The third noticeable factor is the size of farm. The last century witnessed the significant land consolidation in the US agriculture. “Be large, or be out” is almost a common knowledge to all farmers. The high percentage of capital and land was under control of large farms makes the conversion to organic farming a predicament…

The strength and appeal of a paradigm is therefore more than a mere methodological orientation. It is a way of grasping reality and giving it meaning and predictability.Campbell , well known for his outstanding contribution to the development of the experimental quantitative approach, has recently shown that, as a specialist in research methodology, he must…

The difference between achievable to realized yield is known as “yield gap” and has been long debated. While some authors propose that intensification can fill this gap,others suggest that agroecological methods will better succeed.At this regard, carefully planned resource-conserving agricultural systems may increase yields at the same time sequestering carbon and thus contributing to climate…

The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. Section 2 overviews related work. Section 3 analyzes the requirement for intelligent pig farming.The development of smart pig farming is being enabled by many technologe such as the new generation artificial intelligence, Industrial Internet and Internet of Things.The new generation artificial intelligence is evolving from simulating…

The study also reported that turmeric supplementation inhibited hepatic fattyacid synthase activity and increased beta oxidation of fatty acids. Curcumin has been shown to specifically deregulate FAS , leading to an effective reduction in fat storage. However, the effect of turmeric on FAS activity is not well established . According to , turmeric can be…

During 2017-2018, Kasetsart University Foundation supported farmer leader networks to establish 13 soil clinics in 4 provinces of rice production. Thai farmers previously used the traditional one-size-fits-all method of blanket fertilizer application recommendations. The TFT-Smart-Farming for small-holder farmers has been developed and adapted from the concepts of precision agriculture since 1997, and can be considered…

Most of the emissions associated with rice production are related to water management  and nitrogen fertilisers .Water and straw management related practices are the most effective in reducing emissions from paddy fields.Methane emissions depend on the combination of flooded and dry periods in the field, the management of straw and organic matter and the duration…

These sections were selected based on the dominant practice of upland rice farming. The natural vegetation in these communities consists of secondary forest or farm bush with small trees or shrubs as a result of frequent felling of trees for farming. In each Section, a list of farmers practising slash-and-burn agriculture on the uplands was…

Tuber crops while cabbage,wild brassica/cabbage , garlic, shallot, onion are among the important home garden grown horticultural crops along with sugarcane, green chilli and capsicum. Only during recent years, many women folks also adopting growing wild/semi wild herbal spices in their home gardens for marketing. Other important component in the traditional system gaining importance during…

In West Gojam, the coefficients for both local and high grade crossbreds were higher for the urban system than for the rural and peri-urban systems.The analysis model correctly classified 50.6% and 38.7% of the 180 sampled farms in each of West Shoa and West Gojam zones, respectively, into rural, periurbanand urban dairy farming systems. The…