Why do most young persons not see agriculture as a viable option for their involvement and employment? According to Liu (2014), agriculture is up to four times more effective than other sectors in reducing poverty. Increasingly, the world is counting on agriculture to produce more nutritious food for and improve the livelihoods of a booming population, especially the poor. The ability of the youths to engage in productive agricultural activities has social and economic benefits for both the young
The agriculture sector is contributing about 21 percent to the national income (GDP) and is providing employment to 43 percent of the workforce. It is supplying raw materials to the industrial sector for example the textile industry of Pakistan. There are two available sources of credit that are informal through relatives , friends village shopkeepers , commission agents and traders and the other is formal which is through different institutions zarai taraqiati bank limited, domestic private banks
Agriculture continues to be the single largest sector, a dominate driving force for growth and the main source of livelihood for 66 percent of the country`s population. It accounts for 21.4 percent of the GDP and employs 45percent of total work force. As such agriculture is at the center of the national economic policies and has been designated by the government as the engine of national economic growth and poverty reduction. Agriculture contributes to growth as a supplier of raw materials to industry
communication, lack of education and many wrongful assumptions; and social media does not help this stigma. Many assume that agriculture is a very negative career that is full of abusing animals, poisoning our food and water supply, causing global warming and just being in this career for the money. I guarantee you this not the case by any means. I am proud to be involved in the agriculture community and believe more people should be too or at least more educated. Social media is a very powerful tool, with
them to have maintained that control over such a long period of time, it was necessary for them to have excelled in many parts of their society. For Parthians, agriculture (culture), military (politics), and trade (economy) were the three main pieces that had huge impact in their civilization. This essay will particularly focus on agriculture and trade, and explore how both elements played a key role in Parthian civilization, and also to shed light on how it had an overall impact politically, economically
Sustainable Agriculture: Favor the Earth The tale of agriculture is usually told as an epic fight between human and nature. Thousands years into this narrative, it seems to some of people that human have upper hand in this struggle. Finally, food production is keeping up well with population growth. After World War II, agriculture has changed dramatically. Food productivity rose due to innovative technologies, mechanization, high chemical use, specialization and those policies that favored maximizing
known as “the festival of unleavened bread,” and sometimes called Pesach. The Jewish Passover has fundamental connections to the aspects of scripture, history and agriculture. The Jewish scripture, the Torah, explains the religious importance of Passover through the book of Exodus and the story of deliverance. The historical importance of the Passover is evident through
Chapter 1 : Introduction Agriculture in developing countries is facing profound and fast moving changes. Globalization has hastened the transition from traditional and low-productivity agriculture towards a modern, high-productivity agricultural sector. Consumers in highly industrialized and developed countries, who have ample purchasing power but little spare time, are purchasing precooked foods and prepared fresh fruits and vegetables. This means that many products acquire considerable value added
practices have resulted in differing ideas both revolving around the use of industrial agriculture. In the article Our Decrepit Food Factories by Michael Pollan, he argues that the use of pesticides and antibiotics in our food has redefined the meaning of sustainability. Pollan believes that the original meaning of sustainability: able to be maintained without external factors, is now defined by industrial agriculture as being maintained with the use of external factors like pesticides and antibiotics
Indian Scenario The share of agriculture sector, which constituted over 50 per cent of the GDP in 1960’s, has now come down to around 24 per cent in 2000 - 2001. There has been substantial increase in the manufacturing sector but the bulk of transformation has been in the service sector. The weightage of service sector is an indication that in future, India's GDP growth will be influenced considerably by the service sector. According to a report of the IMI, the service sector in India has consistently