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    Commercial Arable Farming

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    Seeds Breeders keep bringing out new varieties that are more productive than their predecessors. This is achieved in several areas‚ better resistance to disease‚ better standing power (we do not want crops flat on the ground at harvest time) greater tonnage with better quality characteristics. The future is genetic modification (GM) assuming this is put in place with the appropriate level of environmental sensitivity and consequential research. The simple fact is that if it can be made to work

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    The Benefits of Organic Farming Breanna Doan Communications Abstract In the recent years there has been a growing concern over the health of the people in the world. Some have been starting to wonder if there is a reason for the growing number of people with cancer and other diseases. Others have been more concerned with the environment and if there is a way to make it a cleaner and better place to live. This study explores how many people have found that the way farmers are growing food could

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    Paper: Monoculture Farming in the U.S. and its Ethical Implications Since the beginning of human societies farming has play a crucial role‚ producing alimentary goods for the population. It should be expected that with the advances in technology and science‚ many aspects of our society had to change and adapt to these new discoveries. Moreover‚ one of the changes that societies nowadays are implementing more and more every day is‚ changing the variety of crops from polyculture farming to the production

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    Mayan Farming Methods

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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

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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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    Justin Peterkin Eng150-014 Prof. N. Essey 11/15/11 Research Essay Symbolism in The Farming Of Bones In The Farming of Bones‚ a story based on tragic real life events written by Edwidge Danticat‚ a Haitian girl named Amabelle attempts to establish a new life for herself in the neighboring Dominican Republic after the tragic deaths of both her parents. After establishing herself in the Dominican town of Alegria as a servant for a Dominican family‚ Amabelle’s whole way of life is once again turned

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    The Future of Tuna-Farming

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    The Future of Tuna-Farming Author: Aw Jeanice Overfishing of the Bluefin Tuna There are many ways to serve up tuna—raw‚ boiled‚ cooked‚ smoked‚ grilled‚ on a roll‚ in a sandwich‚ in a wrap‚ with mayonnaise‚ with wasabi‚ with soy sauce‚ just to name a few. Tuna can even be in your cat’s feed with all kinds of combinations the animal-feed companies can conjure. The global demand for tuna has driven tuna fisheries along the Northern Atlantic‚ Pacific and Southern Ocean to thrive‚ and caused the

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    Article “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” the author Singer argues that there is no reason why Americans don’t donate money if they can afford countless of luxuries that are not essential to their lives and health. Singer’s solution is suggesting every America to stop using money to buy anything that they do not need and donate the saved money to all kinds of charities. I believe that Singer’s plan is a great idea and should come into effect as soon as possible. The Singer Solution to World

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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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    Intensive Farming better than Organic Farming? Name: Molly Sexton School: City of London Academy Centre Number: 10877 Candidate Number: 8145 Contents Page Page 1- Title Page Page 3- Introduction Page 4 – Is Organic better than Intensive? Page 5- Is Intensive better than Organic? Introduction In this case study I will be looking at weather “Intensive Farming” is better that “Organic Farming” i will

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