Role and impact of biotechnology in modern agriculture. Biotechnology offers prospects in addressing problems concerned with agricultural productivity and environmental safety. In order to cope up with the ever increasing population of the current world‚ biotechnological intervention to supplement conventional plant breeding efforts is indispensable. Some of the issues that can be addressed using biotechnological techniques are crop production of superior quality‚ mass production of uniform planting
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Philippine Agriculture over the Years: Performance‚ Policies and Pitfalls 1 Cielito F. Habito and Roehlano M. Briones 2 Introduction Although many still think of the Philippines as an agricultural economy‚ strictly speaking‚ it is not. Agriculture‚ fishery and forestry directly account for just one-fifth (20 percent) of the economy’s aggregate domestic output (GDP). Ever since the 1960s‚ the direct share of agriculture in the GDP had fallen below one-third‚ and by 1981‚ the sector’s share had decreased
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ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry‚ logging and fishing accounted for 18.6% of the GDP in 2005‚ employed 60% of the total workforce[7] and despite a steady decline of its share in the GDP‚ is still the largest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic development of India. Yields per unit area of all crops have grown since 1950‚ due to the special emphasis placed on agriculture in the five-year plans and steady improvements
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Chapter 11 Agriculture Review Questions 1. What events lead to the beginnings of the First Agricultural Revolution? How did the First Agricultural Revolution lead to the formation of urban areas? (you should incorporate plant domestication‚ and animal domestication in your answer) Events that lead to the beginnings of the First Agricultural Revolution are plant and animal domestication helped humans settle down. Plant domestication allowed humans to cultivate root crops and seed crops
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In my opinion agriculture played the largest role in the success of American business from the colonial period through the first half of the 19th century. From the very beginning farming held a crucial place in the American economy. This country started with 13 small independent farming economies which joined together in 1776 to form the United States. Without being able to be self-sustained these colonies would have never developed. Between 1860 and 1910‚ the number or farms in the United States
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farm output including value addition (processing) and services to farm sector have expanded leading to proliferation of several independent business units. Agricultural development has been a precursor to economic development. With the growth of agriculture sector‚ each operation became specialized and had the potential for business. This has led to establishment of numerous firms that cater to various needs of the agribusiness sector. Thus‚ the gamut of agribusiness enlarged including few sub systems
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Much of the Ancient Egyptian agriculture was heavily dependent upon the Nile River‚ as they relied on its natural flooding and draining of the floodplain. Egyptians are recognized for being the first civilization for farming at a large scale. This was due in part to the engineering innovations that the Egyptians developed. Egyptians were also well organized in managing the irrigation system they had developed to induce crop growth. Their system only required a small amount of labor to maintain and
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the Underground Railroad‚ it was used in secrecy and heavily influenced by Harriet Tubman. The Underground Railroad was a significant part of our history. The Underground Railroad was neither underground or a railroad (“Underground Railroad 2”). It began in 1790 (“Underground Railroad1”). The Underground Railroad aided fugitive slaves on their escape to freedom (Earhart‚ “Underground Railroad: A Path‚” “Overview-Underground Railroad‚” “What was the Underground‚” “Underground Railroad 2”). It allowed
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- www.fao.org The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries‚ FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. It is also a source of knowledge and information‚ and helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture‚ forestry and fishery practices
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AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY IN INDIA Introduction Agriculture is the dominant sector of Indian economy‚ which determines the growth and sustainability. About 65 per cent of the population still relies on agriculture for employment and livelihood. India is the first in the world in the production of milk‚ pulses‚ jute and jute-like fibres; second in rice‚ wheat‚ sugarcane‚ groundnut‚ vegetables‚ fruits and cotton production; and is a leading producer of spices and plantation crops as well as livestock
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