importance of diversified food crop production
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Crop Diversification and New Varieties Crop diversification refers to the addition of new crops or cropping systems to agricultural production on a particular farm taking into account the different returns from value-added crops with complementary marketing opportunities. Major driving forces for crop diversification include: • Increasing income on small farm holdings
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- A variety of materials are used to provide supplemental protein from plant sources. Many of these materials are byproducts of the food processing industry. The oilseed crops such as soybeans, canola, sunflowers, safflowers and flax are processed to extract oil for food and occasionally for industrial purposes.
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Promoting Responsible Use of Crop Protection Products in Thailand As an agriculture-based economy and major food exporter, Thailand relies on crop protection products to grow crops such as rice, sugarcane, vegetables and cassava as well as to increase yields and improve quality.
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DOWNLOADED FROM Joint Economic Committee Democratic Staff G-01 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 202 224 5171 THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF AMERICA’S FARMERS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS America’s farmers and ranchers make an important contribution to the U.S. economy by ensuring a safe and reliable food supply, improving energy security and supporting job growth and economic development. Agriculture is particularly important to the economies of small towns and rural areas, where farming supports a number of sectors, from
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What Were the Benefits of the Food Guide Pyramid? The Food Guide Pyramid emphasized the importance of eating a balanced, varied diet by depicting five main food groups: grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy products and other proteins, including meat, fish, beans, nuts and eggs.he Food Guide Pyramid appealed to people’s visual interest by showing examples of foods that might be healthy choices from each main group. Although not all depictions were of equally healthy foods, many items shown were significant sources of essential vitamins and minerals.
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Why is Agriculture Important|Its Role in Everyday Life Why is Agriculture Important|Its Role in Everyday Life Agriculture is an important source of livelihood in the united states and all the other parts of the world. It is involves tough work but it contributes to food security and health of the nation. Before industrial revolution, agriculture was the primary source of economy for most countries.
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Agricultural and Food Chemistry Most of us are unaware of the science behind the production and processing of the food we consume. However, nothing is more important to humans than having enough nutritious food to eat. While agricultural and food science is multidisciplinary by its very nature, chemistry is nearly always at the core of the work involved. Agricultural and food chemists delve into all aspects of crop and animal production, food safety, quality, nutrition, processing, packaging, and utilization of materials including bioenergy.
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- Rice is the most widely grown tropical cereal, and over 400 million tonnes of milled rice is produced each year. The importance of rice has been recognised for many centuries-in India it was once known as 'dhanya' meaning 'the sustainer of the human race'.
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Ag and Food Sectors and the Economy The overall contribution of the agriculture sector to GDP is larger than this because sectors related to agriculture—forestry, fishing, and related activities; food, beverages, and tobacco products; textiles, apparel, and leather products; food and beverage stores; and food service, eating and drinking places—rely on agricultural inputs in order to ...
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- The advantage of a monoculture is that it allows huge amounts of  food to be produced for our ever increasing population, and to be  provided at affordable prices.This mode … rn farming technique has  also allowed farmers to greatly increase their profits, a far cry  from the subsidence farming of the past.onoculture is mainly used in industrialized agriculture with many inputs of fossil … fuels and chemicals to produce large amounts of a single crop.
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- American farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers produce enough crops and livestock to meet the needs of the United States and for export. However, farm output and income are strongly influenced by weather, disease, fluctuations in prices, and federal farm programs.rop farmers and managers —those who grow grain, fruits and vegetables, and other crops—are responsible for all steps of plant growth. After a harvest, they make sure that the crops are properly packaged and stored.
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- The greater use of fertilizers and the introduction of new varieties of crops, especially cereals led to an estimated increase in food production of at least 50 % during this period. A chain of well equipped international institutes has made a conspicuous contribution but major problems remain.
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Argentina - Agriculture Agriculture and agro-industry in Argentina focus on the production of cereal, oil grains and seeds, sugar, fruit, wine, tea, tobacco, and cotton. Argentina is one of the greatest food-producing and food-exporting countries of the world, with an estimated 27,200,000 hectares (67,210,000 acres) of arable and permanent cropland.
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The Importance of Agriculture Contribution to National revenue. Agriculture is the main source of national income for most developing countries. However, for the developed countries, agriculture contributes a smaller per cent age to their national income. Agricultural sector provides fodder for domestic animals .Cow provides people with milk which is a form of protective food.
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- The conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture is therefore at the core of food security and nutrition. Conserving and using a wide range of diversity – both among species and within species – means securing options to respond to future challenges.
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The Importance of Agriculture The Importance of Agriculture. For decades, agriculture has been associated with production of essential food crops. At present, agriculture above and beyond farming includes forestry, dairy, fruit cultivation, poultry, bee keeping, mushroom, arbitrary, etc.
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- For many agricultural producers/farmers, crop insurance is an important risk management tool. The. following information may help you to better understand how crop insurance can provide an economic. backstop to unforeseen agricultural losses.
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Davao Research Center Integrated Crop Protection – identifies pest and disease problems affecting coconut industry, thereby formulating practical, sustainable, environment-friendly and socio-economically acceptable control measures.
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Agriculture The major agricultural products can be broadly grouped into foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materials. Specific foods include cereals (grains), vegetables, fruits, oils, meats and spices. Fibers include cotton, wool, hemp, silk and flax. Raw materials include lumber and bamboo.
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- household-level data-sets on costs of farm production for the 1980s and 1990s) suggests that small-holder farmers are perhaps the more-productive. Their vital contribution to India’s food and agricultural economy and to its national food security results from the small-holders’ responsiveness to public policies and to national investments in
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INDIAN AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY The Indian Agriculture Industry is at the verge of a revolution that will modernize the entire food chain in India and as the total food production in India is likely to double in the next ten years.
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The growing importance of Identity Preservation The growing importance of Identity Preservation. Producing non-GMO seeds, grains, and food products requires preserving the non-GMO identity of such products through every stage of production.As a result, systems of identity preservation (IP) have become more important.The Organic & Non-GMO Report interviewed Dennis Strayer, president of Dennis Strayer & Associates and a leading authority on IP systems to get his insights on the growing trend to identity preserve food and agricultural products.s a result, systems of identity preservation (IP) have become more important. The Organic & Non-GMO Report interviewed Dennis Strayer, president of Dennis Strayer & Associates and a leading authority on IP systems to get his insights on the growing trend to identity preserve food and agricultural products.
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Crop Diversity: Why it Matters Ensuring food security, adapting to climate change, reducing environmental degradation, protecting nutritional security, reducing poverty and ensuring sustainable agriculture are just six reasons why it matters to conserve crop diversity. Ensuring Food Security. The concept of food security is complex. It involves not only the production and processing of nutritious food, but also access by individuals to the full range of nutrients needed to maintain an active and healthy life. Crop diversity is central to food security. It underpins today’s production and provides the raw material needed for ensuring continuing supplies tomorrow, in the face of a rapidly changing world. The fight to achieve food security and end hunger is one of the greatest challenges facing the world in the coming decades.
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Cash crop Approximately 70% of the world’s food is produced by 500 million smallholder farmers. For their livelihood they depend on the production of cash crops, basic commodities that are hard to differentiate in the market. The great majority (80%) of the world’s farms measure 2 hectares or less.
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Organic farming The value of organic agriculture (OA) in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), particularly in poverty reduction efforts in the face of climate change, is shown by its contribution to both income and non-income aspects of the MDGs. These benefits are expected to continue in the post-MDG era.