...Research Proposal for the Ph. D. Admissions: 2015-16 A Geographical Study of Natural Disasters and their Management in Uttarakhand Submitted By SANJAY KUMAR M. A. (GEOGRAPHY) Introduction: Disasters are not new to mankind. They have been the constant, though inconvenient, companions of the human beings since time immemorial. Disasters continue to occur without warning and are perceived to be on an increase in their magnitude, complexity, frequency and economic impact. It may be noticed that the number of disaster events which was 73 in 1900-09 have increased to 4494 disaster events during 2000-09. Source: Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) The economic cost associated with disasters has increased more than ten-fold during 2006 to 2011 i.e. from 34.5 billion US $ in 2006 to 366 billion US $ in 2011 (Source: Annual Disaster Statistical Review, 2012). Scenario in India is no different from the global context. India is losing about 2% of GDP on an average due to the disasters. The country is prone to disasters due to its unique geophysical setting and socio-economic conditions. On account of its multi-layered vulnerability, the country has witnessed an increase in the occurrence of disasters resulting in widespread devastation. Disasters disrupt progress and destroy the outcome of developmental efforts over several years, often pushing nations in quest for progress back by several decades. "Disasters are sudden adverse unfortunate extreme...
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...Innovation is the driving force of the development of an industry, but there are also innovative "tricks." Light advances in smart technology, agriculture, industrial modernization and expansion of the scale, grain and oil machinery where what should the innovation from it? Only adapt to the market, continue to update the existing production lines, extend the industrial chain, the development of new products and achieve self-improvement. Particularly important point is that innovation can not cart before the horse, must meet consumer demand. Henan Grain and Oil Processing Machinery "go out" came a major positive: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in African countries Poverty Conference held in June this year on the recommendation of our province will focus on grain and oil processing enterprises in production of advanced machinery. "The development of agriculture, one by the policy, and on the technology, the three by investment, but the three most can tap the inherent potential and the future development and play a supportive role in the drive, or the science and technology 'first productive force." For the construction of an innovative country, there must be a number of world-class research institutions, research universities and innovative enterprises. For Chinese enterprises, innovation is not an unfamiliar topic. But a long time, a problem has plagued Chinese companies, that is: in the end what they innovate. We always sure sense technology. No technological...
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...A Review: Development of Pesticide Spraying Machine Mr. Akhilesh K. Bhatkar M.tech Student, Dept of Mechanical Engg, PCOE, Nagpur-440019 akhileshbhatkar@gmail.com 07218802080, 09420425893 Prof. P. B. Khope Assistant Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engg, PCOE, Nagpur- 440019 khopepb@yahoo.co.in 09423107239 Prof. P. S. Chaudhari Assistant Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engg, PCOE, Nagpur-440019 pschaudharipatil@gmail.com 09763099947 ABSTRACT: Agriculture has been the backbone of Indian economy. It has to support 17 percent of world population with only 2.3 percent of world’s geographical area, 4.2 percent of world’s water resource, with 2 percent total consumption of world’s total pesticide. To fulfill the need of food modernization of agricultural sector is important. There are many areas...
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...INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is a country with a population of about 150 million; population density being the highest in the world. Agriculture still remains the mainstay in national economy despite rapid industrialization. It plays a significant role in the overall economic development of Bangladesh in terms of contribution to GDP (19.79%), employment (63%), export (15%), food security and poverty reduction. Over the past 50 years, per capita arable land dropped to 0.06 ha. Growing enough food for such a large and growing population with shrinking land is a daunting task. The country has only 8.20 million hectares of agricultural land. In the last two decades, Bangladesh made a significant progress in cereal production. The cereal production has increased from 11.00 million tons in 1971 to almost 30.00 million tons in 2006. Ninety eight per cent of food comes from agriculture. In spite, the food grain production in Bangladesh is facing great challenges due to increasing population, decreasing agricultural land, depleting natural resource base, climate change etc. Rice is the main crop that covers nearly 75% of cropped area contributing over 95% of total food grain production. It provides about 65 percent of direct human calorie intake. It is considered as the center of food security and socio-political stability. Major challenges in agriculture are to overcome the stress like pest and diseases or climatic hazards like submergence, salinity, drought, heat, cold, soil toxicity...
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...challenges of sustained growth and pro-poor development. India is an extreme “dual” economy.1 At one extreme, it is the world’s fourth-largest economy in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, it is a nuclear and space power, and it is increasingly becoming a top global innovation player in certain key economic sectors––such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, automotive components, information technology (IT), software, and IT-enabled services (ITES). At the opposite extreme, India largely remains a subsistence economy. With an average per capita income of $720 in 2005, India is still a low-income and mainly rural, agrarian economy. About a quarter of its population lives below the national poverty line, with significant spatial variance across and within states.2 Roughly 70 percent of its population is rural, and 60 percent of the workforce is engaged in agriculture. Illiteracy rates are 46 percent for women and 25 percent for men.3 Given this dual economy, it is natural to ask what can be done both to strengthen the likelihood of sustained high growth rates and to address the unmet needs of the informal sector and the poor. To sustain growth and reduce poverty, India must leverage and improve its innovation potential. Innovation can be a critical driver of increased productivity and competitiveness and, ultimately, poverty alleviation.4 India’s recent acceleration in growth has been impressive. Over the 2004–06 period, real GDP has grown by over 8 percent a year. Growth has been driven...
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... and industrial stages to provider of goods and services. This progression has been catalyzed by the cultural and social evolution of mankind and the need to solve specific societal issues, such as the need for preservation to free people from foraging for food, and the need for adequate nutrition via consistent food supply year round. These forces led to the development of the food industry, which has contributed immensely to the basis for a healthy human civilization and helped society prosper and flourish (Lund 1989). According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, our population is increasing, and we need a 70% increase in food production. We have to grow, harvest, distribute, and consume our food more efficiently to feed all those people. We are not gaining more farmers or any other resources, and the production of our food is not as fast as our growing population, so the use of technology for the innovation of food production is a great help in addressing the issue. EFFICIENCY OF TECHNOLOGY The production of food is not always the same, it also depends on our resources, area, and climate. The natural disasters we experienced also affects the production. Technology has a great impact in farm management. Since we don’t have enough resources, for example, the water, irrigation systems help in the growing of agricultural crops, especially in dry areas with inadequate rainfall. Another example is the tractor, which can be a substitute of the Carabaos, which...
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...Stephen Walker 2012 Leading in Innovation Stephen Walker 2012 Leading in Innovation Monsanto Company 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63167 General Inquiries: (314) 694-1000 Media Inquiries: (314) 694-NEWS (6397) Monsanto Company 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63167 General Inquiries: (314) 694-1000 Media Inquiries: (314) 694-NEWS (6397) Table of Contents Quantitative Analysis ………………………………..2 Performance Highlights …………………………….3 Trends……………………………………………………….4 Industry comparison………………………………….4 Qualitative Analysis……………………………………5 Sales Pitch ………………………………………………. .7 References…………………………………………………9 Monsanto Co. is a global provider of agricultural products and integrated solutions for farmers. We produce leading seed brands in large-acre crops like corn, cotton, and oilseeds (soybeans and canola), as well as small-acre crops like vegetables. We also produce leading in-the-seed trait technologies for farmers that are aimed at protecting their yield, supporting their on-farm efficiency and reducing their on-farm costs (About, 2012). It is because of these traits Monsanto Company is number one provider of seeds. In the United States, that meant offering more choices: more products at more price points in corn, more options in soybeans and improved products in both. The result speaks volumes. We still have more to do, yet our primary new U.S. products—the Genuity reduced-refuge family in corn and Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans—stepped...
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...CHALLENGES OF FOOD RETAILERS IN FRESH FOOD INNOVATION Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth. Historically, people gather food through two methods, hunting and gathering, and agriculture. Food production has become an important issue in most countries. It has become even more critical in the case of developing countries where population growth is sometimes higher than the increase in food production. Today, most of the food energy consumed by the world population is supplied by the food industry, which is operated by multinational corporations that use intensive farming and industrial agriculture to maximize system output. Food retailing is about provides a market outlet where consumers can purchase food products. Based on the nature of products sold and the size of operation, food retail outlets are range from convenience stores to warehouse-style discount outlets. India is the world's second largest grower of fruits and vegetables after Brazil and China. Food retailing in India has come a long way, from a period when food items were sold at road side grocery shops, and bazaars to a stage where the food items are now sold through supermarkets, retail chain and...
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...The discovery of iron allowed farmers to create horseshoes. Mounted on wheels and armed with an iron cutter, the heavy plow was invented during this time. Another innovation was the shift from horses to the faster and stronger ox. Though the horses were still used and collar harnesses were invented to lighten the load of the horse. A component of the Agricultural Revolution was the development of the three-field crop system. This increased the productive capabilities, therefore allowing for the population of Europe to grow greatly. Other inventions in technology include clocks, which rationalized the course of European daily affairs, and the printing press, which allowed for more books to be printed and the population to become more literate. These advances were brought about because Europe was able to intensify its agriculture, allowing a very different civilization to appear. The Agricultural Revolution played a huge part in the advances of the Middle Ages because once the population grew, Europe became an important player in the world scene technologically, economically, and...
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...------------------------------------------------- Intensive farming Intensive farming or intensive agriculture is characterized by a low fallowratio and generally the high use of inputs such as capital, labour, or heavy use of pesticides and fertilizers relative to land area.[1][2] This is in contrast to many sorts of traditional agriculture in which the inputs per unit land are lower. With intensification, energy use typically goes up, either provided by humans, or supplemented with animals, or replaced with machines. Intensive animal husbandry involves either large numbers of animals raised on limited land, usually confined animal feeding operations (CAFO) often referred to as factory farms,[1][3][4] or managed intensive rotational grazing (MIRG). Both increase the yields of food and fiber per acre as compared to traditional animal husbandry, but in a CAFO the animal feed is brought to the animals which are seldom moved, and in MIRG the animals are bunched up and constantly moved to fresh forage. There are many modern-day forms of intensive crop based agriculture, but they are all characterised by innovations designed to get the most yields per acre possible. This is usually done by a combination of multiple crops per year, very few if any fallow years, and improved cultivars. It can sometimes also involve the use of high inputs of fertilizers, plant growth regulators orpesticides, and mechanization. Most large modern intensive farms include innovation in agricultural machinery and farming methods, genetic technology...
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...an economy with a large agricultural sector; however, services have come to dominate the economy. Much of the industrial sector is based on processing and assembly operations in the manufacturing of electronics and other high-tech components, usually from foreign multinational corporations. Filipinos who go aboard to work–-known as Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs—are a significant contributor to the economy but are not reflected in the below sectoral discussion of the domestic economy. OFW remittances is also credited for the Philippines' recent economic growth resulting to investment status upgrades from credit ratings agencies such as theFitch Group and Standard & Poor's. Agriculture Agriculture employs 32% of the Filipino workforce as of 2013, according to World Bank statistics. Agriculture accounts for 12% of Philippines GDP as of 2013, according to the World Bank. The type of activity ranges from small subsistence farming and fishing to large commercial ventures with significant export focus. The Philippines is the world's largest producer of coconuts producing 19,500,000 tons in 2009. Coconut production in the Philippines is generally concentrated in medium-sized farms. By 1995, the production of coconut in the Philippines had experienced a 6.5% annual growth and later surpassed Indonesia in total output in the world.[41] The Philippines is also the world's largest producer of pineapples, producing 2,198 thousand metric tons in 2009.[42] Rice production in the Philippines is...
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...been playing a role in the industry with their operating system, the software giant still doesn’t have what it takes to compete favorably in an industry seemingly dominated by Samsung, Apple and other emerging brands. No doubt, this is a strong argument by these sets of people, but what must not be taken away from the deal is that the $7.2 billion purchase of Nokia's devices business is probably the no-brainer acquisition of the year. In addition to shoring up Microsoft's most important smartphone partner, the buyout places into Microsoft's hands Nokia’s important technologies besides smartphones. Following the purchase, Microsoft has said that it aims to accelerate the growth of its share and profit in mobile devices through faster innovation, increased synergies, and unified branding and marketing. Hmm! This is surreal. Microsoft is not known for aggressive branding and advertising. Just maybe, this will help solves Microsoft's ultimate problem: making consumers and businesses want Windows Phones. Nokia is virtually the only smartphone vendor committed to Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system; other handset manufacturers, including leader Samsung had either given Windows Phone only lukewarm support at best, or had completely ignored the OS to focus on Android. Minus Nokia, Windows Phone will be dead in the water, as the Finnish firm’s handsets accounted for about 84 percent of all Windows Phone shipments. Now, a look away from the handset business,...
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...ADOPTION OF HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE (A CASE STUDY OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE) CHARLES MAUTI BUS-1-7364-2/2011 A RESEARCH PROPOSAL CARRIED OUT AT THE KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY AS A PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HUMAN RESOURCE OPTION) JANUARY 2016 CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter gives the background of the study, statement of the problem, research objectives, and research questions, significance of the study, limitations of the study and scope of study. 1.1 Background to the Study Before the introduction of the HRIS too often, personnel files were not well kept. Storage rooms were often overcrowded and security was inadequate. Indexing procedures were not always in place and file tracking systems were often lacking. Many times the HR personnel in public service had no means of finding who had a file at any particular time, and files could not be retrieved without a major search being launched. This Human Resource information is key to making effective strategic decisions. Therefore, the use of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) has been advocated as an opportunity for human resource (HR) professionals to contribute to organizational strategy. According to Lengnick-Hall, Mark & Moritz (2003) HRIS is a system used to acquire, store, manipulate, analyze, retrieve and distribute pertinent information about an organization’s human resources...
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...plants, seed production facilities, research centers, learning centers, and administrative sales offices. “By having locations close to our customers, we are better able to experience the needs of those customers, to understand the pressures confronting them and to develop innovations tailored to their needs ("Monsanto Facilities Round the World") Monsanto has been on the trend of expansion for the past few months. In August, Monsanto opened a 90,000 square-foot building in Woodland, California. This building was a $30 million investment and will consolidate the company’s seed health group, trait genetics group, molecular marker group, and visitor reception area. By consolidating these groups together they are cementing there position in the community and creating a better workplace for employees. Expansion has been one of our primary focuses within the past few years. We are very exciting to start our Chesterfield Village expansion project which will create 675 new jobs in St. Louis across all levels over the next three years. According to Hugh Grant, chairman and CEO of Monsanto, “Our Chesterfield expansion is focused on strengthening our world-class capabilities in the discovery and development of innovations for farmers around the world”. Grant believes that to keep up with the increase in demand it will require a futuristic outlook on the way we think and come up with technology that today we would only imagine. “As we look to the future, and work begins to expand this research...
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...Large number of genetically modified crops have been introduced with an aim of improving yield. The genetic modification of crops has remained a controversial aspect since the first introduction of a GMF. These technologies proponents have claimed that bioengineering of these foods is safe. They state that the safety of these type of food is similar to that is happening through the traditional agriculture. It is notable that in the case of selective breeding once two parental plants are crossed with an aim of a desirable trait there is a likelihood of transferring unpleasant characteristics. Therefore, doing away with the traits that are undesirable it takes place in a slow procedure and requires trial and errors through numerous plants breeding generations (Thompson, 2015). The most notable thing about this kind of foods is that are various issues that are arising from them. This application seeks to identify a number of these aspects and focus on the future issues of GMF. Evaluate the current issues around genetically modified (GM) foods The current debate on biotechnology in agriculture has focused mainly on the potential...
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