Agriculture

Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers began to plant them around 11,500 years ago. Pigs, sheep and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. Industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture in the twentieth century came …

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ADB: Asian Development Bank · 21 December 2024 English

and institutional capacity Sector / Subsector Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Land-based Department Sectors Group Responsible ADB Division Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office


GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · 20 November 2024 English

This would be important in order to complete the drafting and agreement on treaty text including all the core obligations needed to end plastic pollution across the life cycle of …

emissions – including transportation, electricity, agriculture, heavy industry – were to miraculously and completely


WHO: World Health Organization · 20 November 2024 English

vi, 49 p.

978-92-95115-93-4 © World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and World World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), or World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), or Geneva: World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World This document was developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 19 November 2024 English

drought resilience for the benefit of people and planet.In-person event organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Brussels offices

planet. In-person event organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the


SWP: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik · 19 November 2024 German

Inhaltsverzeichnis > Somalia > Äthiopien > Sudan > Sudan / Tschad > Südsudan > Sahel / Westafrika > Guinea > Nigeria > Gabun > Uganda > Uganda / Kenia / …

mateResilientAfricanFarmers.pdf Modernizing Agriculture Should be the Growth Model for Africa Hung Tran tive advantages and urgent needs, modernizing agriculture should be the growth model for Africa. ..." PCNS


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 18 November 2024 English

Theme: Educate. Advocate. Act now Where: Worldwide Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics …

The Quadripartite organizations - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the


ETF: European Training Foundation · 18 November 2024 English

From Awareness to Action: Engaging Youth in the Green Economy and Climate Action From Awareness to Action: Engaging Youth in the Green Economy and Climate Action 2 On 11 March …

their views on renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and waste management. Special attention environmental opportunities such as renewable ‣ energy, sustainable agriculture, Encourage sustainability in waste management


WHO: World Health Organization · 17 November 2024 English

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unintended or deliberate harm to humans, animals, agriculture and our environment. The rapid developments


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 15 November 2024 English

Editor’s Note The climate crisis has evolved from a looming threat to an undeniable reality that demands immediate attention. The compounding and cascading effects of climate-induced extreme weather events are …

technologies are recommended across six key sectors—agriculture, water, climate change forecasts and monitoring sectors: water supply and sanitation (21 percent), agriculture (19 percent), and transport and storage (10 Mixed (Below- market) Commercially viable Agriculture Afforestation and reforestation Changing production


WEF: World Economic Forum · 15 November 2024 English

The awards recognize four categories We are grateful for the commitment of so many of social innovation: Social Entrepreneurs, partners in helping us to grow the ambition and Corporate Social …

users. March 2024 Inclusive health, sustainable agriculture and water and sanitation to food security. climate com/case_studies/inclusive-health-sustainable-agriculture-and-climate-in-asia-pacific-and-latin-americ their own change I nclusive Health, Sustainable Agriculture Op-ed in Forbes: 10 million Enterprises put and


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