Filipinos prefer white corn as their main staple and yellow corn accounts for about 50% of livestock mixed feeds. Some 600,000 farm households depend on corn as a major source of livelihood, in addition to transport services, traders, processors and agricultural input suppliers who directly benefit from corn production, processing, marketing and distribution. Corn is also processed into high value products, such as cornstarch, corn syrups, corn oil, gluten and snack foods. The Department of Agriculture’s
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Research Journal of Management Sciences ____________________________________________ ISSN 2319–1171 Vol. 2(5), 20-23, May (2013) Res. J. Management Sci. Modeling a Small Farm Livelihood System using Linear Programming in Bindura, Zimbabwe Majeke Felix, Majeke Judith, Mufandaedza Jonathan and Shoko Munashe Department, Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo, ZIMBABWE Available online at: www.isca.in Received 30th January 2013, revised 15th February 2013, accepted 30th April 2013 Abstract
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27 INDEX ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NAME: EMRAN SAYEED NAME: CHOWDHURY SAIMA TABASSUM NAME: MONOLOVA SAMARUKH NAME: SHOAIB AHMED NAME: NISHAT TASNEM EASHA ABSTRACT We are reporting on Management Information Systems practices in agricultural industry. We tried to think closely the application of Management Information Systems in agro-society, and we recommended some suggestions to them and all over how they can improve and more accurately and superficially apply the Management Information
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development and agriculture value chain projects in over ten countries. T. Mahmood is a dairy consultant based in Lahore, Pakistan. He also serves as a visiting faculty member at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. Muhammad Raza Ali is Senior Research Associate at Cynosure Consultants. Recommended Citation FAO. 2011. Dairy development in Pakistan, by Umm e Zia, T. Mahmood and M.R. Ali. Rome. Keywords Production systems, Dairy value chain, Dairy institutions, Product safety, Livelihoods, Employment
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Introduction Bees are essential organisms of almost all of the world’s terrestrial ecosystems. Bees are flying insects that are in the same class as the ants and wasps among others. These small insects are responsible for pollination and wax production and honey production. They inhabit every continent except for a continent known as Antarctica. Importance of bees The insects are known for its role in pollinating a large percentage of the flowering plants. They participate in sexual reproduction
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Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Discussion Paper 34 Agricultural Research and Poverty Reduction Peter Hazell and Lawrence Haddad International Food Policy Research Institute 2033 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 U.S.A. August 2001 INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP (TAC), CONSULTATIVE GROUP Copyright © 2001 International Food Policy Research Institute All rights reserved. Sections of this report may
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rice production, currently at 14.7mt, may eventually turn out to be higher than 2008 production. Taking this into consideration, the shortfall in rice production for the year as a whole may be restricted to 11mt. While looking at some of the agricultural products, one finds that India is the largest producer of tea, jute and jute like fiber. India is not only the largest producer but also the largest consumer of tea in the world. India accounts for more than 15% of the global tea trade. Indian
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natural sinks to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. In addition, burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) has become one of the main sources producing Greenhouse gas. The dominant product of fossil fuel combustion is greenhouse gas. A recent research presented that the
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The employees in a company largely determine the success of the company. The company cannot achieve the goals if it does not have the right set of employees. This is the reason why companies put in extensive efforts in choosing candidates for the company. Most of the times skills and knowledge of the employee is considered to gauge his performance in the company. One factor that is overlooked by most of the company owners is employee’s satisfaction. Various
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Information and Extent of Agricultural Commercialization: Empirical Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Effutu Municipality of Ghana Edward Martey1* 1 Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P. O. Box TL 52, Tamale, Ghana. Author’s contribution This whole work was carried out by author EM. th Original Research Article Received 26 March 2014 th Accepted 14 May 2014 th Published 29 July 2014 ABSTRACT Aims: Agricultural commercialization literature
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