...GM-technology crops becomes apparent in the first phase of the film, which takes place in Bangladesh where the Bt-brinjal is grown.[footnoteRef:6] We are introduced to Affisure - a local small-scale farmer growing Bt-brinjal as part of a government project. In Bangladesh, they are having difficulties with caterpillars boring into aborigine grown in farms. The Bt-gene in the brinjal is explained by Heap as enabling the plant to produce a chemical, which is toxic to the microbes in the soil and thus kills the caterpillar. The viewer is assured that Affisure is very happy and satisfied with his GM-crops. The main argument presented for using GM-crops in Bangladesh is that is reduces the use of pesticides in farming. The gain is twofold: reduced cost and increased health for farmers. Heap, ?Affisure used to spray chemicals twice a week to protect his crop, it is expensive and bad for the farmer.? Bt-brinjal is undoubtedly presented as the better alternative. However, in order to further reinforce this statement the film takes advantage of the expertise of Dr. Robed Amin. [6: Brinjal is the name used for aborigine in South Asia, Southeast Asia and South Africa] When answering the question, ?What do you think about a new variety of brinjal which uses nearly no pesticide?? he further emphasizes the benefit of growing Bt-brinjal. ?That is fantastic, I mean, if the brinjals is modified in such a way, that less pesticide is needed that would be wonderful.? Here GM food relies both on...
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...Eggplant (Solanum melongena) or aubergine is a species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit. It is known in South Asia, Southeast Asia and South Africa as brinjal.[1][2][3][4] While "eggplant" is the common name in American, Canadian, and Australian English, "aubergine" is much more common in British English. Other common names are melongene,[5] garden egg,[6] or guinea squash.[7] The fruit is widely used in cooking, most notably as an important ingredient in dishes such as moussaka and ratatouille. As a member of the genus Solanum, it is related to both the tomato and the potato. It was originally domesticated from the wild nightshade species, the thorn or bitter apple, S. incanum,[8][9][10] probably with two independent domestications, one in the region of South Asia, and one in East Asia.[11] ------------------------------------------------- Description[edit] The eggplant is a delicate, tropical perennial often cultivated as a tender or half-hardy annual in temperate climates. It grows 40 to 150 cm (16 to 57 in) tall, with large, coarsely lobed leaves that are 10 to 20 cm (4–8 in) long and 5 to 10 cm (2–4 in) broad. Semiwild types can grow much larger, to 225 cm (7 ft) with large leaves over 30 cm (12 in) long and 15 cm (6 in) broad. The stem is often spiny. The flower is white to purple, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. The egg-shaped glossy purple fruit has white flesh with a meaty texture. The cut surface of the flesh rapidly turns brown when the fruit...
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...: Team Member - 2 Name : Abrar Ahsan Chowdhury Signature : Bangladesh Vegetable Industry: Present State Bangladesh is a land of Green. It has six different beautiful and wonderful seasons and in every season different kinds of vegetables are produced by the farmers. Vegetables are considered as important for the food security of Bangladesh. Nearly 100 different types of vegetables, comprising both local and exotic types, are grown in Bangladesh. The area under vegetable farming has increased over time. The production of vegetables has also increased from about 1.47 million metric tons in 2002-03 to about 1.89 million metric tons in 2006-07. Production of different Vegetables in Bangladesh Year | Brinjal (Kharif) | Brinjal (Rabi) | Tomato | Cauliflower | Cabbage | Radish | Other Veg. (Summer) | Other Veg.(Rabi) | Total | 2003-04 | 118.3 | 240.1 | 119.9 | 101.5 | 128.6 | 210.9 | 329.6 | 491.9 | 1740.7 | 2004-05 | 109.9 | 229.8 | 122.4 | 108.9 | 142.4 | 223.3 | 601.1 | 341.8 | 1884.6 | 2005-06 | 115.2 | 219.0 | 131.3 | 138.2 | 176.1 | 229.0 | 334.5 | 343.8 | 1687.2 | Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh (http://www.moa.gov.bd/statistics/Table1.09CP.htm) However, the availability of vegetables is only about 20 percent of the recommended requirement of 200 g/person/day. One of the main reasons for this low availability of vegetables is the lack of proper storage and wastage due to the lack of storage...
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...Science Daily Using Less Water to Grow More Potatoes ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2011) — Research conducted in part at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that in some production systems, planting potatoes in flat beds can increase irrigation water use efficiency. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agricultural engineer Bradley King, who works at the ARS Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory in Kimberly, Idaho, was one of the scientists who led these studies. ARS is USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA commitment to enhancing sustainable agriculture. When potato production started in Idaho more than 100 years ago, farmers seeded their crops in ridged rows and watered their plants by channeling surface irrigation to flow through the furrows between the rows. Even though most commercial potato producers in the Pacific Northwest now irrigate their crops with sprinklers, they still typically use ridged-row planting systems. But this planting configuration allows irrigation runoff to collect in the furrow and percolate below the crop root zone. This means that the water is unavailable to the crops, and can also lead to increased nitrate leaching from the soil. King and his partners conducted a series of studies on planting potatoes in flat beds instead of ridged rows. One two-year study compared ridge-row planting systems, a 5-row planting configuration on a raised bed where the plant rows were 26...
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...Case Study 1. Write a jQuery script to design 8x8 matrix format with color black and white. It should seem like Chess Board. Need a button with a label Reverse. All div color should be changed from black to white and white to black. 2. Write a jQuery script to design 2 div element in the page. Show big text in those div's and you will get scroll bar. If I move right side scroll bar then left side div scroll bar need to move along with the rite. As well vice verse. 3. Write a jQuery script(toggle) to design menu as below mentioned a) Fruits Banana Mango Jackfruit b) Vegetables Brinjal Bumpkin Snake Guard c) Oil Gingelly Sun Flower Groundnut Initially, all menu should be non-expand mode except Title menu. If I am click Fruits Title, should expand the menus are avail under it. Rest of all non-expand. 4. Write a jQuery script to search a text in the paragraph. Provide a text field and search button below to the paragraph. Highlight all the words in yellow colors once found when search button clicked. 5. Write a jQuery script to design 8x8 matrix format with color black and white. It should seem like Chess Board. Provide buttons like first, last, Odd and Even. When you click first button, first div should be changed highlighted with color yellow and border should be in red color. Like wise, do the same for last, odd and even button clicked. 6. Write a jQuery script to design an UI form for retailing customer and it should contain...
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...eaten, so the entire "animal population will increase if they are not consumed" is wrong. Thinking that way, human population is the most on earth now, so why don't you kill them and eat? Some theories that talk about the economic impact that "meat breeders will go out of jobs" are wrong. They will simply switch to breed what people eat - vegetables. Nature is giving us clear signs to stay away from meat. Our long canine teeth are gone, so is the appendix. People who say there is no protein in veg food should may be stop eating meat so the animal fat on their brains can subside and they can think. Ever heard of legumes? And the argument that plant also has life - yes we know they have a life. When you eat something that can grow back (a brinjal or a mango), it is not called killing. I hope your chicken legs grow back once you eat them. If you are so proud of being a non vegetarian, we challenge you to become a 100 %non vegetarian. Don't include any vegetable in your diet. If you can't think of the pain an animal feels when it is being killed, may be you will be subjected to the same pain some day. Good...
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...running about happily. We quickly bought some magazines, mints and chocolates. The train finally arrived and we scrambled into our coach to get to our seats. I was lucky to get a good seat near the window. At last, the guard blew the whistle and the train moved slowly and pulled out of the station. I felt thrilled at that very moment and I enjoyed the jerky movement and the new experience. There were friendly passengers all around and soon we started talking and joking among ourselves. The scenery outside was interesting and varied. Trees, bushes, rice-fields and farmers' huts flashed past us and we were greeted by village children waving and smiling at us happily. I also saw vegetable farms with rows and rows of long beans, chilies and brinjals. After about three hours, I felt sleepy and dozed off in spite of the rattling sound of the wheels. Suddenly, there was a jerk and the train came to a halt. The engines hissed and the brakes squeaked. I woke up with a start and looked out of the window. We had reached a station. Three minutes later, the train started moving again and accelerated gradually until it was traveling at a constant speed. I spent the rest of the journey reading as the initial excitement had gone. Finally, the train jerked to a complete stop. We had at last reached our destination. We disembarked and walked a short distance to...
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...Seed certification for horticultural crops: Present policy and future needs Introduction Seed is the basic input for agricultural crop production and the effectiveness of other inputs like fertilizer, irrigation etc. depends on seed quality. The production can be increased to about 20% using quality seed itself. Horticulture crops are playing significant role in nutritional improvement, food and financial security of the people of Bangladesh. In the recent years, the country has attained self sufficiency in cereal crops. But production of horticultural crops like vegetables, spices and fruits is much below the required quantity. The area and production of vegetables and spices are shown in Fig. 1 & 2 and Table 1. Seed certification is a legally sanctioned system of quality control of seeds to be placed for sale. It is the process designed to maintain and make available to the general public continuous supply of high quality seeds and propagating materials of crops to ensure the genetic, physical, physiological and health status. Seed Certification Agency is the only authorized body for certification and quality monitoring of seeds of any kinds or varieties. In Bangladesh existing legislations for quality control of seeds are: a) the Seeds Ordinance, 1977 b) the Seeds (Amendment) Act, 1997 c) the Seeds (Amendment) Act, 2005 d) the Seed Rules, 1998 e) the Nursery Guidelines, 2008 and f) decisions from the National Seed Board (NSB). The...
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...Monsanto’s pledge on business ethics: Oxymoron? “Producing more, conserving more, improving lives – that’s sustainable agriculture. And that’s what Monsanto is all about. Billions of people depend upon what farmers do. And so will billions more. In the next few decades, farmers will have to grow as much food as they have in the past 10,000 years – combined. We work alongside farmers to do exactly that by selling seeds, traits developed through biotechnology, and crop protection chemicals. We are working to double yields in our core crops by 2030 with one-third fewer resources such as land, water and energy per unit produced and helping farmers to raise themselves from poverty to prosperity, along with many more people.” (Compiled from www.monsanto.com) On its website, Monsanto positions itself as a relatively new agricultural company that aims to help farmers produce healthier food by increasing productivity, repressing weeds and combating insects while ensuring that environmental standards are not only met but exceeded, and while protecting the safety of people and communities. Its leading product is ‘Roundup’, world’s best selling agriculture herbicide for the last thirty years. Monsanto is also the world leader in biotechnology. 90 percent of GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) crops grown on the planet belonged to Monsanto (1). But then Monsanto is also arguably the world's most controversial company, praised by those who see a future of environmentally friendly farming...
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...English name | Local name | Scientific name | Family | Cabbage | Bandhakopi | Brassica oleracea var capitata | Cruciferae | Cauliflower | Phulkopi | Brassica oleracea var botrytis | Cruciferae | Kholrabi | Olkopi | Brassica oleracea var gongyloides | Cruciferae | Chinese cabbage | China kopi | Brassica chinensis | Cruciferae | Petsai | Nati shak | Brassica chinensis | Cruciferae | Saishin | China shak | Brassica parachinensis | Cruciferae | Mustard green | Sarisa shak | Brassica campestris | Cruciferae | Turnip | Shalgom | Brassica rapa | Cruciferae | Radish | Mula | Raphanus sativus | Cruciferae | Brussels sprouts | --- | Brassica oleracea var gemmifera | Cruciferae | Water cress | Sachi | Nasturtium officinale | Cruciferae | Pea | Motor | Pisum sativum | Leguminoseae | Hyacinth bean | Sheem | Lablab niger | Leguminoseae | String bean | Barbati | Vigna sesquipedalis | Leguminoseae | French bean | Jhar sheem | Phaseolus vulgaris | Leguminoseae | Winged bean | Kamrana sheem | Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | Leguminoseae | Sword bean | Makhan sheem | Conavalia ensiformis | Leguminoseae | Lima bean | Rukuri | Phaseolus limensis | Leguminoseae | Vegetable soybean | Soyabean | Glycine max | Leguminoseae | Tripatri leaves | Tripatri shak | Desmodium trifolium | Leguminoseae | Yam bean | Shakalu | Pachyrrhizus tuberosa | Leguminoseae | Sweet gourd | Misti kumda | Cucurbita maxima | Cucurbitaceae | Bottle gourd | Lau | Lagenaria siceraria...
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...Monsanto’s pledge on business ethics: Oxymoron? “Producing more, conserving more, improving lives – that’s sustainable agriculture. And that’s what Monsanto is all about. Billions of people depend upon what farmers do. And so will billions more. In the next few decades, farmers will have to grow as much food as they have in the past 10,000 years – combined. We work alongside farmers to do exactly that by selling seeds, traits developed through biotechnology, and crop protection chemicals. We are working to double yields in our core crops by 2030 with one-third fewer resources such as land, water and energy per unit produced and helping farmers to raise themselves from poverty to prosperity, along with many more people.” (Compiled from www.monsanto.com) On its website, Monsanto positions itself as a relatively new agricultural company that aims to help farmers produce healthier food by increasing productivity, repressing weeds and combating insects while ensuring that environmental standards are not only met but exceeded, and while protecting the safety of people and communities. Its leading product is ‘Roundup’, world’s best selling agriculture herbicide for the last thirty years. Monsanto is also the world leader in biotechnology. 90 percent of GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) crops grown on the planet belonged to Monsanto (1). But then Monsanto is also arguably the world's most controversial company, praised by those who see a future of environmentally friendly farming...
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...France to ban GMO crops to protect the health of its citizens. France’s proposal was agreed upon by the delegates of the European Commission on June 12th of 2014. India is an interesting case for the GMO debacle. Before 2010, India has been known for the anti-GMO policies, making it a nation-wide incentive to omit the cultivation and selling of a vegetable known as transgenic aubergine. However, India shifted its ideals to pro-GMO when the new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, was elected. Narendra Modi’s political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, is the largest and most dominant party in the country of India. When Modi was enacted as the Prime Minister of the country, he allowed for the testing of transgenic rice, cotton, maize, mustard, brinjal, and chickpea. ...
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...Genetically Modified Crops- A Sociological Study Group project submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Course Introduction to Sociology and Social Anthropology Course Code DC01 BA Social Sciences Submitted by Aashna Singh (100115) Priyanshu Barodia (100301) Abhishek Kumar (100564) Rupam (100568) Aila Bandagi (100277) Sashwatha Sridhar (100288) Kiran Johnson (100019) Souparna .V (100090) Minakshi Patel (100362) Vibhor Choudhary (100485) Tata Institute of Social Sciences Hyderabad 2012-13 CONTENTS * Introduction ……4 * GM Crops-What, How and Why? ……5 * Technology Used ……7 a. BT Technology b. Recombinant DNA technology c. Terminator Gene Technology * Health Impacts- ……9 a. Deaths and Near Deaths b. Viral and Bacterial Illness c. Cancer and Degenerative Diseases d. Antibiotic Threats...
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...Buffet Menu 1 Appetizers Salad Rice / Pasta / Noodles Fish / Seafood Chicken / Lamb / Pork / Beef Vegetable Desserts Choice of Any Three Choice of Any Four Choice of Any Two Choice of Any One Choice of Any Two Choice of Any Three Choice of Any Four 256+10% Rs. 4,256+10% service Charge + Government Applicable Taxes Buffet Menu 2 Appetizers Salad Rice / Pasta / Noodles Fish / Seafood Chicken / Lamb / Mutton / Pork / Beef Prawn Vegetable Desserts Choice of Any Four Choice of Any Four Choice of Any Two Choice of Any One Choice of Any Two Choice of Any One Choice of Any Three Choice of Any Five 4,415 415+10% Rs. 4,415+10% service Charge + Government Applicable Taxes Buffet Menu 3 Appetizers Choice of Any Four Salad Choice of Any Four Rice / Pasta / Noodles Choice of Any Two Fish / Seafood Choice of Any One Chicken / Lamb / Mutton / Pork / Beef Choice of Any Three Prawn Choice of Any One Vegetable Choice of Any Three Desserts Choice of Any Five 4,572 572+10% Rs. 4,572+10% service Charge + Government Applicable Taxes 95+10% Welcome Drink Rs. 95+10% service Charge + Government Applicable Taxes Guava & Strawberry Nelli Apple Pineapple Orange Mango & Passion Fruit 2014 201 Menu Rates Valid From 01 July 2014 to 30 November 2014 (Taxes Are Subject To Change) Appetizers Selection of Cold Meat with Home Made Pickles Salami with Pickled Fruits and Vegetables Home Smoked Chicken with Berry Salsa Marinated Grilled Vegetables Onion and Blue Cheese Tart Chicken Terrine with Liver...
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...The 10 Most Delicious Malaysian Foods: Have You Tried Them? Malaysian Food Mark’s Note: “Eating (and loving) Malaysian food should be a prerequisite for anyone proclaiming to be a gastronome. The holy amalgamations of Malaysian flavors are strengthened, not only by fierce spices, but by a group of people that are intensely passionate about their cuisine. This is a guest post from a gourmet Malaysian herself, Mei of the Cumi & Ciki duo. Their food and travel blog is an inspiring smorgasbord of best Malaysian food eye candy and travel adventures!” We Malaysians are a lucky lot. Here in our multiracial community, we have exposure to all sorts of cuisine. Chinese, Indian, Malay.. you name it, we have it. Some of these ethnic cooking styles might be more bland or less spicy than others, but I have to say that all are equally interesting in their own way. Here are 10 of my own personal favourites, but if I had my way it, would be 20 ! 1. Banana Leaf Banana Leaf One of the great south Indian cuisines we have the privilege of eating on a daily basis should we chose is, of course, Chettinad cuisine. Chettinad cuisine is the cuisine of the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu state in South India. If you love rice, you will definitely love the Banana Leaf Rice. In banana leaf rice, white rice is served on a banana leaf with an assortment of vegetables, curried meat or fish, pickles, and the super addictive papadum ( look like giant, round, flat crisps). Most of the time, however...
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