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With changing world dynamics, innovations in auto and retail industries, farmers are now reverting to new types of farming systems to produce better quality food and use the resources without wasting them. One of these is Container Farming. This involves improvements in hydroponic lightening and other technologies growing in Controlled-Environment Agriculture, CEA. Most of us
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Industrial farming also termed intensive farming or intensive agriculture is a type of agriculture for both crops and animals with higher levels of input and output unit of agricultural land. It is characterized by a low fallow ratio, higher use of inputs like capital and labor, and higher crop yields per unit land area. More
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By 2050, the world population is expected to cross 9 billion people. This puts the agriculture community under immense pressure to increase the production of food exponentially. The agriculture sector is mired with many problems such as chaotic and extreme climatic conditions, labor shortages, inadequate amounts and inefficient application of fertilizers. Advanced technologies such as
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Germination of Seeds is the process in which the plant grows from a seed or a similar structure. Researchers and biologists apply this term to the sprouting of a seedling or gymnosperm from a spore. Germination in simple terms is the growth of plants within the seed. In this process, the radicle and the plumule
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For centuries, traditional farming techniques have not changed much. No doubt that there have been advancements in the form of genetic engineering of seeds, irrigation techniques and the development of commercial farming tools. Our farmers still sow seeds into the soil, till the fields, apply water and sun, and wait for the harvest season. Today,
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The effects of Global Warming on agriculture are immense. Global Warming and Agriculture and interrelated processes, both of which take place on a global scale, affecting agriculture directly and indirectly. This takes place through changes in precipitation, changes in temperature, and climate extremes, changes in pests and diseases, atmospheric carbon dioxide, etc. Moreover, global warming
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To maintain high productivity and to enhance nutritional values, scientists are using techniques of Genetic Engineering in Agriculture or recombinant DNA technologies. An adverse environmental phenomenon like drought, famine, increasing heat have adverse effects on the growth and yield of crops. Recombinant DNA changes the natural genetic makeup and the characteristics of an organism by
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People are always looking for ways to adapt and survive with the changing climatic conditions and to fulfill their food demands. Terrace farming is a common way of growing crops in hills and mountains sloping land In most of these farming techniques, rice is cultivated on hills and mountains as it avoids loos of nutritious
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Every day we are waking up to new technologies in every field, and agriculture is no different. As the world population grows, there has been a thrust in the development of new techniques to grow food in less space and with less water. One such technique that is gaining traction is hydroponic farming. It is
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With the passage of time and the increase in technological advancements, there have been dramatic changes in the environment which has led to many environmental anomalies. One of which is Carbon Footprint. The average carbon footprint for a person in the United States is 16 tons, which is one of the highest rates in the
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Demand is increasing for fish and fish protein worldwide. If you want to start a Fish farm, want to know its types and feasibility, this is a perfect guide for you. Aqua Culture often termed Aqua Farming is the farming of fish, mollusks, aquatic plants, algae, and other organisms. It involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater
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Do you grow your own plants and vegetables for home or do you run a Plant farm and suddenly the productivity of your vegetables has decreased? Are you looking at different plant fertilizers in the market but are confused as to what type you should use. Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered. There are a
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