An agricultural cooperative‚ also known as a farmers’ co-op‚ is a cooperative where farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity. A broad typology of agricultural cooperatives distinguishes between agricultural service cooperatives‚ which provide various services to their individually farming members‚ and agricultural production cooperatives‚ where production resources (land‚ machinery) are pooled and members farm jointly.[1] Examples of agricultural production cooperatives include collective
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The good and the bad effect of the agricultural (neolithic) revolution - William James once said: “The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery of human beings‚ by changing their inner attitudes of their minds‚ can change the outer aspects of their lives”. However‚ the agricultural revolution formed a big milestone in people’s lives. In fact‚ people in that time‚ were not aware how much their attitude and habits were changed for the basic things in their lives. Actually ‚ the
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mechanization is the provision of human workers and replacement of animal labour with machinery to assist and replace physical requirement of work. Therefore agricultural mechanization embraces and implements the use of tools and machines for agricultural development‚ crop production‚ harvesting‚ storage and on farming processing. In the history of agricultural mechanization‚ a periodical development of agriculture has enhanced several advancements in farming techniques and tools were manifested. During the
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ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY BY SHIRO ABASS A. Department of Finance University of Lagos BSTRACT Generally‚ policies and strategies of Nigerian government towards foreign direct investments are shaped by two principal objectives of desire for economic independence and the demand for economic development. Multi national corporations are expected to bring into Nigeria‚ foreign capital in the form of technical skills‚ entrepreneurship‚ technology and investment fund to boost economic activities
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THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA FROM THE COLONIAL ERA TO THE PRESENT DAY The agricultural history of Nigeria is intertwined with its political history. This is discussed broadly in the context of the varying constitutional frame works‚ viz: Colonial‚ the Internal Self Government and the Post-1960 periods‚ according to sectors. Crop Production: The period of the colonial administration in Nigeria‚ 1861-1960‚ was punctuated by rather ad hoc attention to agricultural development. During the era
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Agricultural Systems 1. Page 96-97 Farming Systems and Types and Classification of Types of Farming. You need to know the following key terminology:- • Systems = Inputs‚ processes‚ outputs • Arable‚ pastoral and mixed farming • Commercial and subsistence farming • Extensive and intensive farming 2. Subsistence and intensive rice farming in the Lower Ganges Valley – page 112. The information from page 112 has been summarised in the table below:- |TITLE
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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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India’s Economics reforms from 1991-2010: Introduction India’s economics reform that started after 1991 ‚ when under the P.V Narshimaha rao government ‚ Manmohan singh was the finance minister at that time ‚ and he was also appointed as the “ finance advisor “. At that time india’s GDP grouth was 3% . after the IMF bail out the bankrupt state. The government P.V narshimha rao and the finance minister started the reform. Rajeev Gandhi started the light reform . by the end of 1990 india
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AGRICULTURAL DRONES; EXERTION OF DRONES IN AGRONOMY Arthur C. Clarke elucidates the amelioration in technology proclaimed that; any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. It will not be counterfactual if I say that this statement of Clarke construes the prevailing panorama of progressive accession in technology. The word drone generally delineates grim reaper in the minds of Pakistani denizens by up surging the innervations of quietus‚ consternation and trepidation. Monotonous
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My Reaction to Agricultural Biotechnology On December 3‚ 2013‚ Rick Welsh‚ a professor of food studies visited Monmouth College to speak about agricultural biotechnology‚ along with how it has been developed and the impacts that it is having on society. After hearing Professor Welsh mention that he was going to be speaking about agricultural biotechnology‚ I instantly thought of the documentary film that I watched a couple days ago‚ The World According to Monsanto. Monsanto is a food company that
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