Crops * Animals * extension services CROPS The organization has been providing farmers with maize‚ beans‚ pigeon pea‚ cowpea‚ tomato‚ and amaranth seeds‚ potatoes‚ cassava and sweet potato vines for planting The region being of high agricultural potential‚ the crops did exceptionally well. The major crops for which survey was done were as follows: i. MAIZE The farmers were provided with improved maize varieties such as Nduma 43‚ 31-A‚ 34-A‚ olelai[22-A]‚ and currently PAN4M-19.
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The agricultural revolution refers to the important changes that took place in agriculture changes in the 18th century England CHANGES 1. Enclosure movements : Reasons: Growing population (need more food) Numbers of war fought with france Farmers wanting to have one or two large blocks of land instead of few scattered strip Methods: Landlord tried to set up large estates where they could use new farming methods and machines Forced the tenant farmers to give up their land‚ exchange land
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microscopic plankton‚ stirred up sediment or organic materials‚ eroded soil‚ clay‚ silt‚ sand‚ industrial waste‚ or sewage. Bottom sediment may be stirred up by such actions as waves or currents‚ bottom-feeding fish‚ people swimming‚ or wading‚ or storm runoff. Clear water may appear cleaner than turbid water‚ but it is not necessarily healthier. Water may be clear because it has too little dissolved oxygen‚ too much acidity or too many contaminants to support aquatic life. Water that is turbid from plankton
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pollutants that have entered the soil. Trees can either store harmful pollutants or actually change the pollutant into less harmful forms. Trees filter sewage and farm chemicals‚ reduce the effects of animal wastes‚ clean roadside spills and clean water runoff into streams. 3. Trees Control Noise Pollution Trees muffle urban noise almost as effectively as stone walls. Trees‚ planted at strategic points in a neighborhood or around your house‚ can abate major noises from
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USING SUITABLE EXAMPLES FROM KENYA‚ EXAMINE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WATERSHED DEGRADATION AND SUGGEST POSSIBLE INTERVENTION MEASURES TABLE OF CONTENTS CAUSES‚ EFFECTS AND SOLUTIONS TO WATERSHED DEGRADATION PREAMBLE Page 4 1. INTRODUCTION Page 4 - 6 2. Causes of Watershed Degradation Page 7 2.1 Land degradation 7 - 8 2.2 Deforestation 8 2.3 Removal of vegetation 8 2.4 Shifting cultivation without adequate fallow periods 9 2.5 Overgrazing
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products. Another component of the agricultural issue is the issue of immigration. A large portion of Hispanic immigrants work in the agricultural industry and they produce about 20% of the total agricultural production. Republicans want to get rid of those illegal immigrants who work in the agricultural industry because that is their stance on immigration specifically. Democrats want to keep illegal immigrants because they produce a large portion of agricultural products‚ and because it is their
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result in less surface runoff‚ thus a lower volume of water. Less permeable rocks will then have more surface runoff‚ thus a higher volume of water. Vegetation on land such as trees and plants also affects the volume of water‚ as vegetation intercepts rain. The upper course usually has more vegetation‚ while the lower courses have less vegetation intercepting precipitation. Sparse vegetation results in less water infiltrating the ground‚ thus there will be more surface runoff‚ resulting in a larger
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conditioning bill in half. 2. Trees save tax payers. Trees in a city slow storm water runoff and reduce the need for storm sewers. Tree shade also helps cool municipal buildings‚ lowering electricity bills. 3. Trees cool our cities. Urban "heat islands" are directly related to massive tree-cutting for development. 4. Trees clean our water and air. From low level ozone in our cities to pesticide and fertilizer runoff from our farms‚ trees absorb harmful pollutants. 5. Trees help community
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Geography Skills * Legend/key- a table showing what each symbol means on the map * Are reference- 4 figure e.g. 24 26 * Grid reference- 6 figure e.g. 243 265 * Latitude- left to right * Longitude- up and down * Direction of flow of a creek- usually towards a bigger river or sea and you can tell the direction by where the origin point is and where it finishes or joins a bigger river. Also the slope. * * Relief is the difference between the highest and
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Stony Hill is also composed a variety of species of forbs. The soils at this site include Eckrant cobbly silty clay (EcB) soils ranging from shallow to very shallow; however‚ the soil is well drained with moderately slow permeability and rapid surface runoff with 1-3 percent slopes. Methods Soil characteristics‚ which affect infiltration rates and are crucial to understanding infiltration‚ include bulk density‚ vegetation‚ and microtopography. To assess and calculate these characteristics‚ 32 microplots
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