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


WRI: World Resources Institute · 7 September 2024

analysis shows representation from the Global South is critically low across key sectors, except for agriculture. This analysis highlights how initiatives are largely dominated by developed countries and the


WRI: World Resources Institute · 5 September 2024 English

WRI, alongside its partners, organized a ‘‘high-level stakeholder consultative forum’’ to explore the interventions needed to scale the adoption of productive use of renewable energy in smallholder agricultural sector. The …

of renewable energy (PURE) in the smallholder agriculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Download


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 26 July 2024 English

As per to Grossmann (2001), the first set of literature has concentrated on the impact of capital accumulation and technological change on the distribution of income and wealth, whereas the …

select sectors such as banking/finance, health, agriculture, and energy that have successfully leveraged implementation of DPI in India across select sectors like agriculture, health, banking and finance, and energy. Section be observed in select sectors such as health, agriculture, banking/finance, and energy. This conceptual reference to select sectors such as health, agriculture, banking/finance and energy have been identified genetic revolution in agriculture is a continuation of green revolution in agriculture and recent developments


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 24 July 2024 English

As per to Grossmann (2001), the first set of literature has concentrated on the impact of capital accumulation and technological change on the distribution of income and wealth, whereas the …

select sectors such as banking/finance, health, agriculture, and energy that have successfully leveraged implementation of DPI in India across select sectors like agriculture, health, banking and finance, and energy. Section be observed in select sectors such as health, agriculture, banking/finance, and energy. This conceptual reference to select sectors such as health, agriculture, banking/finance and energy have been identified genetic revolution in agriculture is a continuation of green revolution in agriculture and recent developments


WGCS: Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists · 24 July 2024 English

The "Blueprint to Repair Australia's Landscapes" is a comprehensive report that outlines a strategic approach for a 30-year investment aimed at restoring the health, productivity, and resilience of Australia's natural …

expand the availability of healthy land for agriculture and wildlife. S2.1-C Undertake remediation works productivity Today and for the foreseeable future, agriculture accounts for more than half (55%) of land use focus on energy generation, manufacturing, agriculture, and transport. However, while this focus is Soils The case for repairing degraded soils Agriculture occurs across 55% of the Australian landscape led to soils being better suited to production agriculture through changes to the nature of ecosystem dynamics


WGCS: Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists · 24 July 2024 English

The Wentworth Group, together with experts from academia, government and business, has developed a Blueprint to Repair Australia’s Landscapes. The Blueprint describes a suite of 24 practical actions and investments, …

expand the availability of healthy land for agriculture and wildlife. 4. Undertake remediation works Australia - for cities, coastal and inland regions, agriculture and the health of our environment and people outcomes within the landscape; (3) Boosting agriculture productivity on the land best suited for that Environment 2021: Indigenous chapter. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. 2. NPI for the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources: Canberra. Available from:


Australian Banking Association · 23 July 2024 English

If you are a Small Business or an individual and the of the change, unless we are not able to because rules in the National Credit Code about statements of …

involves one or more of the following activities: agriculture (for example, crop growing and livestock or grain


NITI Aayog: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) · 22 July 2024 English

The economic reforms under way and the economic & institutional reforms on the agenda for the next few years, will sustain growth of per capita GDP at 7% during the …

.................................. 31 4.3.2 Agriculture & Rural labour ............................. ................................... 94 10.8 Agriculture & Rural .................................... have (or can have) a comparative advantage in agriculture, others in manufacturing and the rest in different largest provider of online, managerial (industry, agriculture), professional (fin tech, data analytics, advisory) (2) The large share of population engaged in agriculture and/or located in rural areas. This visualisation


HPA: Water Policy Association · 22 July 2024 English

Water Peace, and the Future: An Interconnected Journey Water is the essence of life, vital for the sur- vival of humans, animals, and plants. [...] The rela- tionship between water, …

water, we not only secure king, sanitation, agriculture, and industry. In the health and well-being of safe use tion in agriculture, this must be done in accor- of reclaimed water in agriculture and ensures the


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