Agriculture Essays

MARKET OVERVIEW Rice is the most important staple food for about one-half of the world population and provides over 20 percent of the global calorie intake. As most of the rice produced is consumed domestically, only 4% of global production is internationally traded. The world rice market is also featured by a high degree of […]

The total land area of Pakistan is approximately 310,322 square miles or 88 million hectares of land, of which approximately 20 million heaters are used for agriculture purposes. The river system of Indus and its tributaries provides Pakistan some of the most fertile land in the Indian subcontinent. Under the Indus Water Basin Treaty of […]

The environmental crisis is largely due to the fact that we use too much resources, reuse too little of them and produce too much waste. There are four factors that have contributed to this situation: human activites such as agriculture and industry, population explosion, technological advances and modern lifestyle. Human activities like agriculture and industry […]

The research was conducted in the La Brea/ Vessigny area. Specific focus was limited to changes in the ecosystem and changes to the habitat and living organisms. The landscape of the La Brea/ Vessigny area is undulating and covered with thick natural vegetation as shown in figure 1 below. Shows the natural landscape of the […]

Snails  high in protein (12-16%) and iron (45-50 mg/kg), low in fat, and contains almost all the amino acids needed by humans. A recent study has also shown that the glandular substances in edible snail meat cause agglutination of certain bacteria, which could be of value in fighting a variety of ailments, including whooping cough. […]

Smith on Labor and Population According to Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nation, useful labor when employed by a country properly and proportionately, can hasten the growth of its economy and provide prosperity in the country. Given this assumption, in Bhutan’s case wherein they were populous and agrarian, their ability to translate these people’s forces into […]

The Spanish Empire was one of the successful empires in history. Of the global empires that existed in history, it was one of the largest. This empire dominated the battlefields in Europe. Its navy was quite experienced and this made it to be feared very much. The Spanish empire really colonized many nations. It carried […]

This paper will analyze and discuss the role that R&D plays in the product development process for Syngenta by focusing on how Research and Development can show the way to the successful development of innovative, products, starting from their introduction stage until the supposed declining stage under the product cycle concept. With that  view in […]

This paper seeks to examine and discuss the part that R&D plays in the new product development process for Syngenta. This discussion will focus on how this (R& D) can lead to the successful development of new, innovative, products, from their introduction stage to their ultimate decline stage. This paper is thus expected to provide […]

The sun was salmon and hazy in the west. Dodong thought to himself he would tell his father about Teang when he got home, after he had unhitched the carabao from the plow, and let it to its shed and fed it. He washes it ant about saying it, but he wanted his father to know. […]

Soil is the layer of broken rock particles and decaying organic matter on the surface of earth, which is essential for the growth of plants. It comprises of all the necessary nutrients that aid the growth and development of plants and trees. There are different types of soils, each one of them varying in its […]

On October 24th 1929 the share stock exchanged fell and the American economy faced its most serious economic obstacle. The traditional view of the event is that the Wall Street Crash caused the depression, however there are other interpretations which suggest otherwise. There is evidence which proves that the economy started to crumble much earlier […]

Russia’s sheer size meant that many different nationalities of people along with many different religions and languages meant that Russia was difficult to govern to provide fairness for all who lived in its territory. This therefore was a weakness because its lack of equality may have caused discontent in Russia.Russia was run solely by the […]

I. Introduction The most important food crop in the Philippines is rice, a staple food in most of the country. It is produced all throughout Luzon, the Western Visayas, Southern Mindanao, and Central Mindanao. 9.5 billion tons of palay were produced in 1989 almost. In 1990 palay, which caused a 27 percent value added in […]

ABSTRACT This paper aims to describe the development perspectives of Le Reve Resort, both in the business and the community level. It begins with an overview of the Resort and how it came about in Kisante. Then, the paper covers the social, economic, and political conditions in Kisante, Makilala, Cotabato where the resort is situated, […]

Sustainable and Unsustainable development Sustainable Development Concept Sustainable development is a pattern of social and structured economic transformations (i. e. development) which optimizes the economic and societal benefits available in the present, without jeopardizing the likely potential for similar benefits in the future. A primary goal of sustainable development is to achieve a reasonable and […]

Letter to the Editor: Genetically Modified Food The future of food is here – and it has come in the form of GMO’s – Genetically Modified Organisms. GMO’s, refer to plant foods that have undergone a process of DNA manipulation, whereby isolated genes of a known function from one organism are copied and transferred into […]

The typical foods in El Salvador are probably one of the best foods anyone can taste! The food that most identifies Salvadoran people are “pupusas”. You can find them anywhere you go. There are other typical foods from El Salvador, like chilate, nuegados, yucca, atol de elote, tamales (from pork, chicken, beef) and shuco. Except […]

Have you ever heard of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot? These two men expressed different beliefs over preservation and conservation. John Muir was America’s most famous conservationist. While Gifford Pinchot was one of America’s leading preservationist. Both of these men spent most of their lifetime defending the natural resources and the wildlife around the world. […]

From the establishment of the colonies, starting with the founding of Jamestown, until the beginning of the Revolutionary War, different regions of the eastern coast were marked by distinct attributes. Once established, the thirteen British colonies could be divided into three geographic areas: New England, Middle, and Southern. Each of these had specific developments that […]

Fresh water pollution is a problem that is widespread and there are no areas that are immune to it. Living in a rural community is a pleasure, but when you actually sit down and look at the facts surrounding all of the river bottom farm lands, manufacturing companies, and rock quarries that have nonpoint surface […]

The Columbian Exchange The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of agriculture, livestock, food, religious ideas, diseases, and evidently slaves between the New World and Old World after 1492. This exchange between the two worlds was brought on by the “discovery” of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492. This ecological change resulted in the introduction of […]