Seeds Corporation and High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP) – Annual Plans (1966-69) – 3. History and development o seed industry in India – Fourth FYP – Tarai Development f Corporation (TDC) and Indian Society of Seed Technology (ISST) – Fifth FYP – National Commission on Agriculture (NCA) and National Seeds Programme – Sixth FYP – Seventh FVP – New Policy on seed development – Eighth FVP 4. Importance of seed production – seed policy – seed demand forecasting and planning for
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more stuff Agriculture: Many of the plant foods we take for granted came from the Columbian Exchange. The one everyone talks about is the potato and its effect on Ireland. Feed corn is another New World plant. If we look at the effect of the potato and corn on Europe and America (European culture in the New World) we see that these two starches made possible an explosion in the numbers of humans and domestic animals the culture could support. In his book "Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚" Jared Diamond
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1200 – 1300 per 40 Kg* | According to Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) the production target of rice for the current financial year of July 2012-June 2013 has been set to 6.9 million tones. (Source: Pakonomy.com) Sindh Chamber of Agriculture demands intervention to fix the support prices of rice at 1200 per maund. (Source: Dawn‚ Govt. asked to fix support prices; 8th September‚ 2012)*The support price is according to the suggestion by the farmers as the government hasn’t yet decided
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8 Most Important Salient Features of Indian Agriculture After independence in 1947‚ there has been progress in all fields of agricultural activities. More land has been brought under irrigation‚ use of fertilizers and pesticides has increased and high-yielding varieties have been introduced in many parts of India. The main features are as under: 1. Subsistence agriculture:-In general‚ the Indian farmer owns a small piece of land. He cultivates the land and grows crops with the help of family members
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is approximately 50-59 °F (10-15 °C) in the northwestern parts of the country. The mercury soars as you move in the direction of the equator‚ and the maximum temperature in this area is close to 68-77 °F or 20-25 °C in the southeastern parts of the Indian territory. Summer. The summer is also known as the pre-monsoon season. The summer months are the months of April to June. However‚ the summer refers to the months of April to July in the northwestern parts of the country. In the southern and western
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GROWTH AND YIELD PERFORMANCE OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus) PLANT TO STORED-DILUTED AND UNSTORED-DILUTED HUMAN URINE Jevilyn Mary C. Ruiz Reniel S. Zuñiga Jae Marie Valdez IV Einstein Special Science Curriculum S.Y. 2009-2010 Abstract The research study entitled “THE GROWTH RESPONSE OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus) PLANT TO STORED-DILUTED AND UNSTORED-DILUTED HUMAN URINE (A Comparative Study)” was conducted to investigate which is
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Is Macbeth’s vaulting ambition his eventual downfall? Discuss with reference to the text It is Macbeth’s vaulting ambition which leads to his eventual downfall. Within Shakespeare’s tragedies‚ the hero will have a flaw which left unfixed will lead to his eventual downfall. In the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth (the main character)’s fatal flaw is his ambition. However his ambition serves as both an advantage and disadvantage to him. He is a wealthy noble held in high favour but with the help of his ambition
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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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IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE Since long ago‚ agriculture has been associated with the production of basic food crops. At present agriculture‚ besides farming includes forestry‚ fruit cultivation‚ dairy‚ poultry‚ mushroom‚ bee keeping‚ arbitrary‚ etc. Today‚ marketing‚ processing‚ distribution of agricultural products etc. are all accepted as a part of modern agriculture. Agriculture plays a crucial role in the life of an economy. It is the backbone of our economic system. The following facts clearly
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Agriculture in India has a significant history. Today‚ India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry andfisheries accounted for 16.6% of the GDP in 2009‚ about 50% of the total workforce.[1][2] The economic contribution of agriculture to India’s GDP is steadily declining with the country’s broad-based economic growth. Still‚ agriculture is demographically the broadest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of India
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