Assam Agriculture is the primary sector in the state’s economy. The socio-economic condition of Assam largely depends on its agricultural production. Thereby‚ the Assam department of agriculture has decided to take up various development measures to ensue growth in crop production. | Agriculture plays the chief role of revenue earning in Assam economy. The state of Assam experiences plenty of rainfall and possess a fertile land which is extremely advantageous for cropping. This has led to the
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Archaeology 103 12/10/12 The Origins of Agriculture As the last Ice Age came to an end‚ the environment presented its self in a new manner. The temperature was becoming warmer‚ promoting more plant life‚ resulting in a better quality of life. Many scholars argue why farming was invented. Palaeopathological studies‚ or studies of diseases in ancient man and fossil animals‚ have shown that in populations where cereal farming was practiced the health had diminished. Also because of intensive cereal
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rice cultivation has yielded splendid results‚ wherever applied. In Europe‚ the production per acre is much higher than in our country. So high yielding strains should be used and double harvesting is to be ensured every year. Science can help agriculture in another way by fighting down the insects and bacterial pests that destroy considerable quantities of grains and crops. Plants are liable to be attacked by these pests at all times. Faulty methods of storing food also
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Indian Agriculture * Mainstay of Indian Economy * Since independence‚ undergone a change from being the sector contributing the highest share to the GDP to one contributing the lowest share. * Agriculture is a state subject. * GDP contribution (Agriculture and allied sector) * 56.5 pc in 1950-51 * 15.7 pc in 2008-09 and 14.6 pc in 2009-10. It was 19 pc in 2004-05. (2004-05 prices) * Agricultural GDP grew by 0.4 pc in 2009-10 and -0.1 pc in 2008-09. * Employment
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Available online at http://www.journalcra.com INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH International Journal of Current Research Vol. 3‚ Issue‚ 10‚ pp.066-070‚ September‚ 2011 ISSN: 0975-833X RESEARCH ARTICLE IMPACT OF W.T.O ON INDIAN AGRICULTURE: PERFORMANCE AND PROSPECTS *Sheshagiri‚ B.‚ **Honkan‚ G. G. and ***Dr. L. D. Vaikunthe Doctoral Fellow‚ Department of Economics‚ Karnatak University‚ Dharwad – 03. Fellow‚ Department of Economics‚ Karnatak University‚ Dharwad – 03. *** Professor
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you - AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY Agriculture is the production of food and goods through farming. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization‚ with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified societies. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. Agriculture is also observed in certain species of ant and termite. Agriculture encompasses
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Sustainable Agriculture (Cattle) Cattle dominate our food market today and our agriculture is becoming less sustainable. Agriculture is “the science‚ art‚ or practice of cultivating the soil‚ producing crops‚ and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products” (Merriam Webster). With technological advancements‚ farming techniques have changed and mass production is dominating our agriculture. According to the Center for Agroecology Sustainable
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EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY PROVISION AND NEEDS ( 3 - 14) Faculties 3- 4 Central Facilities: 5- 8 (1) (2) (3) Central Library Laboratories Water and Electricity (4) 5 6 7 S University Farm 9 Faculty of Agriculture 9 Staffing 10 - 14 Department of Horticulture 10 (1) (2) (3) Staffing Buildings Equipment 11 - 13 14 (15 - 36) ACTIVITIES OF HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT AND ADVISER 16 - 20 Undergraduate Curricula 21 Postgraduate Curricula
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“Milpa Agriculture vs. Industrial Agriculture” The Milpa agriculture and Industrial agriculture have many similarities and differences. Milpa agriculture is a form of swidden agriculture that is practiced in Mesoamerica. Traditional Milpa is planted with maize‚ beans‚ and corn. Industrial agriculture is a modern faming that produces a life stock‚ poultry‚ and crops. The methods that industrial agriculture use to techno scientific‚ economic‚ and political. In Milpa agriculture some farmers use
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Part2: Problem analysis: Agriculture: “While CO2 is essential for plant growth‚ all agriculture depends also on steady water supplies‚ and climate change is likely to disrupt those supplies through floods and droughts. It has been suggested that higher latitudes—Siberia‚ for example—may become productive due to global warming‚ but the soil in Arctic and bordering territories is very poor‚ and the amount of sunlight reaching the ground in summer will not change because it is governed by the tilt of
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