WHEN the topic of agriculture is broached,more often than not,livestock is mentioned as a side note,in passing.However,figures show that within Sub-Saharan Africa,livestock plays a vital and important role in the everyday lives of most farming communities. According to the Kenya-based ...
Industrial agriculture, which is the practice of producing large quantities of food and food byproducts through intensive farming of both livestock and crops, has long been the panacea for our fast-growing world. While it is true that for much of human history, food production w...
This work was carried out with the aim of revising various theorical contributions that helped build the foundation of a policy to strengthen family farming in Brazil. The Brazilian policy for the family farm has been built from the theorical debate in the peasantry and its social environment, ...
AI-enabled computer recognition is the smart farming technology that makes livestock management and monitoring possible. Farmers can even recognize facial expressions in sheep, giving an early warning of diseases such as mastitis and foot rot. All these technologies give farmers a real-time monitoring ...
Agriculture is that the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raisinglivestock. It includes the preparation of plant and animal products for people to use and theirdistribution to markets. Agriculture provides most of the world's food and fabrics. Cotton,wool, and leather ar...
Land use within the Myall Lakes catchment ranges from agricultural, with livestock farming being most popular, to forestry and protected areas on steeper slopes and small urban and peri-urban areas such as the townships of Bulahdelah, as well as the popular tourist destinations of the Tea ...
Historically, produce was grown and livestock was raised with very little concern for how farming practices affected the surrounding ecosystems. During the Green Revolution of the 1960s, increased pesticide and fertilizer use allowed farmers to produce larger crop yields on the same amount of land. ...
In conclusion, caring for animals' health is a critical aspect of livestock farming. Preventing disease outbreaks, identifying potential health risks, and addressing health issues promptly are all essential components of maintaining animal health. Feed additives play an important role in support...
or practice of producing food products. This can involve raising livestock or growing plants. Agriculture allows for people to specialize in farming, providing enough food for everyone, freeing up entire lifetimes for other important pursuits. Determining crop yield was an important agricultural science...
Landraces are important genetic resources that have a significant role in maintaining the long-term sustainability of traditional agro-ecosystems, food, nutrition, and livelihood security. In an effort to document landraces in the on-farm conservation co