Crop yield

great to live in the present but sometimes we have to put the future first. Genetic engineering (or GE) food started in the late 1990’s; 1996 to be more precise. We have been told that it’s better for the world, that it can help us produce more crops that are bigger and healthier; that it’s low cost, and we don’t need to use extremely harmful pesticides on them. We’ve been told that these GE foods have been developed in such a way that they have improved nutritional content and longer shelf…

people die each day due to hunger or hunger related problems. With genetically modified foods we will be able to increase the yield of crops in hunger stricken countries, improve their resistance to diseases and insects and increase their nutritional value. Advantages disadvantages of GM foods Some advantages of genetically modified foods include: a higher yield of crops per hectare, this means that we put a lesser strain on the environment in order to meet our agricultural needs. The GM foods…

Crop simulation model is an effective tools in understanding climate change effects on agricultural production systems (Masutomi et al. 2009; White et al. 2011). The modeling studies from Bangladesh (Karim et al. 1996), Japan (Horie et al. 2000), China (Shen et al. 2010), Korea (Lee et al. 2012) and India (Krishnan et al. 2007) reported the country-specific discrepancies in future rice yield due to climate warming; the highest decrease in rice yield will probably occur in most areas of low…

By using genetically modified crops, prices will remain how they are unlike the increased prices of non-genetically modified food, there will be more food as GM crops are immune to many diseases, and GMOs have substantially higher nutritional values providing a way to feed the world for less. With people penny pinching, not many people will enjoy…

Modern biotechnology is truly astonishing; the technology has extended our carrying capacity far beyond our limits by eliminating devastating diseases, provided life saving pharmaceuticals, as well as solutions for agriculture sustainability for a population expecting to reach 9.5 billion individuals by 2050. Agriculture sustainability is a global concern, which affects each organism on this planet. Hence, as an advanced society we must invest on our current technologies to provide food…

subsidiary of Infoterra and the surfacing of their new service, named Farmstar. This new product-service helps farmers manage their fields in an optimal way, thus reducing costs and negative influence on the environment, also increasing the yield of their crop. The case also manages to explain how Farmstar (which appeared in an uncontested market space) managed to increase, via research and development as well as innovation. Farmstar successfully increased private benefits…

an Economic Research Service study, reveals that GM soybeans produce a net value of roughly $17 more per planted acre than traditional soybean crops (Economic). Globally, farmers who have adopted GMOs have cumulatively gained $116.6 billion in increased income between 1996 and 2012. Of this net economic benefit, 60 percent is due to increased crop yields. The remaining 40 percent was achieved through off-farm household income, which only existed because an increase in land productivity leaves…

Poor quality of the seed used translates to a small cost that is incurred to sustain a well fed economy. The farm yields diminish and the economic losses to the farmers are likely to be much greater. By Juma Chrispinus Farm inputs amongst small scale farmers including seeds, agrochemicals and fertilizers are key in improving agricultural yield. In order to achieve considerable yields, small scale farmers should be able to adopt good agricultural practices and have access to inputs. However,…

debates in today’s agriculture, is it effective to plant non GMO crops. Will farmers profit from the lower yields, and high premium at the elevator? These are the kind of questions farmers ask themselves every spring when it comes to planting. Planting several acres of non GMO will not benefit the farmer. Not being able to spray chemicals, and not using the higher yielding new varieties of seed, farmers will not be able to maximize yield in their fields.…

Abstract Tobacco is being dealt as one of the major cash crops which are largely grown in Kushtia, Chittagong Hill, and northern regions of Bangladesh. Actually it is a non‐food plant used as a basic raw material for products that is proved to be harmful for health, environment and society. Tobacco is both dangerous and addictive. Its production thus raises ethical questions. The study is aimed to estimate the factors affecting tobacco yield and investigate whether any ethical issues influence…