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Ever wonder why it is so important to promote and teach agriculture to students? Here are 5 quick facts all about agriculture to help to clear up this question: 1. Agriculture is the single largest employer in the world In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States  reports that  “there is a largely untapped reservoir of farm and non-farm employment opportunities in agriculture and beyond.” Examples include jobs in sustainable ag, agri-business development and related support services. Ever wonder why it is so important to promote and teach agriculture to students? Here are 5 quick facts all about agriculture to help to clear up this question: http://3351863619.gopeerclick.com/15GL2W?target={target}&target_id={target_id}&domain={domain}&crea 1. Agriculture is the single largest employer in the world In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States  reports that  “there is a largely untapped reservoir of farm and no...

This report presents and describes high-resolution geospatial data identifying the range of environmental conditions that influence the location of cropped agricultural lands in the conterminous United States. Also presented are estimates of the extent of land where environmental constraints limit agricultural production (marginal land) and the extents of land where modifications overcome environmental constraints. The report is the result of the compilation and manipulation of datasets from numerous sources; it consists of an explanatory text and a series of appendixes and associated tables that document the data sources and data-manipulation methods in detail. Environmental factors that influence the extent of crop agriculture are terrain, climate, soil properties, and soil water. It is the combination of these four factors that allow specific crops to be grown in certain areas. Today, in order to maximize production, most of the cultivated croplands and grasslands for commercial agr...

Lesson Transcript Learn about agriculture, the science of farming to raise animals and grow plants used in the production of food and other products, such as leather. Explore problems faced by farmers, including loss of land and decreased varieties of animals and plants produced. Understand how these problems impact the production of food and other farm products. Problems in Agriculture Think about how much food you eat each day. Now, think about how big the human population is and how much food is needed to feed all of those people. Since the development of agriculture, most of the food needed to feed the population has been produced through industrialized agriculture. Since the 1960s, the amount of food produced through this type of agriculture has increased drastically, and currently there is enough food produced to feed every human on Earth. Although industrialized agriculture has been successful in producing large quantities of food, the future of food production is in jeopardy du...

Agriculture forms the backbone of any country and especially India, where approximately 42% of the total workforce has been employed in agriculture. Apart from providing food for the direct consumption of people, agriculture plays a vital role in the growth of the economy as exports of agricultural produce expand trade and commerce and brings crucial foreign exchange to a country. Meanwhile, numerous industries rely on agriculture for raw materials, which are then turned into valuable finished goods. But keeping the economic aspect aside, today we will try to shed some light on the lesser-known facts about agriculture. Below are some less-talked-about points that are specific to agriculture and people indulged in agriculture. 1.  The dark side of agriculture While agriculture is considered as quite lucrative if the conditions for the crops are favourable, on the other hand, it can also lead to massive financial loss. Farmers usually depend on natural factors for the proper nourishm...

Key Facts(GROUNDNUTT ENGINE):EMMYBLOG Bountifield’s solution is based on a one-to-many approach, allowing them to reach millions more people with technology. In Malawi, their technology includes a manual sheller and an imported motorized sheller for peanuts. In Senegal and other countries, their technology includes an Ewing Multi-Crop Grinder, which is a multi-functional burr mill technology. In Kenya, their technology includes an imported motorized multi-crop thresher for sorghum, millet, green grams and pigeon peas, and rice. Bountifield has a plan to positively impact 10 million African people by 2030 with their solution. Key Features Bountifield addresses the gap in postharvest technology markets and the consequent food loss that occurs from manual labor in processing food throughout Africa. Our solution is not the sale of one tool, but our ability to develop small-scale agro-processing businesses with: a) a portfolio of Bountifield-approved tools; b) tailored training and services...

Nilus has developed a digital marketplace that connects food producers and retailers with excess food inventory for distribution in low-income communities. Emmyblog Nilus partners with NGOs and philanthropic organizations to maximize its food distribution efforts. Key Features Nilus’ mission is to resolve the problem of malnutrition by distributing healthy food that would otherwise be wasted at discounted prices among community kitchens in low-income neighborhoods. Nilus has developed a digital marketplace that connects food producers and retailers with excess inventory that suffers from aesthetic or packaging defects or is about to expire with community kitchens in shelters, soup kitchens and schools in low-income neighborhoods. The Company crowd sources the delivery among professional drivers. It is currently operating in Argentina, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, where it has delivered over 3 million plates of food to more than 200,000 people. Social Impact There are over 2 billion people ...

Access to clean, reliable energy enables farmers and agribusinesses to increase food production and engage in value-added processing. It also allows farmers living in off-grid areas to replace expensive diesel generators with new and cleaner technologies, such as solar food dryers and solar water irrigation. The solar agricultural market is still in the early stages of development and barriers include the relatively high technology costs, limited awareness of the benefits, lack of appropriate policy incentives and limited access to finance for farmers and suppliers to make solar technologies more affordable. We support enterprises that adopt, develop and market sustainable, cost-effective solutions for agricultural production, post-harvest and storage processing, including solar pumping, cooling, chilling and drying. These technologies result in saved costs, increased yields and local value capture for farmers or local agro enterprises. Our advice to businesses ...

Prosper Cashew: Strengthening Cashew Processing in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria 3/24/2021: Request for Proposals – Consultancy for Prosper Cashew Project Gender and Social Inclusion Assessment Prosper Cashew – Context: The global cashew market is a $12 billion industry… Scaling Up Nutrition Technical Assistance As part of a consortium, TechnoServe is working to prevent stunting and malnutrition in Zambia through multi-layered interventions within health, WASH, agriculture and livelihoods, behavior change and other areas. Twitter

By building cooperative capacity, engaging with local governments, strengthening access to markets, and improving agronomic practices, TechnoServe is facilitating a stronger, more sustainable forest-based market system that is also focused on women’s empowerment, from leading gender training for cooperatives to creating new business opportunities for local women. The successful results of the first phase of this program prompted TechnoServe’s implementation of its second phase, with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). In its first phase, TechnoServe established the first cooperative union in the Majang Zone and increased smallholder farmers’ access to finance. Cooperative leaders were trained in sound governance, bookeeping, financial management, business plan development, and gender policy development. TechnoServe reached approximately 4,000 individuals in the Majang Zone and increased the number of members in cooperatives from 117 to 1,027, w...

Agriculture Nearly two-thirds of the world's poor rely on agriculture for their incomes, making the sector key to economic development. Agriculture is two to four times more effective at raising incomes in developing countries than other sectors.  Certain crops with high market value  –  like coffee, cocoa, and others – can bring especially large increases to farmers’ incomes. When farmers can improve the quality and yields of these high-value crops, the impact can be transformative. Surpluses produced in excess of household consumption can be sold commercially, increasing community food security, promoting value-added activities like processing, and supporting a variety of businesses along the supply chain. This extra value not only supports farmers and their households, but also creates jobs, wealth, and economic growth along the supply chain until the products reach the end consumers, whether they live next door to the farmer or on the other side of the world. Our Agri...

Novozymes BioAg: Driving performance Agriculture today is more than just doing more with less. What if you could do more simply by utilizing nature’s own problem solvers – enzymes and microbes. By more we mean: Maximize crop fertility return on investment, maximize soil and fertilizer phosphorus efficiency, and meet crop nutrition requirements through natural processes. Bioyield and biocontrol solutions More than a century ago, we created the BioAg business with our Nitragin® brand, which is still a market leader today. Because we put innovation at the heart of our business, our groundbreaking pipeline will continue to propel agriculture into the future. Our dynamic portfolio of biological solutions is derived from naturally-occurring microbes and enzymes. Microbial inoculants in our bioyield solutions complement traditional fertilizers. They increase the availability of key nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The result is improved crop yields. Our biocontrol solutio...

Brazil is an agricultural powerhouse. The country produces enough food to feed 800-900 million people and  14% of the country’s GDP  is directly linked to the farming industry. While large, industrial farms are probably what you think of when it comes to Brazilian agriculture, there is another face to this vital sector. Brazil is also home to more than 4 million smallholder and family farms. These smaller farms do not have the same support systems or access to technology and agronomic advice as the larger farms do. Because they have less purchasing power, they are also not prioritized as customers by multinational input or technology companies Being a farmer is a demanding business. Just one mistake can mean that the entire harvest – and their entire income – is lost. It can be a lonely life too, with farmers not seeing many people beyond those working with them. Facing these intense pressures day in and day out, many farmers tend to resist change and operate the way they have...