ASIA RE-DISCOVERS ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION Angelina M. Briones‚ PhD. MASIPAG (Farmer-Scientist Partnership for Development)‚ masipag@mozcom.com Asian culture in the past evolved farming in harmony with nature. Mystical traditions manifested people’s respect for nature; there was culture in agriculture. All these became practically extinct over vast lands put under modern farming for the last 50 years. But organic farming‚ as we know today‚ has built upon that age-old
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fertilizers and pesticides. They will make use of crop rotation and discard recycling to keep the soil fertile. This will balance the interest of beneficial and harmful species so as to the growth of healthy crops. Based on the traditional wisdom‚ organic farming also makes use of newly-found scientific knowledge and advanced research results‚ such as anti-pest and anti-disease new species‚ new natural enemies and new green fertilizers‚ to produce healthy crops and ensure the well-being of human and the
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Organic fabric is sown‚ grown‚ harvested & processed through carefully implemented and monitored phases‚ utilising crop rotation and beneficial insect predators to prevent and control disease‚ weed and pest problems in the growing stages‚ as well as safe corn-starches and peroxides in the processing phase. The use of genetically modified seeds‚ toxic insecticides‚ pesticides and fertilizers & chemical inputs such as formaldehyde‚ heavy metals‚ chlorine bleaches and sulfurs are strictly prohibited
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ENVS 1301 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DISCUSSION FORUM UNIT 5 1. Summarize‚ in Your own words (do not copy from the website) two of the methods for sustainable agriculture from “Solutions: Advance Sustainable Agriculture: Using science-based practices‚ we can produce abundant food while preserving our soil‚ air and water” including all hyperlinks used. 2. List one method that you think would work well in your local village/town/region. Why would it work well? Explain. 3. Please outline
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Statement 1: The type of research that we recommend is exploratory research as we only have to forecast the sales volume for the next five years. Delieverable: As exploratory research only can clarify the ambiguios situation or can discover ideas that may be potential business opportunities so we can use another research that is casual research in this research we can increase the volume of the sales by adding some new equipments that are more easy to use for the customer or which customer can
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conquistadores popularized it. It was prefered over sugar or honey. At the start of the 19th century chocolate was extremely popular in Europe. They started farming it Africa to meet the demand. Cote d’Ivoire was a french colony that produced this cash crop. When they became their own country they continued to send cocoa to Europe. Revolutions in 2002-2011 brought up the question if they should continue to produce the chocolate based on the costs of making it? While chocolate is a big part of the economy
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1500-1850 by Mark Overton Cambridge University Press‚ 1996 c B.J. Heinzen 1998 p. 1 Estimates of English Agricultural Output 1520--1850 18 16 Output - population method 250 Output - volume method - value of total ag. output (crops‚ meat‚ dairy) in £million at 1850 prices 12 200 10 150 8 100 6 Output Index 1700=100 14 Population (millions) 300 Population - in millions (previous limit 5-6 mln people) 4 50 2 0 1851 1831 1801 1791 1781
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services. The basic industry of India is ’agriculture’. In areas of agriculture and irrigation‚ computers are making possible better matching of soil characteristics and crop. This coupled with better use of resources like water‚ fertilizers and sunlight and more precise prediction of monsoons can help India in increasing crop yields manifold. Computer in health is bringing new hope for the sick. In areas of health and medicine‚ expert systems and data bases on blood groups
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pollinators and farming monoculture results in hungry pollinators whenever the main commercial crop is out of flower. Mrs. Carlson then explained that Biodynamic farmers avoid synthetic pesticides that may be harmful to pollinators. That they also set aside at least 10% of their land for biodiversity‚ which means more variety of forage for various pollinators and bees. Healthy pollinators help grow crops‚ which translates into more of the delicious vegetables and fruit that we
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overlook faulty components. More Specific: The computer-controlled circuit tester checks out our memory boards ten times faster than technicians could‚ but it passed twenty percent more faulty regulators last month. General: Pesticides increase crop yields‚ but often cause damage to the environment and sickness in people. More Specific: Since 1975‚ when malathion was introduced in India‚ 65 percent more corn was produced‚ but birth defects increased fourfold. General: With reference to your
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