concept‚ Scenario‚ Principals and Practices) By A.K Yadav Director National Centre of Organic Farming‚ Ghaziabad National Centre of Organic Farming Department of Agriculture and Cooperation‚ Ministry of Agriculture‚ Govt of India‚ CGO-II‚ Kamla Nehru Nagar Ghaziabad‚ 201 001‚ Uttar Pradesh 1 National Centre of Organic Farming‚ Ghaziabad National Project on Organic farming Deptt of

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    Firestick Farming

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    What is Fire stick farming? Fire stick farming is the traditional way Aboriginal people looked after the land and created fire breaks to ensure large destructive summer fires were not a threat. Communication Fire was a form of communication. When water supplies were running low one of the men would travel to where they knew the next source of water would be. On his way there he would take a fire stick and burn small patches of grass as he went. If the waterhole had sufficient water‚ he

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    Poultry farming

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    ’intensive’.One alternative to intensive poultry farming is free-range farming‚ however‚ this method of husbandry also uses large flock sizes in high stocking densities. Friction between supporters of these two main methods of poultry farming has led to long-term issues of ethical consumerism. Opponents of intensive farming argue that it harms the environment and creates health risks‚ as well as abusing the animals. Advocates of intensive farming say that their highly efficient systems save land

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    Organic Farming

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    their bodies. Over the past century‚ industrialization has occurred in our food systems and‚ in turn‚ resulted in the loss of nutrition and local farming. Organic farming provides not only an alternative safe and healthy farming model‚ but a way to correct the flaws in our current system. There are many benefits of organic foods and organic farming. Organic foods are free of harmful chemicals‚ artificial flavors‚ and preservatives. Conventional farmers use over 300 different pesticides to grow

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    Contract Farming

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    CREDIT SEMINAR REPORT ON CONTRACT FARMING [pic] Submitted to: Submitted By: Dr. Madhu sharma M. Nageswara Rao Associate Professor MBA (AB) 1st year Institute of Agri Business Management Rajasthan Agricultural University Bikaner Rajasthan 2008-2010 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. DEFINITION 1.2. BROAD OBJECTIVES

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    Fish Farming

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    Fish Farming / Aquaculture What is Aquaculture? Aquaculture is an industry that encompasses the cultivation of aquatic plants and animals in controlled systems for commercial‚ recreation or resource management purposes. The most widely accepted short definition of Aquaculture is the cultivation of any aquatic (freshwater and marine) species of plant or animal. Aquaculture for food production is similar to other forms of animal husbandry‚ the animals are cared for‚ protected and fed with the intention

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    Process of Farming

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    Farming Types of Farming In the Standard Grade Geography exam there are three types of farming you need to know about − arable‚ livestock and mixed. • Arable farms are ones where the main way of making money is by growing crops • Livestock farms are where animals are the important part of the farm • Mixed farms are where animals and crops are both important to the farmer Only British examples are used in the exam questions. Inputs‚ Outputs and Processes Inputs are what go into the

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    Fish Farming

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    North Island College | Fish Farming | Benefits and Costs | Hailey Devitt 3/28/2011 | English 160 Module # 4 & 5 Assignment # 5 Formal Report North Island College Section: Distance Submitted To Derek Hanebury March 28‚ 2011 Submitted by: Ms. H. Devitt Table of contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 1 Introduction & Background……………………………………………………………………………………Page 2 Major Issues…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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