Diverse sectors of agriculture

The human population on the planet is estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050; this requires significant increase of food production to meet the demands. Intensified farming systems have been identified as a viable means to increase grain production. Crop production inputs include carbon investment in the form of energy, for the manufacture and use of farm machinery, synthetic fertilizers, crop protection chemicals such as herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, groundwater irrigation and the direct use of fuel in farm operations.

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The entitlements of women farmers will be the key to improve agriculture productivity, It said, even as it noted that there is an increasing number of women in multiple roles in agriculture sector, as cultivators entrepreneurs and laborers. Alongside, it is focusing on women self – help groups to connect them to micro credit through capacity building activities and to provide information and ensure their representation in decision-making bodies. “Rural women are responsible for the integrated management and use to diverse natural resources to meet the daily household needs.

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The Supercritical Fluid extraction is also considered as a novel technology for extracting soluble products into a fluid from a wide range of materials using supercritical conditions of solvents. Bioactive compounds are secondary metabolites produced from a broad diversity of structures and functionalities. In the present article the potential bioresources mainly from agriculture and allied sectors have been reviewed which constitutes excellent pools for bioactive and nutraceutical compounds.

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The United Nations FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) states that the world population would increase by another 2 billion in 2050 while the additional land area under cultivation will only account to 4% at that time. In such circumstance more efficient farming practices can be attained using the recent technological advancements and solutions to current bottlenecks in farming. A direct application of AI (Artificial Intelligence) or machine intelligence across the farming sector could act to be an epitome of shift in how farming is practiced today.

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The technological advancements have enabled the textile materials find their irreplaceable use in areas like agriculture, horticulture, livestock and fishery. This class of textile materials used in agriculture sector is known as agrotech segment of technical textiles. The textile materials hold a great potential for improvement and enhancement in the quantity and quality of the agricultural products.

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Climate change has emerged as the most serious environmental challenges. It is necessary to evaluate its impacts on climate-vulnerable development sectors, such as agriculture. Human impacts on environment have resulted in altered environmental conditions that influence changes in abundance and diversity of insect pests. In the present study, an attempt was made to determine the impact of changes in the climatic conditions on grape crop in Tasgaon tehsil. Various weather parameters like rainfall, temperature and relative humidity were analyzed in the region.

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In Benin, yam (D. cayenensis- D. rotundata complex) hold a prominent position in the diet and economic sector. Dry rot caused by Scutellonema bradys is one of the major concerns affecting diversity and resulting in significant losses to farmers.

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The 26th report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution on the urban environment13, proposes an environmental contract between central and local government, which would be a high level agreement to promote environmental action at the local level. On the ground, this would mean a local authority developing a strategy containing a small number of mandatory elements, but would also encourage the authority to design a programme to tackle a variety of environmental activities across sectors with the aim of stimulating improvement and innovation.

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Work and Employment. Women play an extremely important role in all dimensions of agricultural production. In certain regions, women's time input equals men's, but in other regions traditions restrict their work to the household where they are involved in crop processing (threshing, cleaning, drying, preserving) and also are in charge of most of the household-based activities (water and fuel collection, cooking, cleaning, sewing, tailoring, weaving, and child rearing). Women play an increasingly important role in opium production, livestock production and processing of dairy products.

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Addressing rural poverty and environmental degradation therefore often requires broad cross-sectoral approaches, which must go beyond agriculture. These efforts must focus on the diversity of livelihood sources and address systemic conditions that constrain the ability of rural poor to overcome poverty. For example, efforts to increase access to health, education and other basic social services, as well as transport and communication, directly affect the ability of rural poor women and men to pursue alternative incomes on and off the farm.

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