Agriculture is not constrained to provide employment opportunities and a source of income for farmers; it is a source of substantial revenue for both central as well as state governments too. Hence, if agriculture affects badly the revenues of the both governments will be affected in the same way. In Mr. Bethu Sudhakar views” Agriculture is one of the main sources of revenue for the state especially for the state governments. Not only does the government get a substantial income from land revenue but the prosperity of the rail ways and income from many other sources is also dependent on favourable agriculture. Indeed, a bad agricultural year is a bad year all around both for the government and the people”51
Most of the poor in India still live in rural areas. The living conditions of rural people are predominantly affected by the performance of agriculture and its changes. Hence agriculture plays an important role particularly in rural India where most of the people live in.
Though agriculture plays a decisive role in Indians’ lives and is the back bone of Indian economy, the glory of agriculture is deteriorating as its share to GDP is decreasing
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The practices of traditional Agriculture and Horticulure were continued on these Estates. In the middle Ages, by the expansion of Islam and the rise of Christian monasteries, the Horticultural practices were passed on and maintained. During this period some monks used the lore of herbal and spices to treat diseases and physical ailments. This lore was passed on from generations to generations in religious institutions and became the base for modern medicine. During the middle Ages the capitalism based on money began. Horticultural crops such as herbs, vegetable, fruits and flowers were sold as goods rather than battered. By 1200s, merchants and commerce based republic cities were expanding trade with East, with its
But the Old World also gained new staple crops, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, and cassava. Tobacco, another New World harvest, was so all around embraced that it came to be utilized as a substitute for money in many parts of the world. The trade additionally radically expanded the accessibility of numerous Old World harvests, for example, sugar and espresso, which were especially appropriate for the
As demand for New World goods increased, the Colonies had to produce. This led to localized industries such as whaling/fishing, logging, shipbuilding, livestock, fur trading, and distilleries in the New England Colonies, a large amount of grain in the Middle Colonies, and agriculture in the Southern Colonies (Kennedy, et al). The New England Colonies served as the center of trade and heart of the
The people's economy, or trade to be more precise, was rather sophisticated and flourished immensely. They built an entire trade network throughout the empire, which greatly helped them succeed more than they already had. They also ‘spread throughout the geographical area,’ (Doc 9) which made trade much easier to perfect for them. Along with this, their economy boomed from all of the many imports they made, some of these including muslin, damask, gauze, cotton, satin, fruits like orange, lemon, and apricot, and vegetables like spinach, artichoke and saffron. So many imports in this empire indicated that their economy was growing greatly and there was a robust demand for items, also offering that they had the money for it at the time.
In the time period from 600- 1450 C.E, at the beginning of the post classical era there was an increase in trade and major religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam began to spread through trading routes such as the silk roads. The silk roads made easier the spread of many ideas and goods such as weaponry across regions. As these religions spread they became the foundation of new empires and allowing a structure and keeping peace among the people. Over time trade became more and more important with merchants traveling long distances and selling luxury goods to the elites, and commerce on the Indian ocean allowed for an abundance of goods to be transported over a large distance by sea, thus new states and empires coming into greater
Tyler Rico 5/9/17 Section 2 DBQ Essay During the times leading up the 1500s Christianity and Islam both had different views on merchants and their craft with people from both faiths having varying degrees of opinions on it. Trade increased dramatically after the Mongols came into power and secured the Silk Roads making trade a lot more profitable and a lot less dangerous. This made the issue of trading come to light even more as it became more prevalent in people's everyday life. After the fall of the Mongols western nations raced to find new ways around the Silk Road as they did not want to trade through Muslim controlled land.
For example, some big items they traded was silk, spices, different forms of wood, cloths, fruits, pottery, and other silverware. These were
On top of the successful farming methods that were discovered, guilds were being formed. Guilds, associations of merchants, increased the economies' wealth. The Commercial Revolution then began, reintroducing the blossoming idea of trade. Fairs were held to trade food, cloths and leather along with other common goods. Trade routes became vital to the expansion of trade, such as those that stretched from Europe to areas such as Asia and Africa in 1300 CE.
A vast range of commodities were exchanged between Old and the New Worlds, thanks to the Columbian Exchange. The introduction of cash crops like potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco from the colonies revolutionized European agriculture. As mentioned in the American Pageant. textbook, “New World plants such as tobacco, maize, beans, tomatoes, and especially the lowly potato eventually revolutionized the international economy as well as the European diet, feeding the rapid population growth of the Old World.”
The Old World had many of their own products that were sold and traded in the Exchange. Grapes and Wheat were among the many crops harvested because of the popularity of wine and bread. Some of the Old World animals traded were pigs, horses, and cattle. Horses were useful because they provided easy transportation, and they could also be hooked up to a machine to work the
One of the major reasons that we have spices, tobacco, sugar, etc. and certain luxury items is due largely to the Afro-Eurasian trade world that took place in the fifteenth century. In comparison to the East in the Afro-Eurasian trade world, “Europe was constituted a minor outpost in the world trading system,” (page 447). They were constituted as a minor outpost mainly because “they did not produce many products [that were] desired by Eastern elites,” (page 447). Political and technological advancements allowed for both individual European explorers and the states that supported them to be able to go beyond the borders of their country to locate luxury goods, promote Christianity, and to be a discoverer of new lands and waters.
The spread of Islam and China greatly contributed to world development during the 1500’s. Christendom in Europe enhanced Christianity throughout the Byzantine Empire. The European forces of Christendom established new colonies, but Muslims easily invaded them. The European’s technological advancements were inferior to Chinese and Islam officials. European civilizations expanded trade routes throughout China and Islam.
Furniture would be made in certain areas in China or Chicago and be sold on the east coast. Fruit would be farmed in California and Florida and be sold in Montana. This also came along with the rise of shipping companies such as Sears and Montgomery Ward. They sold everything from appliances to footstools, all sent directly to your doorstep without leaving the house. These businesses became extremely wealthy because of their ability to serve the people with ease of living.
Those goods were Asian and European staples. Along with goods, there were also many new and inventive ideas that were passed along the route such as ideas for religion. There were also diseases that passed through the routes of the Silk Road. During the time period of 200 BC to 1450 AD changes were brought about to the Silk Road and this was largely due to the introduction of the Black Plague as well as the spread of Islam and Buddhism along the routes. Even though these
The exchange offered great wealth to the New and Old Worlds and increased their quantities of resources. Also the spread of crop growing increased the demand for labor. This situation ensured the
When it comes to the term “ancient civilization” many people think about how the civilization raised or how the people lived? How they regulated their lands? Or what they used to eat? Etc. One of the aspects that many people are curious about is the old-world medicine, how ancient people dealt with illnesses and how they treated their patients?