Agriculture‚ also called farming or husbandry‚ is the cultivation of animals‚ plants‚ fungi‚ and other life forms for food‚ fiber‚ biofuel‚drugs and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.[1] Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization‚ whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture dates back thousands
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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 breeder seed‚ foundation seed and certified
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HISTORY OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE Early history Barley and wheat cultivation—along with the domestication of cattle‚ primarily sheep and goat—was visible in Mehrgarh by 9000 BCE. Vedic period – Post Maha Janapadas period (1500 BCE – 200 CE) The Mauryan Empire (322–185 BCE) categorised soils and made meteorological observations for agricultural use. Early Common Era – High Middle Ages (200–1200 CE) Water storage systems were designed during this period. Kallanai‚ a dam built
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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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treated with not stored-diluted human urine and the third plot was not treated with any urine for it will be the basis of comparison. The urine was ensured that came from two persons within the same gender; male‚ age level; adolescence and health condition‚ and it also undergone urinalysis to guarantee that the following factors were considered. The following procedures were performed. The human urine‚ diluted at least 8:2 with water‚ is collected and stored for three weeks‚ meanwhile three
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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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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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INTRO Ajanta and Ellora are the pride of Maharashtra. The rock-cut caves of both these sites are world famous and illustrate the degree of skill and artistry that Indian craftsmen had achieved several hundred years ago. Ajanta dates from 100 B.C. while Ellora is younger by some 600 years. The village of Ajanta is in the Sahyadri hills‚ about 99 kms. From Aurangabad; a few miles away in a mammoth horseshoe-formed rock‚ are 30 caves overlooking a gorge‚ `each forming a room in the hill and some with
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References: 1. Development Plan Report 1995-2015 / Section 3‚9‚11‚13&14 / Government Of Maharashtra. 2. JNNURM Guidelines for City Development / Government of India. 3. Recent Environmental position report 2009-2010 / Pg.27 / Aurangabad Municipal Corporation. 4. “Shahar Vikas: Ek Aavhan” / Section 6 / Pg no 14-16 / Aurangabad Municipal Corporation
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strong 28.3% growth in sales volumes during 2009-10‚ thereby ending the phase of cyclical correction that had pulled down tractor sales during the preceding two years (200709). Significantly‚ the revival of 2009-10 happened despite the droughtlike conditions in many States during the kharif1 season dampening sentiments. The key factor enabling the demand growth of 2009-10 was strong rural liquidity‚ which in turn was sustained by several factors‚ including: higher minimum support price (MSP) for crops;
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