The Northern Uganda and West Nile regions have suffered from insurgency for the last 18years. This has lead to the emergency of internally displaced persons with heavy reliance on donor and government support. The growing over dependency and increasing poverty levels in this region has raised concern. This pilot project therefore seeks to improve household food security and incomes of internally displaced persons and demobilized […]

Industry Overview From the birth of the nation, farming has played a crucial role in the U. S. economy. Initially European agricultural practices were adopted while settlers from the area began to populate the Americas. Agriculture in Colonial America was important to society because it was the primary livelihood for 90% of the population, and most of the farms were specifically used to create food […]

The CAP is an EU organisation designed to support agricultural prices and farm incomes as well as ensuring regular supplies. It also stabilises the agricultural markets and increases agricultural productivity and efficiency. In 2000 the EU paid out 43,000,000 Euros to farmers; it comprises 46% of the EU’s budget! The CAP supports farmers incomes in three main ways: 1. Intervention Price: this is the price the […]

Agriculture is known to be one of the most significant economic activities. It involves the production of plants, livestock, fiber, fuel and more by utilizing natural resources such as water and land. The term agriculture is broader than it is commonly anticipated to be. It includes forestry, fishery, livestock and most importantly crop production. Agriculture sector is also one of the largest employers across the […]

Before the start of the 20th century, the overwhelming majority of increases in agricultural production were the result of an increase in the amount of cultivated areas. However, the start of the 21st century has come to demand that nearly all increases in agricultural production result from the increased productivity of existing cultivated areas, thereby leaving an extremely window of time for countries to make […]

DEFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN INDIA Preface The term agricultural marketing is composed of two words -agriculture and marketing. Agriculture, in the broadest sense means activities aimed at the use of natural resources for human welfare, and marketing connotes a series of activities involved in moving the goods from the point of production to the point of consumption. Specification, the subject of agricultural marketing includes […]

Agriculture has been practiced by men since time immemorial.  Practically speaking it refers to the process of producing crops that will feed the people and make them survive. Agriculture does not pertain to a single method alone, but over the years, there are evolutionsand innovations that this method of food production has undergone. Organic farming makes use of the natural processes of food production – […]

Minerals can affect society in many ways for example; Surface mining destroys vegetation across large areas, increasing erosion. Open-pit mining uses huge quantities of water. Acid mine drainage is pollution caused when dissolved toxic materials wash from mines into nearby lakes and streams. Minerals is approximately 80 percent of mined ore consists of impurities that become wastes after processing. These wastes, called tailings, are usually […]

However, others, such as some non-government organizations and consumers, oppose its use due to perceived health and environmental risks. The policy issue this paper seeks to answer is whether we should pursue the promotion of Smog in agriculture. However, we would confine ourselves to an economic analysis of the issue. So, what exactly is all this hullabaloo on Smog? Before answering this question, we should […]

Major Problems Faced by Indian Agriculture The major problems confronting Indian agriculture are those of population pressure, small holdings, depleted soils, lack of modern technology and poor facilities for storage. (a) Population Pressure: India has a huge population of over one billion and it is increasing at a very fast rate. According to 2001 census figures the over all density of population is 324 persons […]