Importance of Organic Foods The definition of organic agriculture is farming with the use of synthetic chemicals. After World War II‚ larger and increasingly automated farms‚ known as "factory farms‚" put the synthetic fertilizers‚ pesticides and herbicides developed in the 1920s into widespread use. They found that more crops could be produced mass produced. What they did not realize were the dangers of using these chemicals and the effects they would have on the environment and human health
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OUTLINE AWARENESS OF AN ORGANIC FOOD I. Introduction A. What is awareness of an organic food? 1. How curious are consumers toward buying an organic food? 2. Are organic foods providing more than health benefits for consumer and environment? 3. What are the reasons for choosing an organic food throughout our daily life? B. Understanding the awareness of consuming an organic food. II. What is an organic food? A. Organic foods are considered to be more nutrient dense than their counterparts
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Organic Food I have a question for you at the beginning of this speech. Who just eat organic food everyday? Obviously! According my research‚ which I gave the question to my friends. Most of them know about organic food‚ but only few of them just eat organic food which including the vegetable‚ meat and eggs and other people don’t take it seriously and eat fast food always. What is organic food? The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that animals raised on an organic operation
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The Benefits of Organic Food—Draft #1 Organic food‚ once only found in health food stores‚ is now a consistent element at local supermarkets. So what is the difference between a conventionally grown apple and an organic one? The answer is in the way the crop is grown and what it is and is not exposed to. In order to be labeled “organic” the farmer who grew it used renewable resources and conservation of soil and water methods. Also‚ organic farmers do not use conventional pesticides or weed killers
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I. AGRICULTURE Farming was difficult to practice in Maya territory given the fact that they have dense forests with a small surface of water‚ or a poor soil. Hence‚ they developed three different methods of farming for the different soils. The first method developed was the step farming‚ which consisted in flattening the steps in order to make the irrigation process to be possible‚ this method was used in the Mountain territory. The second method employed was the rise of platforms around water
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What is Contract Farming ? Contract farming arrangements of different types have existed in various parts of the country for centuries for both subsistence and commercial crops. The commercial crops like sugarcane‚ cotton‚ tea‚ coffee etc. Have always involved some forms of contract farming. Even in the case of some fruit crops and fisheries‚ contract farming arrangements‚ involving mainly the forward trading of commodities have been observed. However‚ in the wake of economic
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1.1.1 Organic Industry in Hong Kong Eco-fish will be an addition to the already booming organic food industry in Hong Kong. The organic and natural sector in Hong Kong has experienced dramatic growth in recent years due to rapidly rising demand for such category of products therefore the sector is moving more towards main stream. The local market is large enough to accommodate both giant and small players. Consequently initiatives such as the opening of Asia’s largest retailer for natural and
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“A STUDY OF PROSPECTS OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY FUTURES IN INDIA – A CASE OF TURMERIC” Prof Gurbandini Kaur‚ All India Management Association (AIMA)‚ Email: gkaur@aima-ind.org Abstract A commodity exchange is defined as a market where buyers and sellers trade commodity linked contracts on the basis of terms and conditions laid down by Commodity Exchange (UNCTAD‚ 2007). At present‚ there are 23 exchanges operating in India and carrying out futures trading activities in as many as 146 commodity
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture J Sci Food Agric 87:2757–2762 (2007) Review Quality of plant products from organic agriculture Ewa Rembiałkowska∗ Organic Foodstuffs Division‚ Faculty of Human Nutrition and Consumer Sciences‚ Warsaw Agricultural University‚ Nowoursynowska 159 C‚ PL-02 776 Warszawa‚ Poland Abstract: During the last decade‚ consumers’ trust in food quality has decreased drastically‚ mainly because of growing ecological awareness and several food scandals (e
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Factory Farming: Cruel or Not? Have you ever thought about where your food‚ mainly meat‚ milk‚ and eggs in this particular case‚ comes from? To keep up with the abundant demand for food in today’s world people are always looking for ways to better supply that demand. Factory farming is a farm where animals are raised on a large scale using intensive methods and modern equipment. This method is cruel to animals for many reasons‚ such as very small living space‚ poor diet‚ numerous forms of abuse
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