TUTORIAL-4 1. How has Amazon used technology to revamp the bookselling industry? Amazon uses technology envelop in search engine of a website. The company captures comments and recommendations of buyers for site visitors to read and also recommends which book to buy. The website captures all the information of the customer such as what pages they are looking at‚ how much time they spend on site‚ no of visitors etc. This information is used by the company to evaluate buying and selling patterns of
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increasing inequality between the rich and the poor between the people around the world and sometimes within the same country and the fact that globalization has something to do with that. I agree with him on the idea that technology and the education required to use technology have allowed countries like Africa to fall behind which has increased the disparities between rich and poor countries which definitely is a cause of globalization. The international rules of trade are specifically laid down
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Agriculture in India In the past agriculture has played and will continue to play a dominant role in the growth of Indian economy in the foreseeable future. It represents the largest sector producing around 28 percent of the GDP‚ is the largest employer providing more than 60 percent of the jobs and is the prime arbiter of living standards for seventy percent of India’s population living in the rural areas. These factors together with a strong determination to achieve self-sufficiency in food
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new Industrial age. The new change of the United States also changed the American agriculture for the citizens. The American agriculture changed because new technology was advancing‚ government policy was treating some people unfair‚ and economic conditions were rough for many. As the United States grows larger in population and larger in land‚ technology was becoming newer and better as well. The new technology of the railroad was a big hit for the United States. There was a large railroad
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submitted: Introduction Page 1 Description of Activity Page 2 Material and Equipment Used Page 4 Schedule of Operation Page 5 Complete Budget
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Need to shift from modern agriculture to sustainable agriculture Agriculture has been a way of life and continuous to be the single most important livelihood of the masses. The performance of agriculture sector influences the growth of Indian economy. Though the share of agriculture in national income has been come down since the inception of planning era in economy but still it has substantial share in GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Agriculture including allied activities accounted for 14.5 percent
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Advantages of modern agriculture During the latter half of the twentieth century‚ what is known today as modern agriculture was very successful in meeting a growing demand for food by the world’s population. Yields of primary crops such as rice and wheat increased dramatically‚ the price of food declined‚ the rate of increase in crop yields generally kept pace with population growth‚ and the number of people who consistently go hungry was slightly reduced. This boost in food production has been
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Importance of Agriculture in Indian Economy The direct contribution of the agriculture sector to national economy is reflected by its share in total GDP‚ its foreign exchange earnings‚ and its role in supplying savings and labor to other sectors. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry and fishing accounted for 18.5 percent of total Indian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2005-06 (at 1999-2000 constant prices) and employed about 58 percent of the country’s workforce (CSO‚ 2007). It
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Agricultural loans offered by nationalised banks | 23 | | 3.4 | Schemes of co-operative agriculture banks | 31 | | 3.5 | Innovations in rural and agricultural finance | 47 | | 3.6 | Microfinance and agriculture finance | 49 | | 3.7 | Recent progress in rural finance | 50 | | 3.8 | Taking agricultural finance to small farmers | 54 | | | | | 4 | | Case study: State bank of India – the pioneer in agriculture lending | 58 | | | | | 5 | | Conclusion & bibliography | 69 | |
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The Vertical Farm: Reducing the impact of agriculture on ecosystem functions and services An essay by Dickson Despommier Department of Environmental Health Sciences Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University 60 Haven Ave‚ rm. 100 New York‚ New York 10032 ddd1@columbia.edu Abstract The advent of agriculture has ushered in an unprecedented increase in the human population and their domesticated animals. Farming catalyzed our transformation from primitive hunter-gatherers to
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