Africa, and whether or not the agriculturists will be able to feed the population in future. It is very important to know about food security since food is something we depend on our daily lives, why would we be without food, or agriculture? Do we even know what agriculture and food security? If we do not it definitely means we do not know why we are alive. So, according to (Miller and Spoolman, 2015 pp.279), food security refers to the access, by all people at all times, to adequate, safe and nutritious
Genetic diversity of crops is the foundation for sustainable agriculture/ horticulture and global food security. Conservation and sustainable utilization of agro-biodiversity plays vital role in ensuring food security, alleviation of poverty and enhancing livelihood measures. It has potential for employment generation and risk minimization. Maintenance of crop diversity is more remunerative as compared to monoculture. The ability of certain land races to withstand drought, grow in poor soil, resist
1 Introduction Sustainable agriculture approach has been developed and diffused in the recent decades because of the concerns about the negative impacts of modern agriculture on human health, the natural environment and resources. This approach that not only makes better use of natural goods and services for human needs without damaging the environment, but also minimizes the use of external inputs. Moreover, it enables farmers to more effectively use their knowledge and skills (Duesterhaus 1990;
Palm oil (also known as dendê oil, from Portuguese) is an edible vegetable oil derived from the reddish pulp of the fruit of the oil palms. Oil palm grows best in low-lying, wet, tropical areas – which is also where rainforests occur. As palm oil production expands to meet increasing demand, more rainforests are cleared in places like Indonesia, Malaysia and beyond to make way for oil palm plantations Along with coconut oil, palm oil is one of the few highly saturated vegetable fats.
Title: Biofuel, is it the future energy solution? 3. Is biofuel the answer? - Analysis of pros and cons Pros : 1- Availability of Biofuels Biofuels are theoretically unlimited. In terms of availability, biofuels have a big advantage as they are at the top of the list of alternatives. The transition is likely to be subtle but slow as more and more fossil fuel is replaced with biofuel. 2- Environmental Impact Biofuels are environmentally friendly if they’re carefully produced and distributed
Due to globalization and the massive increase in world population, farming systems will be forced to increase the production of food, feed, energy and other raw materials. This increase in the production of agricultural products could generate high pressures on ecosystems and further reduce the ability of these ecosystems to provide services to humanity. For this reason, the management of ecosystems and implementation of agricultural diversification are suggested as key aspects to ensuring food and
Bandhu Das Sen has rightly remarked that they play the role of modernisers of agriculture like engines of change, capable of transforming a traditional farmer into a commercial producer. They act as part of steam engine (for industrial revolution) to ignite an agrarian revolution in poor countries. Thus the HYV programme brought about a major change—a transformation affecting almost every aspect of Indian agriculture. 2. Irrigation: Irrigation is the second most important component of Green Revolution
a shortage on food seldom appears as there is a constant food supply based on diversification. This is in total opposition with monocultures such as monocropping (wheat, corn). Indeed, they only benefit from two massive harvests a year, but are unable necessarily to ensure a healthy diet and the harvest production can only last one season. Even so, Modern agriculture has brought an excessive focus on growing just one single crop, providing to their population a diet centered too much around a type
Nose Pit Viper. (Snake bites kill 46K in India yearly, ToI) When it comes to snakes, the distinction between ultimate and proximate causes is blurred. Ultimate causes like rising human population, development project and widespread practice of monoculture still apply to human-snake conflict. While destruction of habitat would count as one of the topmost reason for snakes to come in contact with humans, with regards to this species, often unwarranted fear of snakes among humans increases the intensity
In doing a genomic research, biological method such as biotechnology helps us to progress our sustainability of our environment. One of the progressions in science is the modern agriculture. Some of our agriculture problems had been part of improvement for many decades and years. Therefore, some of our production of crops had become nutritionally for our consumers and producers. However, some problems may arise due to uncontrollable issues in our environmental system. Among other issues, who could