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    Agriculture in Indonesia

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    Agriculture Agriculture in Indonesia supports the livelihood of the population. Every three out of five people live in rural areas and farming is considered a main occupation for many families. Around 45% of Indonesian workers are farmers. Rice is Indonesians primary staple crop. Indonesia today is the third largest rice producer totaling 64‚398‚900 tons of rice in all. Most of the rice produced in Indonesia is located in the island of Java. Before the fall of the New Order‚ they were most known

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    Bria Brownn Fundamentals of Agriculture Mr. Peters 10 october 2013 The Beginning of Agriculture The beginning of Agriculture was found years ago. It involves plants and animals. It was developed 10‚000 years ago. At that time‚ people began altering plant and animal communities for benefit through fire stick farming. Humans survived as foragers or hunter gatherers‚ gathering wild plants and hunting animals in their environment. Agriculture has significant developments since the time of

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    The Transition to Agriculture HIS 103 14 November‚ 2011 Ever wonder what life would be like if we never transitioned to agriculture? We might still be hunting for food‚ moving from place to place‚ and with a world population of less than a million. But how did we transition to agriculture? The mix between pure coincidence and Mother Nature helped develop the path to the transition to agriculture. For over 100‚000 years‚ the first people‚ later known as the Natufian people‚ were known for

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    discuss measures required for sustainable agriculture in your country/region in the context of urban and rural development. Focus on what you consider to be the most important element Sustainable agriculture in the context of urban and rural development is the management and conservation of natural resources and institutional changes in such a manner as to ensure the attainment of human needs for present and future generations. Sustainable agriculture compliments rural and urban livelihoods through

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    help us with our agriculture and animals‚ but before the technological age‚ people had other ways of growing the crops they needed. A main question that is yet to be answered is why are some civilizations more advanced than others? This could be answered in many ways from technology to agriculture. When civilizations started to realize the power of technology‚ a few civilizations fell behind in the technological rush. Some countries and civilizations were revolved around agriculture and farming because

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    Aztec Agriculture - Rich and Varied In the days of the empire‚ Aztec agriculture was a lot more complex that growing a few stalks of maize.  The remarkable farming practices of the peoples in central Mexico has been studied and admired ever since. Prior to the Spanish conquest of Mexico‚ Aztec society ruled the central Mexico‚ built on the foundations of Mesoamerica.  Aztec society was highly structured and complex‚ and the political emphasis was working as a larger unit with smaller parts

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    agricultural changes due to the growth of industrialization. Farmers were the most influenced because they found themselves not making any profit from their crops. The new technologies‚ government policies‚ and economic conditions all impacted America’s agriculture. In response to these changes‚ farmers were being treated poorly and found themselves at a loss when it came to working with large corporate companies such as the railroads. During this time period‚ the shift from American farmers was beginning

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    environment III. Breakthrough to Agriculture A. Common Patterns 1. Separate‚ independent‚ and almost simultaneous 2. Climate change 3. Gender patterns 4. A response to population growth B. Variations 1. Local plants and animals determined path to agriculture 2. Fertile Crescent first with a quick‚ 500-year transition 3. Multiple sites in Africa 4. Potatoes and maize but few animals in the Americas IV. The Globalization of Agriculture A. Triumph and Resistance 1.

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    Beginning of Agriculture

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    Agriculture The beginning of agriculture with the domestication and farming of wild plants of wide success and earliest prominence occurred in the Mediterranean habitat of the Fertile Crescent. Early crops of the Fertile Crescent included barley‚ emmer wheat‚ einkorn wheat‚ peas‚ lentil‚ chickpeas‚ flax‚ and muskmelon. This change from hunter-gatherer to farmer was subtle at first and experimental‚ as the outcome was unknown and unforeseen to early farmers. To-be farmers would pick wild plants

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    Effects of Agriculture

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    Olajide Shokeye September 18‚ 2012 T. Barrales A.P World History Effects of Agriculture The evolution of man through agriculture was expressed thoroughly by Jared Diamond in his article. The transition from a Neolithic way of living to a Paleolithic way of life had many negative effects. Having people settling down to build organized cities and companies

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