Throughout all cultures agriculture and mythology are irrefutably linked. ... By far the most important agricultural aspect of Egypt was the Nile River, the longest river in the world. ... This importance is reflected in their mythology as well as their agricultural practices. ... Obviously, agriculture and mythology were deeply linked in Egyptian culture. ... It shows that agriculture was important enough to have epic ...

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History The original forerunner for the United Stated Department of Agriculture was the agriculture division of the US Patent Office. ... Department of Agriculture. ... Department of Agriculture. ... The National Agriculture Statistic Service directs the surveys each year as a part of the Agricultures Department's farm census. ... Foreign Agriculture Service is head of the international affairs. ...

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In countries, such as Syria, where oil is not as important they depend on agriculture. Other countries, facing the prospect of oil depletion also depend on agriculture. ... Agriculture contributed 1 percent of the GDP. Bahrain has a small agricultural business. ... Unlike both Algeria and Bahrain, Syria is largely an agricultural country. ...

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This means that the more rain the country gets, the more damage to agriculture and the food supply they will have. ... The lack of precipitation also has as much effect as flood on agriculture. ... In fact, the percentage of people depending on agriculture has decreased over the years. ... This is because there are other countries that depend on India's agriculture. ... Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture & Its Mitigating Priorities. ...

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Over the past 15 years, the Australian economy has evolved from mostly an agricultural based economy, with agricultural products and other commodities dominating the exports, to a well balanced economy that now relies on services and manufacturing to round out national exports. In 2003 manufacturing and merchandise trade led Australian exports accounting for A$107.8 billion, with services accounting for A$32.5 billion or 18.1% of all exports, and agricultural and mining exports accounted for only a combined A$30.6 billion. ... However, Australia is still a strong commodity and agricultural p...

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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has had one major issue when it came to the actual landscape of the college's campus. That issue just so happens to recycling. Why you may ask? Simply due to how the landfills are becoming full, the campus may just be under the threat of becoming a landfill it...

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the body that governs animal testing, must approve all tests (United States Department of Agriculture 2). The USDA must also authorize the numbers and types of animals experimented on (United States Department of Agriculture 2). ... A fifty-point criterion for assessing pain is in place (United States Department of Agriculture 3). ... When an animal must be restrained it is to be limited to brief periods of around three minutes (United States Department of Agriculture 3). ... For all surgeries and painful tests, sedatives and anesthetics ...

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This is a growing concern in North American agricultural crops. Corporate agriculture endangers public health and consumers of these products because they involve the use of pesticides; they add growth promoters and antibacterial promoters to animal feed; and major health concerns tend to be ignored by health organizations like the FDA. ...

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According to National Agricultural Workers Survey majority of the farm workers are undocumented and only 16 percent of United States farm workers do not belong to Hispanic or Latino group (Smith). ... Agriculture work is one of the most dangerous job in United States. ... Agricultural fields are usually located in places which have high temperatures almost all year around, because summer heat give lives to millions of products which Americans love to eat. ... There are numerous stories of people who suffer the brutality but up to this day no serious action has been taken to stop child labor in...

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This resulted in a per capita agricultural growth rate of 2.2 percent. ... The circulation of agricultural products and all industrial and commercial activities tool surplus funds form agriculture and relocated there funds into industry. This loss of rural funds contributed to the poverty of the farmers, which lowered agricultural investment, which further slowed down China's agricultural production. ... Preventing rural-urban migration had the advantage of keeping people in the country side to increase agricultural production as well as limiting the number of people in urban areas wh...

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At the time the first Five Year Plan was being formed, China's economy was predominantly agricultural. ... In 1959, at the beginning of the Chinese Great Famine, a massive miscalculation in agricultural planning occurred, due to the combination of mismanagement of agriculture brought on by the commune system, and the acceptance of the inflated agricultural output figures. ... " As previously mentioned, China was predominantly agricultural. The total output of agriculture actually accounted for 70% of the gross value of national industrial and agricultural output. ... China'...

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This oppression created an overwhelming pressure on the shoulders of small-scale agricultural producers. ... Since agricultural sector provides Turkey's largest employment (40%), regulation about the agriculture hold an important place in all of the agreements. THE TURKISH CASE: BRIEF OVERVIEW OF TURKISH AGRICULTURE Before starting an investigation about the structural adjustment in agriculture, a brief analysis of Turkish agriculture is necessary. ... Moreover, the proportion of agricultural supports in GDP dropped from 17.6 (1978-79) to 12.2 (1980-85) Although the general trend ...

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In the modern world the importance of agriculture can be forgotten. ... However many major economies in the modern world have strong agriculture. ... The United States is the world's leading agricultural producer and exporter. ... Since agriculture employs many people it contributes to economic development. ... Therefore, economic development relies on the agricultural growth rate (The Importance of Agriculture). ...

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In the early 1900s, Sir Albert Howard, a Chemical Botanist to the Government of the Raj at Pusa in India, carried out a variety of noted agricultural experiments. ... Rodale, who came to the field without any agricultural experience or training. Heavily influenced by Sir Albert Howard's book "An Agricultural Testament," Rodale rebelled against chemical agriculture by writing about and discussing organics. ... Balfour studied agriculture at the University of Reading and started farming in Suffolk in 1915. In 1939 she started a unique and pioneering experiment which was the first ecologic...

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Economy Of Hungary During the two decades following World War II, Hungary was transformed from a predominantly agricultural land into an industrial-agricultural state. ... The share of Hungary's NMP contributed by industry and agriculture has changed markedly since World War II. ... By 1955 agriculture contributed 31 percent and industry 53 percent. By 1976 the respective percentages for agriculture and industry were 13 percent and 46 percent. ... Hungary's main imports were heavy machinery, agricultural implements, coke, iron, cotton, wool, and timber. ...

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Cutting agriculture water rights, environmental, or urban usage? ... California is in its 4th year of an extreme drought and agriculture is taking a hit. California agriculture is very important to our nation. ... Although agriculture in California is very important the environment is also. ... Urban water usage is probably just as important as agriculture water usage in California. ...

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International Economics and Politics Agrimultinationals, Farmers and GMOs At the last WTO meeting in Doha, Qatar, trade ministers agreed to increase agricultural producers access to markets (especially for poor countries selling to richer countries) and to decrease domestic financial support for agriculture. In theory, this was supposed to lead to freer, more liberalized trade in agricultural products. ... Most countries, however, recognize that agriculture, which is wildly subject to changes of weather, is not like other industries. ... But by destroying the still-large agricultur...

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Based on Mayo Clinic research article "The Brand New You, 2014", the word "organic" applies to the way farmers produce agricultural products; such as fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat products. ... According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (fao.org, n.d.), in order for a food product to be labeled organic, it needs to be evaluated. Each organic product has to meet the criteria of organic standards set by organizations such as the US Department of agriculture. ... According to all those statistics, supporting organic agriculture is a must because it can decrease...

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Nonetheless, this plan was claimed to concentrate on directly productive service, such as agricultural production. ... After Ghana's independence, the country's agricultural production and exports were expected to stimulate the economic. Although agriculture is Ghana's most important economic sector, and it accounts for almost half of its GDP and export earnings, Ghana is still facing the problem of agricultural underdevelopment, which is part of the reason of its economic underdevelopment. Ghana's agricultural output has been substantially declining since the 1960s. ... Th...

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The demand for fuel wood has left to people switching from agriculture to wood collection to earn a living. ... But, areas of good agricultural land have reduced as it is used for tourism. There is pressure on the remaining agricultural land leading to over cultivation and over gazing. Areas used for agriculture have increased from 8 million hectares in 1960 to 16 million hectares in 2000. ... Increasingly more water is being used for irrigation because agriculture is carried out in unsuitable areas; Almeria is an important agricultural area as produce grown there contributes $1.5 billion to t...

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Additionally, the reef is threatened by diffuse pollution from agriculture, delivered by catchments that discharge their pollutants into the GBR lagoon; in the same way, the many in-shore reefs of the GBR are affected greatly by agricultural practises, experiencing poor reef condition in correlation to the poor water quality of the area (Butler 2013, p.2). ... Roebling (2009, p.1150) similarly states that improved management of coastal catchment resources is needed in regards to both agricultural land use and land management as a whole. Similarly, Roebling (2009, p. 1156) concludes that consid...

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For example, India's water has been contaminated by agricultural runoff and sewage. ... Agricultural uses 90.5% of India's usable water. ... Agriculture and Industrial uses of water far-out way the uses of humans. ... The whole world uses 8% of the water for domestic use, 22% for industrial use, and 70% for agricultural. ... Agriculture also uses a lot of water. ...

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They underlined how little remains to be agreed for the Doha "modalities" on agriculture and industrial goods to be concluded. ... Just as important, the EU letter also shows flexibility on the issue of eliminating export subsidies for agricultural products which has been the sticking point in the agricultural negotiations. ... The spotlight has moved to the Cairns Group and the G20 to draft proposals for cuts in farm import tariffs which are now the main obstacle to a deal on agriculture. ... The opportunity now exists to craft a compromise agreement which could see considerable reductions no...

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Oil prices have spiked, food production is dropping off leaving 17% of our energy budget consumed by agriculture, and the industrial sector just can't keep up. ... A staggering total of 17 percent of America's energy budget is consumed by agriculture! ... The dependence of industrial agriculture on fossil fuels, the declining fertility of the land, and the positive feedback imposed by declining resource quality will force the economy to divert much more investment into agriculture and energy sectors." ... Without petroleum, and after we stop mining arable soils, the earth will only...

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Maybe not in a technological way but in an agricultural way. ... In addition, a number of other Federal agencies and State departments of agriculture, universities, and private companies are conducting studies to seek the cause or causes of CCD. ... The main reasons for global bees-decline are industrial agriculture, parasites/pathogens and climate change. ... Pollinators, managed or wild, cannot escape the various and massive impacts of industrial agriculture: they suffer simultaneously from the destruction of natural habitats caused by agriculture, and, because pollinators' natural rang...

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