Strategic Choices for the Future of Agriculture in Myanmar: A Summary Paper prepared for USAID/Burma by Michigan State University (MSU) and the Myanmar Development Resource Institute’s Center for Economic and Social Development (MDRI/CESD) July‚ 2013 1 Strategic Choices for the Future of Agriculture in Myanmar: A Summary Paper1 1 This study was made possible by the generous support of the American
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Agriculture Farming methods were primitive and ineffective in the early part of the Middle Ages. At planting time‚ peasants tossed out seeds and plowed fields. Only few plants grew and yields were low. However‚ people gradually adopted new methods and technology. A new farming method was developed. Improvements in agriculture began in 8th and 9th century CE and became widespread in the year 1000. One advancement was the three-field system‚ a method of crop rotation. On the manor‚ there
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THEMATIC PAPER AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN PAKISTAN By: MAZHAR ARIF Page 1 of 26 Hunger is exclusion – exclusion from the land‚ from income‚ jobs‚ wages‚ life and citizenship. When a person gets to the point of not having anything to eat‚ it is because all the rest has been denied. This is a modern form of exile. It is death in life… Josue de Castro Page 2 of 26 C O N T E N T S 1 - Introduction 1.1 What is food security? 1.2 Official definition 1.3 Why food insecurity
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Effects of Technology in Our Lives The evolution of technology has dramatically changed society. An endless number of people all over the world use and benefit from modern technology‚ and the tremendous opportunities it provides play a significant role in almost all fields of human life. Technology has simplified the access to many necessary tools people need in education‚ industry‚ medicine‚ communication‚ transportation‚ and so on. However‚ excessive usage of technology has its drawbacks
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Commercial Agriculture vs. Subsistence Agriculture Commercial Agriculture is agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm and make a profit. These products are normally sold wholesaler or retail outlets (e.g. Supermarkets). In the United States Commercial Farming takes place in Midwest on huge farms tended by very few people‚ but yield massive amount of product. There are three types of commercial agriculture. The first is Intensive Commercial Agriculture. Intensive
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The land of Jesus‚ the Promised Land (one name amongst many) is very well known by our people. During the time of Jesus‚ we were accustomed to walk from city to city because the area was so small‚ stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the eastern border. We farmers took care of the land and made it blossom into the beautiful land it is today. Palestine holds amazing beauty that astonishes everyone who sees it. Our hills stretch across the plains with gracious lush sides. In comparison‚ our
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animal agriculture. Animal agriculture is the largest user of land and is the number one contributor to the emission of greenhouse gases which go hand in hand to global warming and climate change. Animal agriculture attributes to 18% of greenhouse gases emissions and approximately 9% of total carbon dioxide emissions. Animal agriculture is also responsible for roughly 65% of all human-related emissions of nitrous oxide which remains in the atmosphere for up to 150 years. Animal agriculture contributes
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Social media is a common way of communication for millions of people. Animal agriculture appears in the media as of today with some good and negative impacts on society. Animal agriculture is the practice of breeding animals for production such as food. Society values social media as the main news feed to know information going in the world. Society may see animal agriculture as some educational opportunity to learn how to farm animals and where everything in our food produces from. The usage of
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that all humans obtained their food through hunting and gathering; however‚ people in some parts of the world would start the transition to agriculture and food production. More specifically‚ this single‚ most significant development in human history became the forefront of the Neolithic Revolution‚ which embodied the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture and sedentism (Sahlins‚ 1972). Scholars have been studying for years why hunters and gatherers decided to cultivate crops and domesticate
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million vehicles by 2020. CAR MARKET IN INDIA: India after independence‚ industrialization has paved the way for people to posses’ luxury items such as television‚ refrigerator‚ home appliances‚ and car etc. The car is one of the commonly used conveyances of the upper and middle class people. Before two decades‚ only a few industrialists and rich people owned cars. There was a time when one had to wait for weeks‚ months or even years to buy a car in India. The option of Indian drivers was
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