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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The Heritage Assessment Tool Kacey McIntee Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Jane Parkman December 21‚ 2012 The Heritage Assessment Tool The uprising of diversified communications has caused the combination of differing cultures. This suggests that dissimilar cultures are no not restricted to geographical boundaries. The noteworthy social drive worldwide has elevated apprehension over tailored health care. It is vital that the cultural backgrounds of a group have
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THEMATIC PAPER AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN PAKISTAN By: MAZHAR ARIF Page 1 of 26 Hunger is exclusion – exclusion from the land‚ from income‚ jobs‚ wages‚ life and citizenship. When a person gets to the point of not having anything to eat‚ it is because all the rest has been denied. This is a modern form of exile. It is death in life… Josue de Castro Page 2 of 26 C O N T E N T S 1 - Introduction 1.1 What is food security? 1.2 Official definition 1.3 Why food insecurity
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The land of Jesus‚ the Promised Land (one name amongst many) is very well known by our people. During the time of Jesus‚ we were accustomed to walk from city to city because the area was so small‚ stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the eastern border. We farmers took care of the land and made it blossom into the beautiful land it is today. Palestine holds amazing beauty that astonishes everyone who sees it. Our hills stretch across the plains with gracious lush sides. In comparison‚ our
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Over the last few years‚ this generation‚ my generation‚ have been enjoying the spoils provided not only by the labor workers‚ but also provided by the natural resources of none other than the planet itself. The way of thinking of the youth seemed to have been used to this way of living‚ the abundance of resources given by the agricultural workers may be one of the factors that influenced the matter at hand. Most of us seem to be so settled with how things are going now‚ despite the plethora of crisis
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Indians made a huge contribution to our modern culture and life‚ including economic‚ social‚ political‚ and environmental fields. Jack Weatherford in his book Indian Givers stated‚ that Indians who lived on the lands of Americas were very wise men‚ and they have taught the people from all over the world many useful things in many fields like industry and agriculture‚ food and culinary‚ economy and medicine. It is very important for people who live now to understand this and to be grateful for everything
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The Navajo Indians are the largest Native group in North America. They are primarily located in the Southeast Basin‚ nearby Mexico. Being such a large group of over 250‚000 members‚ covering an area of about 27‚000 square miles‚ they all lived by their beliefs and rituals. Having such strong beliefs made them kind of predictable‚ not in harm’s way but as to their process of death‚ ceremonies and burials. The Navajo Indians have a very strong beliefs that were passed down from there ancestors and
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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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“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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The Northwest Coastal Indians‚ Kwakiutl‚ lived in what is now Alaska along the Pacific Ocean down the coast to Northern California. The environment was very diverse and often extreme which included a rugged strip of land with small islands‚ deep inlets‚ inland rivers and lakes‚ deep fjords‚ and wide and narrow beaches. Mountains rise to the shore in many places. Spruce‚ cedar‚ and fir forests dominated the area supplying endless amounts of wood. All the people lived near the water and relied heavily
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