The Role of Agriculture in Indonesia Economic Development Indonesia can be categorized as an agrarian nation‚ where the role of agriculture in Indonesia economy really significant. Agriculture sector in Indonesia has a role in: (a) providing job opportunity for the majority of labor force‚ (b) producing foods for the nation‚ (c) raw material producer for industrial sector‚ and (d) strengthening food security and rural development. The role of agriculture becomes more important when Indonesia
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Make My Career Agriculture Have you ever thought about a career in agriculture? Agriculture is way more than just farming. Agriculture is very important to Georgia in multiple ways. For example‚ if we didn’t have agriculture‚ we wouldn’t have the food it takes to make our bodies strong. Some main sources of agriculture are foods like beans‚ vegetables‚ and milk. There are also many careers in agriculture‚ such as an animal behaviorist‚ a farm manager‚ and a marine biologist. Have you ever wondered
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Remote Sensing Monitoring Operation System for Agriculture Shuo YANG Remote Sensing Application Center Ministry of Agriculture of China Beijing‚ China 100026 E-mail: yangshuo@agri.gov.cn Abstract: The research and application of remote sensing technology in agriculture started in late 1970s in China. Over past 30 years of development and on the basis of technical introduction‚ R&D‚ the remote sensing technology in the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has become one of elementary means in monitoring
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IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COASTAL AGRICULTURE OF BANGLADESH Introduction Climate change (CC) is the most alarming issue facing the world today. The consequences of climate variability and climate change are potentially more significant for the poor in developing countries .The impact of climate change on agriculture will be huge and substantive. Coastal people are highly exposed to a range of natural hazards‚ from storms and cyclones to widespread flooding and coastal erosion. Table: Potential
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Major Problems Faced by Indian Agriculture The major problems confronting Indian agriculture are those of population pressure‚ small holdings‚ depleted soils‚ lack of modern technology and poor facilities for storage. (a) Population Pressure: India has a huge population of over one billion and it is increasing at a very fast rate. According to 2001 census figures the over all density of population is 324 persons per sq. km. This is likely to increase further in future. This has created great demand
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the food processes in the home‚ they were also influential in farming and agricultural practices; which also had a benefit on the economy. In ancient Mayan society‚ there were not many professions available‚ but the most important industry was agriculture. In all of ancient history it is a known fact that most civilizations with fertile soil and thriving crops was destined to survive a long period of time. The Mayans grew many different types of crops such as‚ the most important maize‚ avocado‚ beans
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How sustainable am I? Sustainable Development Essay Sustainability has been a hot topic for over many years. However‚ the real question rising nowadays is: ‘How sustainable am I‚ really?’. In order to answer this question I first had to research the term itself and sustainable development. When growing up‚ I did not realize that sustainability would be of such great importance in our daily lives in the future. In this essay I will explain all the ‘ins and outs’ regarding sustainable development
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of years‚ humans and their evolutionary ancestors roamed Savannah’s and forests hunting game and gathering edible plants. During this period‚ the global population changed very little‚ limited by ecological carrying capacity. With the advent of agriculture‚ food availability grew exponentially. Starvation decreased significantly‚ and family sizes increased when early people had enough food to support more offspring. While crop failures were possible‚ the overall trend of cultivating food instead of
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between economic growth and sustainable development is not always necessary. Economic growth does not always contribute to environmental degradation. In the early stages of growth‚ quality of environment generally deteriorates but at higher levels of per capita income‚ it improves. The link between income and pollution arises because the composition of output changes with growth in favor of newer‚ cleaner technologies. Thus‚ sustained economic growth is the key to sustainable development. Pollution
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Changes Toward a Sustainable Society Steven Aulisio Changes Toward a Sustainable Society As mankind strives for advancement we learn from the old ways where we have stumbled in our past. We also adhere to the same mindset as we have in the past as well. As we learn from our past mistakes the changes toward a sustainable society become a reality but we are held back by the same unsustainable way of thinking. Technology which was once destructive to the environment
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