...population, fish farms are introduced. Pollution and health related issues are part of the challenges of fish farming. Sustainability also affects social areas such as beaches. The triple bottom line of fishing is influenced by sustainability in many ways. One way is the demand for fish increases with population. As well there are new laws limiting fishing, ultimately forcing once profitable fishermen to find other means of making a living, such as tourism. Other laws that limit the amount and speed of fishing are eliminating power boats and only using man power to pull nets in. Farm fishing is another result of the limit on wild fishing. Farm fishing allowed limited fishermen to still achieve their triple bottom line. An important part of fish farming is the “production” which is fabricating the fish according to the market demand. Fish farming will enable restaurants and other buyers to have more stability with all fish breeds all year. Distribution of farm raised fish is simply providing the fish to buyers. Fish are sent to fish markets throughout the world to be processed and sold. Consumption of fish is being increased because of medical professional recommendations. Medical professionals add fish to their patient’s diet because of their nutritious omega 3 fatty acids and low cholesterol. For some cultures fish are their main source of meat. The impact of fish farming on the environment is both positive and negative. Problems in the ocean were caused by over fishing for...
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...use resources. Organic farming can be profitable and organic food appeals to consumers as both a healthy and ethical choice. Beyond money and ethics though, organic farming practices result in numerous environmental benefits. Organic Farming Builds Healthy Soil. To grow healthy food, you must start with healthy soil. If you treat soil with harmful pesticides and chemicals, you may end up with soil that cannot thrive on its own. Natural cultivation practices are far better than chemical soil management. Organic farming helps combat erosion Not only does organic farming build healthy soil, but it helps combat serious soil and land issues, such as erosion. A major study comparing adjoining organic and chemically treated wheat fields showed that the organic field featured eight more inches of topsoil than the chemically treated field and also had only one-third the erosion loss. If you aren't concerned about erosion; you should be. Erosion issues are extremely serious, affecting the land, food supply and humans. However, organic farming practices do help discourage erosion from occurring. Organic Farming Fights the Effects of Global Warming. According to the Rodale Institute, Farming Systems Trial is America’s longest running, side-by-side comparison of conventional and organic agriculture. The trial, running since 1981, has shown that a healthy organic agriculture system can actually reduce carbon dioxide and help slow climate change. Also, organic farming supports water conservation...
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...Then only problem with this is there are no truly hard-hitting facts that can prove one production method of food is significantly superior to the other in promoting overall wellness. In this essay, I am going to explain some of the issues and ideals with organic production, so that you may have a better understanding of the struggle between deciding to eat organic or to continue eating conventionally grown food. Many people do not even know the difference between organic and inorganic food, they only go by what they see on the label of the food they are purchasing. The major difference in farming organic food as opposed to conventional is the limited use of pesticides. Conventional farming relies heavily on pesticides, growth hormone usage, and applying other chemicals that may be potentially harmful to the consumer of the plant or animal meat. The biggest issue with the conventional farming is the use of the pesticide DDT, which has been proven to be the cause of the widespread thinning of bird eggs, and a sudden drop in the bald eagle and peregrine falcon population (Organic Food Exposed). Rather than using pesticides, organic farmers allow plants to produce their own ways of protecting themselves by allowing them to adapt to the environment. This is not always a good thing. While many people have an issue and concerns about pesticides causing illness and cancer in consumers, the alterations these plant may also have very negative effects on their consumers. For instance, in...
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...1. GROWTH FACTORS. The Ceres Gardening Company is exceptional in many respects. At the outset, it is important to acknowledge its founders vision: It is the most profitable business in the organic farming sector and has grown successfully for the last 25 years it has been in operation. It has grown from a simple visionary company of transforming lawns and home gardens into independent nurseries, gardens and massive farms in Northern California area and is expanding across United States rapidly. The growth has been attributed to Ceres hands-on work ethic and approach in handling clients and suppliers. The company has been very aggressive in involving the client in the development of company products and in nurturing their produce in the farms. A coordinated management team and dedicated work force has also contributed greatly in building the company and enabling it reach the far it has done. This is due to the fact that most staff members share in the vision of the company, the company’s policy of rewarding results and the training program for staff members that give them the opportunity to understand the benefits of organic farming over genetically modified foods. 2. COMPARISON OF STOCK TO COMPANY PERFORMANCE. 3. COMPARISON SALES GROWTH TO INVENTORY AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. In the last financial year, though not conclusive, preliminary reports indicate that the company managed to generate $42.6 Million compared to the previous year where it generated $35.1 Million reporting...
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...Horticulture includes cultivation of flower, fruits, and vegetables for sale in the market, etc. The word horticulture is derived from the latin hortus, “garden”, and colere, “to cultivate.” A person who performs the activities of fruits and vegetables growing are known as horticulturist. Vegetables growing is an important part of horticulture. Presently our county is next to China in area and production of fruits and vegetable crops and has been contributing 10% of fruits and 14% of vegetable of the total world production. Horticulture has become a key driver for economic development of the Sikkim. The government has decided to adopt the policy of growth with sustainability, making horticulture a priority sector for higher income generation to farming community. 1.2 Background of the study The main purpose of this research process was to see the present status and prospectus of horticulture crops (vegetables) in East Sikkim. This topic is very important because horticulture is one of the major economic activities of the people of Sikkim. The department of horticulture is deeply involved in motivating and providing technical guidance to local farmers. The important of horticulture in improving land use, generating employment and providing national security to people has increased many folds and realization of the same by cross section of the people has further increased its importance. Therefore, the horticulture has become an important sector in Sikkim. For this reason the practical...
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...Horticulture includes cultivation of flower, fruits, and vegetables for sale in the market, etc. The word horticulture is derived from the latin hortus, “garden”, and colere, “to cultivate.” A person who performs the activities of fruits and vegetables growing are known as horticulturist. Vegetables growing is an important part of horticulture. Presently our county is next to China in area and production of fruits and vegetable crops and has been contributing 10% of fruits and 14% of vegetable of the total world production. Horticulture has become a key driver for economic development of the Sikkim. The government has decided to adopt the policy of growth with sustainability, making horticulture a priority sector for higher income generation to farming community. 1.2 Background of the study The main purpose of this research process was to see the present status and prospectus of horticulture crops (vegetables) in East Sikkim. This topic is very important because horticulture is one of the major economic activities of the people of Sikkim. The department of horticulture is deeply involved in motivating and providing technical guidance to local farmers. The important of horticulture in improving land use, generating employment and providing national security to people has increased many folds and realization of the same by cross section of the people has further increased its importance. Therefore, the horticulture has become an important sector in Sikkim. For this reason the practical...
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...Fish farming Fish farming or pisciculture is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that releases juvenile fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species' natural numbers is generally referred to as a fish hatchery. Worldwide, the most important fish species used in fish farming are carp, salmon, tilapia and catfish.[1][2] There is an increasing demand for fish and fish protein, which has resulted in widespread overfishing in wild fisheries, China holding 62 percent of the world's fish farming practice.[3] Fish farming offers fish marketers another source. However, farming carnivorous fish, such as salmon, does not always reduce pressure on wild fisheries, since carnivorous farmed fish are usually fed fishmeal and fish oil extracted from wild forage fish. The global returns for fish farming recorded by the FAO in 2008 totalled 33.8 million tonnes worth about $US 60 billion.[4] In 2005, aquaculture represented 40% of the 157.5 million tons of seafood that was produced, meaning that it has become a critical part of our world's food source even though the industry is still technically in its 'infancy' and didn't really become well known until the 1970s. Because of this rise in aquaculture, there has been a rise in the per capita availability of seafood globally within the last few decades.[5] Major categories of...
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...There are several factors that may influence a conventional farmer’s decision to get into organic farming. A farmer may decide to get into organic farming for personal health related reasons. For example, if the farmer is on a strict organic diet, he or she may prefer to enter the organic market in order to share the benefits with their consumers. An economic reason why a farmer may choose to enter the organic farming market is for the supplier surplus. Organic farmers tend to follow a differentiation market strategy rather than a cost leadership strategy. Therefore, their products usually warrant a higher price point. Consumers tend to pay more for a good that they perceive is higher in quality. Although the higher price point is an incentive to enter the organic market, higher profits are not guaranteed. The cost of transitioning from conventional farming to organic farming could be rough for a smaller firm. When a farmer leaves the conventional market to enter the organic market he gives up the opportunity to sell a higher volume of products at a lower price point. The trade-off is whether to sell a higher volume at a lower price or to sell to a specific market for a higher price. Organic farmers also spend more time on hand weeding crops than non-organic farmers; this time could be spent elsewhere in the firm’s value chain. Production cost—including the cost of the organic certification fee—is slightly higher compared to non-organic farms. Therefore, profit margins may...
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...December 2015 Should Factory Farming Be Acceptable in Our Society? Since the past fifty years, farming operations in the United States have developed from individualized production to mass production, which is known today as factory farming. Factory farming is a method of food and fiber production which exploits animals in a confined environment (Marcus). As the demand for meat continues to increase, the modern agricultural practice of factory farming also continues to increase to meet the food consumption of humans. Factory farms consist of a large number of animals confined in small spaces to minimize operation costs; this mass production has decreased the price of meat as the factories produce an excess amount of meat to satisfy the demand. However, although Americans are fulfilled with the abundant amount of cheap meat, the practice of factory farming causes serious consequences for animals, humans, and the environment. This unhealthy practice has led to problems such as pollution, inhuman animal treatment, and human illness. Therefore, for all these reasons, many people have stated that factory farming is morally and ethically wrong. Since factory farms wield tremendous power in our society, they have become a controversial topic, with many people questioning whether they are detrimental or beneficial to our society. While opponents believe that the costs of factory farming outweigh the benefits, supporters rather believe that factory farming is needed in our current society...
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...Fish Farming | Benefits and Costs | Hailey Devitt 3/28/2011 | English 160 Module # 4 & 5 Assignment # 5 Formal Report North Island College Section: Distance Submitted To Derek Hanebury March 28, 2011 Submitted by: Ms. H. Devitt Table of contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 1 Introduction & Background……………………………………………………………………………………Page 2 Major Issues…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Page 2 & 3 Benefits………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 3 & 4 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………Page 4 Works Cited……………………………………………………………………………………………….………….Page 5 Executive Summary Fish farming in Canada has recently taken quite the spotlight, for good or for worse that is the question that needs to be addressed. I feel the negatives greatly outshine the positives at this point in time; the wild salmon stocks are currently in danger and fish farming is taking double the amount of wild salmon to produce half the amount of farmed fish. The fish coming from the farms are dubious to say the least; they produce a chemical, disease ridden product that is not beneficial for consumption. There are many issues around the benefits of the actual fish, and what it might do to the wild if they are interbred and mixed among the wild salmon. However like everything along with the negatives come some benefits of these farms. There is a major industry with fish farming which...
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...K & N’s Foods Private Limited | March 12 2012 | Strategic Business Plan | Zubash Jawed080612BBA-8A | PREFACE INTRODUCTION STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS Strategic management of an organization entails three ongoing processes: Analysis, Decision and Actions. In Analysis, the strategic goals (vision, mission and goals) along with internal and external environmental of the organization are analyzed. In decisions, the managers must take two important decisions regarding which industries to compete in and how to compete in the selected industry? And finally some actions should be taken because decisions are of little use unless they are acted on. At the heart of strategic management is a very important question: “How and why do some organizations outperform others?” So the managers have a challenge to decide on strategies that provide advantages that can be sustained over time. Mr. Robert Lamb defines strategic management as: an ongoing process that evaluates and controls the business and the industries in which the company is involved; assesses its competitors and sets goals and strategies to meet all existing and potential competitors; and then reassesses each strategy annually or quarterly [i.e. regularly] to determine how it has been implemented and whether it has succeeded or needs replacement by a new strategy to meet changed circumstances, new technology, new competitors, a new economic environment., or a new social, financial, or political environment. IMPORTANCE OF...
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...soils in sand in few years. Bio Fertilizer .Com is one organic center with information about natural products and eco friendly energies. Information Center about how to use Solar, Wind , BioDigestors and other sources of cheap energy for houses and business. Bio Pesticides are natural products that helps in the maintenance of gardens and organic food production. Read the Biology of Microorganisms to learn more about the scientific basis. Introducing the basics of the science of Biology of Microorganisms and its applications, as fertilizers or composting for example. Organic Farming State The World of Organic Agriculture: More Than 31 Million Hectares Worldwide The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), the Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), and the Foundation Ecology & Farming (SOEL), Germany, presented the latest global data on organic farming at the BioFach fair 2006 in Nuremberg, the world leading fair for organic food. According to the survey, currently more than 31 million hectares of farmland are under organic management worldwide, a gain of around five million hectares in a single year. A major increase of organic land has taken place in China, where nearly three million hectares of pastoral land were recently certified. HUNGER: DO YOU KNOW THE FACTS? It is estimated that one billion people in the world suffer from hunger and...
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...account receivable grew by 40.1% from 2005 to 2006. Ceres is a service company and they carry fewer amounts of inventory compared to a typical manufacturing company. This is an explanation for the lower percentage increase between revenue and inventory. The percentage difference between account receivable and sale revenue is about 20%, this shows that Ceres Company has been very effective in collecting funds from debtors. Additionally, it can also be explained that debts from prior periods have also been collected. What have been the key factors in the company’s growth? The Ceres Gardening Company has been exceptional in many respects. At the outset, it is imperative to acknowledge its founders vision: It is the most profitable business in the organic farming sector and has grown successfully for the last 25 years it has been in operation. It began with a simple vision and mission of transforming lawns and home gardens into independent nurseries, gardens and immense farms in Northern California area and is expanding its business across United States quite rapidly. With the increase in sales, Cere Gardening Company expanded its business structure by building a network of small, independent organic farms he locked into exclusive distribution agreement. The development and growth can also be attributed to Ceres hands-on work ethic and approach in dealing with clients and suppliers. The company has been very aggressive in incorporating the views of...
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...Organic Milk in Thailand Drinking milk was not so popular in Thailand in the past, but the trend has changed. During the past years, the trend of drinking milk among Thai people increases every year. The milk market has grown by almost 50 percent since 2004 and is expected to grow 44 percent from 2009 to 2014 (International Market Bureau Canada, 2010). However, Thailand’s milk sector is still relatively small compared to the other Asian countries. Due to the changing of this trend, the agriculturists seize the opportunity of pioneering dairy farms to supply the increased in demand of milk. In the present, Thailand has 117 dairy cooperatives with more than 20,000 households who raise dairy cows. The total production of raw milk is approximately 2.8 thousand tons per day or 13 liters per cow per day (Nualnuplong, n.d.) However, the conception of producing organic milk starts to play an important role in Thailand’s milk market. Organic milk production hasn’t been popular yet. Still, the Ministry of Agricultural and Cooperatives encourages agriculturists to change their old process of milk production into an organic process. As a result, the agriculturists would be able to increase their profitability through a higher price in spite of a diminished production. The question is “Does it worth producing organic milk?” and “Does consumers support this particular premium milk?” The cost of production of a regular process is approximately 15 baht per kilogram while the cost of an organic...
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...Topic: To study the Advantage and disadvantage of Animal Husbandary including Piggery and Poultry. Submitted to:- Miss: Chubaienla E.E Teacher. Submitted by: Name- Imkumsungla Class- 11 a Sec- A Roll NO- 27 CONTENT 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 2. INTRODUCTION. 3. OBJECTIVE- (A) ADVANTAGE OF PIGGERY. (B) DISADVANTAGE OF PIGGERY. (C) ADVANTAGE OF POULTRY. (D) DISADVANTAGE OF POULTRY. 4. MANAGEMENT OF PIGGERY- FOOD AND SHELTER. 5. CONCLUSION. | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, I Miss Imkumsungla would like to express my sincere gratitude to our teacher Sir Moa and Miss Aien who was kind enough to lead and help us throughout the project. Secondly, I would like to share my deepest gratitude to the school authority and NBSE for being thoughtful in giving us this project, through which we experience and learned so much. Lastly, my word of thanks for all my fellow students, friends and relatives who have helped me throughout the project and giving me more idea. Imkumsungla Class-11 Rollno-27 Sec-A Introduction Animal husbandry benefits us in many ways. Rearing of livestock can be done by every household. It must be encourage among rural household. We must rear animal not only for red meat but also for the economic purpose for a household. They also help in raising the standards of a farmer. We can also define animal husbandry as a subject that can be studied, often in the college environment. Some people who raise animals...
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