Archive by category Agribusiness Water Management

Soil and Water Conservation Services

Soil and Water Conservation Services

Soil and Water Conservation Services A dry, barren, often sand covered area of land is waterless and without vegetation cover. The common features of such land are; low precipitation, high temperature, high evaporation, low humidity, poor rain water efficiency, water percolation and low productivity. These lands are called Barani and arid lands but still are […]

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Classification Of Field Crops

Classification Of Field Crops

Classification Of Field Crops The importance of classification All objects are named and classified for practical purposes. Human beings, animals, birds, and insects have special names and classes. Even non-living entities have their names and classes. A special set of terms and names is associated with every business, trade, andprofession. Crop plants are no exception. […]

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Sewage sludge and organic composts

Sewage sludge and organic composts

Sewage sludge and organic composts Sludge refers to the residual, semi-solid material left from industrial waste water or sewagetreatment processes. It is a mixture of water and solids separated from various types of water as a result of natural or artificial processes.Sewage sludge: sludge from urban waste water treatment plants, whereby ‘urban waste water’ is understood as: “domestic waste water or […]

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Forest Based Poverty Alleviation

Forest Based Poverty Alleviation

Forest Based Poverty Alleviation Forest based poverty alleviation(FBPA) is an encompassing term where forest resources are used to avoid or eliminate poverty.FBPA is not a stand alone process. forests and trees play an important role in alleviation of poverty with so many aspects following are the aspects discussed to encounter poverty. 1-FIRE WOOD As we know […]

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Role of seed in crop production

Role of seed in crop production

Role of seed in crop production Seed plays a key role in increasing food and fibre production to meet the increasing demands of the people, and is a focus around which strategies to boost crop yields can be built. Silvey (1981) estimated that wheat yields in England and Wales increased by 105% within 30 years, […]

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Monsoon: Ongoing rain spell a boon for Potohar farmers

Monsoon: Ongoing rain spell a boon for Potohar farmers

Monsoon: Ongoing rain spell a boon for Potohar farmers ISLAMABAD:The ongoing spell of rains, which has brought relief from the heat for residents of the twin cities, will also benefit farmers of the Potohar region. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) National Agromet Centre Director Dr Khalid Mahmood Malik said rains at this time of the summer […]

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Proper use of fertiliser increases overall production

Proper use of fertiliser increases overall production

Proper use of fertiliser increases overall production Soil testing is the only way to determine the available nutrient status in soil or soil-less media and the only way a farmer can develop specific fertilizer recommendations. Periodic soil testing combined with a good record-keeping system for each field (including information on prior soil tests, fertilizer and […]

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Chinese company to accelerate work on Neelum-Jhelum project

Chinese company to accelerate work on Neelum-Jhelum project

Chinese company to accelerate work on Neelum-Jhelum project BEIJING – The Chinese contractor building the mega Neelum-Jhelum hydro-power plant has decided to deploy more engineers and technical staff to speed up work on 969 MW project. China Gezhouba Group of Companies (CGGC) Vice-President Deng held talks in Beijing with the Pakistani side and briefed them on the […]

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Poor law and order : Demand of dates falls to 35 percent

Poor law and order : Demand of dates falls to 35 percent

Poor law and order : Demand Le sildénafil est un complément intéressant car ses bienfaits ne sont pas aussi directs que les suppléments comme Cenforce 200 (Sildenafil) France le lactosérum ou la créatine. Il joue un rôle de soutien pour aider à garder votre corps en bonne santé malgré le stress de consentement lié au […]

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Electricity debt: Iran agrees to barter wheat

Electricity debt: Iran agrees to barter wheat

Electricity debt: Iran agrees to barter wheat  Iran has agreed to barter wheat worth $9 million from Pakistan in relation to Pakistan”s debts for electricity supplied by Iran, Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad said. It is worth mentioning that the Iranian Plant Protection Organisation had announced earlier that it will not approve the quality […]

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Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development INTRODUCTION   14.1. By the year 2025, 83 per cent of the expected global population of 8.5 billion will be living in developing countries. Yet the capacity of available resources and technologies to satisfy the demands of this growing population for food and other agricultural commodities remains uncertain. Agriculture […]

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Promoting Productive Uses of Electricity in Rural Areas of Peru: Experiences and Lessons Learned

Promoting Productive Uses of Electricity in Rural Areas of Peru: Experiences and Lessons Learned

Promoting Productive Uses of Electricity in Rural Areas of Peru: Experiences and Lessons Learned This rural energy project, which included a pilot program to promote productive uses of electricity, supported over 4,970 families and micro-enterprises to adopt electricity to process cereals, coffee, cocoa, baked goods, meat products, milk, wood and metal products and handicrafts, and […]

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Agribusiness and Commodity Risk

Agribusiness and Commodity Risk

Agribusiness and Commodity Risk Summary: This edited collection discusses risk management in world agricultural markets. The emphasis is on the use of exchange-traded and OTC derivatives to manage price risk. Two specifically useful chapters are on collateral management and the development of warehouse receipt systems in developing countries. Chapters on the credit risk of OTC […]

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The ecosystem approach to fisheries management

The ecosystem approach to fisheries management

The ecosystem approach to fisheries management Aquatic ecosystems, including rivers, lakes and inland seas, flood plains, coastal lagoons and estuaries, coastal shelves and open oceans cover a very large part of the earth’s surface and, among other amenities, goods and services, sustain the production of fisheries and aquaculture. They yield about 120 million tonnes of […]

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Quels leviers pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique?

Quels leviers pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique?

Quels leviers pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique? Tout d’abord, je souhaite vous remercier pour votre présence à ce premier séminaire spécialisé sur les opportunités et les défis, en Afrique, pour les investissements privés agroalimentaires européens. Ce séminaire arrive à un moment important pour la relation UE/Afrique dans le domaine agroalimentaire. Depuis les années 1980, […]

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AsiaInspection Q4 Barometer: China Held its Ground in 2012

AsiaInspection Q4 Barometer: China Held its Ground in 2012

AsiaInspection Q4 Barometer: China Held its Ground in 2012 Shenzhen, China, January 15, 2013 – AsiaInspection, a leading provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, today announces the AsiaInspection 2012 Q4 Barometer, offering a year in review of Asia-based manufacturing and the quality control services industry. Here is a look back at a […]

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Land Quality Management Preferred Option March 2011

Land Quality Management Preferred Option March 2011

Land Quality Management Preferred Option March 2011 The LQM strategy relates to the management of any contaminated ground or groundwater for which NDA or our Site Licence Companies are deemed responsible under relevant statutory provisions until the declared Site End State is reached and NDA’s mission is complete.  The strategy considers management of radioactive and […]

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Land quality and other indicators of sustainable development statistical data, quality control and problems of aggregation

Land quality and other indicators of sustainable development statistical data, quality control and problems of aggregation

Land quality and other indicators of sustainable development statistical data, quality control and problems of aggregation AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK IN THE STATISTICS DIVISION Recently, work has started to develop land quality indicators (LQIs) to monitor changes which make an impact on sustainability of land resources in meeting human needs. This work takes into […]

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AsiaInspection 2011 Q4 Barometer: 1 in Every 2 Food Inspections Failed in China in 2011

AsiaInspection 2011 Q4 Barometer: 1 in Every 2 Food Inspections Failed in China in 2011

AsiaInspection 2011 Q4 Barometer: 1 in Every 2 Food Inspections Failed in China in 2011  Shenzhen, China, January 25, 2012- AsiaInspection, a leading provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, today announces the AsiaInspection Q4 2011 Barometer,a quarterly synopsis of Asia-based manufacturing and the quality control services industry. Inspection Failure Rates Show […]

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Soil Quality Management: Key Strategies for Agricultural Land

Soil Quality Management: Key Strategies for Agricultural Land

Soil Quality Management: Key Strategies for Agricultural Land How can you manage land in a way that improves soil productivity, water quality, and other soil benefits? Start with these six components of soil quality management. If you want to assess the effect of your existing land management practices, begin by asking which of your practices […]

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