Agricultural Systems 1. Page 96-97 Farming Systems and Types and Classification of Types of Farming. You need to know the following key terminology:- • Systems = Inputs‚ processes‚ outputs • Arable‚ pastoral and mixed farming • Commercial and subsistence farming • Extensive and intensive farming 2. Subsistence and intensive rice farming in the Lower Ganges Valley – page 112. The information from page 112 has been summarised in the table below:- |TITLE
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Historical overview of the Australian food science and technology industry. When the Europeans arrived in 1788‚ they were confronted with an arid land and food supplies far removed from what they had left behind. They encountered the Aboriginal people‚ a civilisation not expected‚ and in addition they discovered many new and varied techniques for hunting‚ processing and storing foods. Techniques included: leaching poison from nuts that could take days or even weeks; catching fish with nets made
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responded effectively was because‚ Canadian government had never face a huge economic problem similar to the Great Depression. Also‚ during that time of period. Canadian did not sense a signal that the economic had a huge problem such as overproduced wheat. For example‚ the prime minister Richard Bedford Bennett decided to transfer money to the provinces for relief. He also introduced the highest tariff in Canadian history to protect Canadian businesses from foreign competition. Unfortunately‚ none of
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cultural or legal) on their international movement more so than on their movement within countries. For example‚ a country may be able to make one fridge for the same cost as six tons of wheat or three compact disc player whereas another country may be able to produce one fridge for the same cost as three tons of wheat but four CD-players. These are the differences in relative costs that form the basis of trade. [1] A simply theory of comparative advantage is noted in the two countries
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that effect the prices of goods that are included as a part of the ‘ basket of goods’ that is used to determine the CPI. These goods mainly include the items that are used everyday by a consumer. These include bothf ood and non food items such as wheat‚ rice‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ fuels‚ and other goods and services that consumers buy for day-to-day living Oil prices are one of the most important determinants influencing domestic prices and hence the CPI of a country. Ali et al. (2012) examined the
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Agricultural production and food security Technologies New varieties of wheat and other grains were instrumental to the green revolution. The Green Revolution spread technologies that had already existed before‚ but had not been widely used outside industrialized nations. These technologies included modern irrigation projects‚ pesticides‚ synthetic nitrogen fertilizer and improved crop varieties developed through the conventional‚ science-based methods available at the time. The novel technological
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changes in farming allowed for the increased production of crops such as wheat‚ corn and cotton. Technology allowed the Great Plains to be opened to agriculture. Perhaps the most important advances were John Deere’s steel plow (which made it much easier to break the thick and heavy soil of the area) and barbed wire (which could keep livestock out of fields). Also‚ according to Document A‚ in 1870‚ the production of wheat was 254 million bushels‚ cotton had a production of 4‚352 million bushels and
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perWrite your name here Surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Edexcel GCE Economics Advanced Subsidiary Unit 1: Competitive Markets – How They Work and Why They Fail New Template Exemplar Time: 1 hour 30 minutes You do not need any other materials. Paper Reference 6EC01/01 Total Marks Instructions black ink or • Usein the boxesball-point pen. page with your name‚ Fill at the top of this • centre number and candidate number. • Answer all questions in Section A
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the 1880s‚ farmers fled to the Southern Great Plans after hearing word that it was great for planting wheat. However there was an awful drought in the 1890s‚ which caused some farmers to leave. Most stayed‚ though‚ because those who stayed for three years got 320 acres of land. Farmers were having great success with their wheat up until the 1930s. During the 1930s‚ drought killed all of the wheat‚ and farmers and their families were struck with horrible dust storms. These were awful and depressing
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