industries. Increase in agricultural production and the rise in the per-capital income of the rural community, together with the industrialization and urbanization, lead to an increased demand in industrial production. Various under-developed countries of the world engaged in the process of economic development have by now learnt the limitations of putting over- emphasis on industrialization as a means to attain higher per capital real income. Thus industrial and agricultural developments are not alternatives
earners in the economy using the top and bottom 10% and 20% respectively. The empirical results must be interpreted with caution, despite multiple robustness checks. One of the results implies that an increase in the value raises the price and creates economic diversification from the economy. It is found that coffee prices have a strong negative effect on income inequality between the top 20% and the bottom 20% in the economy. Intuitively, the ratio of incomes is measure of income inequality, since coffee
Chinastill faces a serious constraint imposed by the fragmentation of cultivated land and the backwardness in agricultural production. Limited and low quality of arable land and weak agricultural infrastructure, dirty rural environment and inadequate public facilities, excessive attention to food production, deteriorated ecological condition, and lack of capital investment in rural economic development are the major constraints for rural areas in China. Thus, he stressed the importance of land consolidation
Agriculture diversification is considered as one of the important components of growth and development of agricultural sector in India. It can be defined as the shift of resources from the regional dominance of one crop or livestock to a large mix of crops or livestock. Diversification of agriculture in favour of non-cereals and high-value commodities such as fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, eggs, fish etc. are emerging as a promising source of income augmentation, employment generation, poverty alleviation
collective nature, which makes the economic unit and its individual members stronger and more flexible actors in the creation of solid enterprises. The role agriculture plays in the economic system of the country is undoubtedly tremendous. To be more specific, agriculture in Nepal provides livelihood to more than 70% of the total working population and contributes more than 33.5% of the GDP. This reflects that in the present context of Nepalese economy, no other economic sector deserves as much attention
Women are the majority of the world's agricultural producers, playing important roles in all agricultural sectors. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) states that worldwide, women produce more than 50 percent of the food that is grown (FAO, 1995a). Furthermore, in several places of the world, women are often responsible for providing by producing or by earning the income to provide, food for their families. Women have undoubtedly become universally responsible for most
Agricultural activities are activities which occurs on a farm, whereby farmers grow plants and crops using machines and other chemicals for the commercial productions of farm products. Agricultural activities plays a huge role in our daily lives as they produce the most essential food crops for humans. Furthermore, agricultural activities influence the country 's economy directly as agricultural activities provides chances of employment to a large population, especially for those living in the rural
agriculture has changed the behavior mode of agriculture as agricultural modes are changing it is known as industrial technology. Kinship since the ancient times is social institution which has been into farming social activities where agriculture is not only seen as technical but also a social activity. Sociology in agriculture is in deal with the model of sociology which work is to establish attitudes as well as to adopt agricultural
transformation of the world in a small town where all societies, all cultures are closely linked to the economic, political, cultural and sociological. Modern technology, means of transport, internet, satellite TV, etc. In the past, there was little direct between the various remote societies. Today, any event that takes place in any country of the world, on the field, the impact on other countries. At the economic level we can see that globalization by multiplying the relocation of production and the international
of its total people are directly or indirectly connected the wide range of agricultural activities. Rainfall is the most important natural catalyst that determines the agricultural production in Bangladesh. The productiveness of farmland as well as the firmness of land resources depends on heavily upon the rainfall. The variability of rainfall and the extreme high or low precipitations are very important for the agricultural production as well as the economical growth of the country. It is well known
There are many fields, which plays important, part in world trade, one of them is agriculture. Farming or agriculture is described as a system of input, output and the process. There might be some feedback are put back into the system for making sure the farming cycle works well. This is a movie analysis based on the movie, The dark side of the chocolate and Trade trap Ghana, covering and connecting issues between the relationship of all agriculture and world trade factors. Chocolates, has become
was selected for the identification of cropping from both seasons as Rice, Cotton, Sugarcane, Maize, Bajra and Jawar area the major crops of Kharif season and Wheat and Barley are the major crops of Rabi season and these crops account 25.24% of agricultural value addition (ESOP, 2013-14). Data is collected through secondary data collection methods and a variety of analytical techniques are used to cover all
The Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia, whose staple food was rice, was an agricultural country even before. Early settlers in the country, had agriculture as their main source of maintenance. They even designed different ways to cultivate the lands, such as the Kaingin and Tillage Systems. In addition, to yield crops efficiently and systematically, they practice and developed irrigation systems. These practices were attested by the famous Banawe Rice terraces in Ifugao. Truly, we can say
agriculture, habitat and a variety of natural resources. A farm is a part of land which is for agricultural processes for the production of food and other crops. Productivity depicts different measures of production. The increase in productivity of a region’s farms can impact the chance for growth of the region. Myanmar possesses a wide variety of land types which include Freehold land, Grant land, Farmland, Agricultural land, Permit (or) licensed land, Government leased land, Vacant/Fallow/Virgin land and
(2004), livestock is fast becoming the most viable agricultural activity in a large part of South Africa. South Africa has a total land surface area of 122.3 million hectares, of which 68.6% is suitable for livestock farming particularly cattle, sheep and goats (FPM, 2004). Sheep farming is practised in most parts of Free State mostly in the Southern and Eastern of the province. According to DAFF (2003), approximately 80% of South Africa’s agricultural land is suitable for extensive livestock
this paper is to explore the economic, social or environmental factors that enable households in rural areas to derive food and livelihood security as well as to provide examples for each of these in a Southern African context. This essay will explore economic, social or environmental factors that hinder the ability of rural households to develop sustainable livelihoods. In rural areas, there are many factors that enable rural households to derive food. For economic factors, people in rural households
is characterized by low productivity. Besides erratic and unreliable rainfall, the inefficient use of agricultural resources and unsustainable farming practices that lead to soil degradation are main drivers of low agricultural production and productivity. Low agricultural productivity, coupled with erratic rainfall, frequent severe droughts, land degradation,
years, theories on Sustainable Livelihood (SL) have become popular in light of the debate over how to best address the complexities of rural economies in a more holistic manner especially by taking into account how the rural populace makes socio-economic decisions (Dowardet al. 2002). Over this period, SL theories have effectively shifted the focus of development policies from relying on traditional
Introduction: 1.1 Background, Significance and Purpose of Research: 1.1.1 Background Pakistan is primarily an agricultural based country and livestock plays a pivotal role in its economy, providing essential items of the human diet in the form of milk, meat and eggs. At present, livestock contributes about 51.8% of agricultural value added and 11.3% to the GDP (Government of Pakistan, 2008-09). The estimated total number of livestock in 2008-2009 was 154.3 million. Foreign earnings of the livestock
an Eastern Roman emperor who reigned from 610 to 641. He was born in 575 in eastern Anatolia. During this time most of the people were farmers. The soldiers were mercenaries. The social structure of the Byzantine Greeks was supported by a rural, agricultural base that consisted of the peasants. They lived in villages, hamlets, and on estates. His father, was governor of the Roman province of Africa when an appeal came from Constantinople to save the Eastern Roman Empire from the terror and incompetence