than a subsistence one.[1] The initiatives‚ led by Norman Borlaug‚ the "Father of the Green Revolution" credited with saving over a billion people from starvation‚ involved the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains‚ expansion of irrigation infrastructure‚ modernization of management techniques‚ distribution of hybridized seeds‚ synthetic fertilizers‚ and pesticides to farmers. The term "Green Revolution" was first used in 1968 by former United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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and a river valley is developed‚ by exploiting all the resources of the river. Basically‚ dams are built to harness the river water so that it can be utilised according to the needs. A multipurpose project is launched often for storing water for irrigation purposes‚ generating hydro-electricity by utilising the water stored by the dams‚ preventing floods and facilitating afforestation in the catchments areas of the reservoirs. Moreover‚ the dams also provide drinking water‚ using the canals for navigation
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for irrigation and as water transport in different parts of the country. These water transports of India play a very important role in irrigation of crops in drought region of India such as Rajasthan and Tamil nadu. Indian governments have launched many projects for rivers Inter link and National Waterways. INDIRA GHANDI CANAL:- Indira Gandhi Canal starts from the Harike Barrage at Sultanpur‚ a few kilometres below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state. Irrigation facilities
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moderate capacity for timely payment of short-term debt obligations and carry higher credit risk as compared to instruments rated higher. Ratings take into account established track record of KCL in the construction sector with good presence in irrigation segment‚ presence of price escalation clause in majority of projects in order book which protect margins to a certain extent and good order book position with sector & geographical diversity. Ratings are constrained by delay in execution of some
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livestock‚ water for irrigation‚ etc. In many places the water collected is just redirected to a deep pit with percolation. The harvested water can be used for drinking water as well if the storage is a tank that can be accessed and cleaned when needed. advantages • Makes use of a natural resource and reduces flooding‚ storm water runoff‚ erosion‚ and contamination of surface water with pesticides‚ sediment‚ metals‚ and fertilizers. • Excellent source of water for landscape irrigation‚ with no chemicals
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Is Industrialisation leading to the depletion of drinking water resources? Water...Water...everywhere‚ but not a drop to drink??? How So? While seventy one percent of our planet is covered by water‚ it would seem that we could never run out of water. But did you know that of that seventy one percent water‚ ninety seven percent is salt water. Only the other three percent is fresh water‚ which is in the form of: oceans‚ glaciers
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Segovia‚ Nicole Alysson SFTY100 07-22-13 Procedures in Mango Seedling Steps (10) | Hazards (10) | Safety Measures (10) | Choosing a healthy nursery tree (size of 2-4ft.) | Avoid large trees grown in small containers for the root system might be “root-bounded”/rounded (it may not grow properly once planted on ground) | Inspect the trees for insects and diseases and inspect its trunks for wounds and constrictions. Water the selected tree regularly in preparation for planting on the ground
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rivers flooding‚ or not enough due to very little rainfall. The tent-dwelling Sumerians from the east abandoned their wandering instincts and settled in an area of Mesopotamia called the Plain of Shinar. They built houses and constructed complex irrigation systems consisting of dikes‚ ditches‚ dams‚ aqueducts and canals all dug by hand to enable water to nourish the barley‚ emmer (a type of wheat)‚ dates‚ onions‚ cucumbers‚ apples‚ beans‚ olives‚ grapes‚ flax and spices (among others) they planted
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Introduction: Agriculture is an art‚ science and industry of managing the growth of plants and animals for human use. In broad sense‚ agriculture includes cultivation of the soil‚ growing and harvesting the crops‚ breeding and raising livestock‚ daring and forestry. Modern agriculture is engineering and technology based. Therefore‚ mechanization has eased much of the back breaking toil to the farmer. Agriculture is the backbone of economy of most of the countries of the world. About 48 percent
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Ancient Egyptian Agriculture There are many valid points to be made in Ancient Egyptian agriculture. Irrigation‚ ploughing and planting‚ harvesting‚ and of course‚ crops. These will be some of the subtopics I will be touching upon in this essay of ancient Egyptian agriculture. Irrigation When the Nile is overflowing‚ it floods the Delta and the lands called Libyan and Arabian‚ for a distance of a journey of two days from both banks in places‚ and sometimes‚ sometimes less. I could not learn
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