Agriculture

Beyond its remarkable economic success, it is difficult to generalize about the economic history of British America, mainly because of the extraordinary diversity of the experience. As early as 1650, distinct regional patterns were firmly established in British America, and it seems more accurate to speak of several regional economies rather than a single entity. Still, the regions shared some characteristics, and the regional differences were patterned, not random. One important shared…

On average, there are over 70 million dogs, and 85 million cats owned by citizens of the United States. Of the pet owning households, 43% claim to own more than one pet. These facts may seem to be less astounding because pets are “family” to many households, but, what happens when pets are no longer wanted or needed. Where do they go? The answer is animal shelters all over the country. Of 1000 animal shelters surveyed by the National Council, more than half of the animals, or 3.8 million in 2008…

hunger problems are the ones that are in the alarming stage and the extreme alarming stage, and they tend to be third world countries, that are developing still. Also, the fact they are poor and with the most debt and corruption. Q3a) Successful agriculture depends on the interactions among a number of natural systems, which are climate system, soil system, topographic system, and biological system. Q3b) The agricultural success relies on the interaction between 4 natural systems, and these…

1. Introduction Climate change is a crucial issue of our era (Annan, 2007) and is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on resource limited countries such as Cameroon. In particular, small-scale farmers depending on available natural resources as well as on traditional farm practices are more affected. Like elsewhere, local farmers' perceptions of climate change and their strategies to mitigate its impacts are based on indigenous knowledge and their own…

of crops. Therefore moving into a system where cultivating polyculture crops are more common. During his argument, Pollan points out to the huge monocultures of the midwestern, the fencerow-to-fencerow planting policies of Nixon’s Secretary of Agriculture, the reeking feedlots, and the chemical fertilizer industry, Earl Butz, all as disastrous pieces of our quantity-over-quality, and cheap calories. Unsurprisingly, the way we eat and grow food is very connected to how healthy we are, which is…

rocks to build walls for protection. Much of New England’s land was not apt for development. Therefore, many people lived closer together than in the other colonial regions. Middle Colonies Geography The Middle Colonies was a good place for agriculture,…

In what once known as one of the most fertile areas of the United States, one of the Country’s most destructive agricultural disasters took place. Due to droughts and no rain, crops did not grow, leaving the soil exposed to the high winds that hit the area in the 1930s. Extending over a 150,000 square mile land and including parts of five states, Texas, Oklahoma, western Kansas, the eastern Colorado and New Mexico, the Dust Bowl was a period where more than 100 million acres of land of terrains…

Abstract LEADER, part of European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), is one of the most important mechanisms in South Tyrol to boost regional economy. The programme is based on bottom-up approach and is carried out by the local action groups (LAGs), which represent a form of public-private partnerships. Innovation is an integral element of LEADER programme but it is defined very loosely in the guidelines, with the intention to leave an interpretation to the local actors. In…

effects of NAFTA, the Sierra Club (2014) analyzed how the trade agreement has affected the economy and the environment of the participating countries. In particular, the Sierra Club (2014) discusses the detrimental effects GMOs have had on native agriculture in Mexico in which native seeds have become “contaminated” by the GM corn imported from the US. The presence of genetically modified corn strains not only does not bode well for the native corn strains, but also hurts the native farmers who…

entire world. The reason behind this actuality lies within many different aspects, including: Resources, business, agriculture, farming, and so on. In today's world, the most populated country of Asia is People's Republic of China. In the 2nd place ranking, India is the next most populated country of Asia. Both are countries with ancient culture, development and demanding agriculture which uses practically all land that is available in areas that have considerable river deltas. Ancient…