Agricultural Research Papers Samples For Students

1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background information

International Agricultural trade is the exchange of Agricultural goods and services between countries following an agreed policy guideline. This kind of trade gives rise to a world agricultural economy, in which prices of agricultural goods and services, or their supply and demand, are affected by global events. An Agricultural product that is sold to the international market is an export while an agricultural product which is bought from the international market is an import. The agricultural exports and Imports are financially explained in the country's current account in the balance of payments.
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INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES OF LOW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

The sector of agriculture plays a key part in the economy of developing nations since their economy is mostly based on subsistence farming. The economies depend on agriculture in terms of employment, GDP, and income. Therefore, the growth of these economies relies mostly on the success of the agricultural sector. Majority of the farmers still use the outdated farming methods leading to low and poor productivity. The market for the produce is not guaranteed thus the farmers do not find any motivation to do large-scale farming. The climatic changes have affected the agricultural sector in developed countries leading to low ...

As it is well known, agriculture serves a huge role in sustaining the growth and reducing poverty in developing countries. It is important in the Sub-Saharan Africa as it's about two-thirds of the population rely on it for employment and food. The sector of agriculture has been termed as the backbone of developing countries as it contributes to the GDP where employment and income are generated to bring growth and development (Phillip, 2011). Over the years, agricultural productivity has received much attention through strategies that aim at resolving the problem issues of low production. It has become evident that more ...

Sustainable agriculture 1

Executive Summary: 3
Introduction 4
Goals and Objectives 5
Method Used 6
Key Trends: 6
Economic Trend 6
Culture and Social Trend 7
General Trends 8
Ecological Trend: 8
Agriculture 9
Data Analysis 9
Questionnaire Analysis: 10
Interview: 11
Focus Group Interview: 12
Data on Birds: 13
Recommendations 14
Limitations 15

References 16

Appendix: 17

Redberry Lake Biosphere Region has a historical background in terms of providing a place to live for migrating birds as well as offering the people of the area with preservation, facility building ...

Introduction

The concept of economic development has received tremendous changes since the pre-colonial era, a feature that seeks government intervention to enhance growth. These changes have an implication on the role of the government in developing effective programs to enhance economic development in a state. Economic growth prospects are achieved through efficient allocation of resources, which are the main factors that steer production by moving a country from low productivity to high productivity. However, the desire to experience rapid economic development goals is often hampered by existence of rigidities, which are either in technological or institutional forms. Therefore, the sector ...

Introduction

Biomass is a biological material obtained from a living organism or a recently living organism. The word biomass is derived from two Greek words; bio meaning life, and maza meaning mass (Demirbas, “Fuels from Biomass” 43). Biomass means non-fossil and bio-decomposable organic matter (originating from plants, animals and microorganisms). The products, byproducts, residues and waste from agricultural processing, all constitute biomass. Bio-waste simply means non-fossil and biodegradable waste that is composed of organic matter. Bio-wastes include food and kitchen wastes, garden and park wastes, and wastes from food processing plants. Bio-waste is therefore an element of biomass.
Non-fossil wastes that are ...

Immigration Policy Effects on California Farming.

Introduction.
The United States of America has immigrants that are either authorized or unauthorized. The unauthorized or illegal immigrants are important for the development of the nation’s economy. The illegal immigrants provide about 5-6 percent of the U.S labor force. Any changes in the immigration policies will have both direct and indirect effects on all the sectors of the economy including agriculture. There is an estimated 7 million unauthorized immigrants working in the U.S. (Abelardo 1). The citizens hold different stands regarding the issue. There are those who believe that immigrants better themselves while enriching the country, ...

Food production and food security remain to be the greatest challenges the world faces currently. This has led to a shift in world attention to the pressing need to increase agricultural production especially in Third World Countries which have been largely hit by chronic food shortages. In this respect, most countries such as Jamaica have taken various steps towards food production in line with the 1996 World Food Summit Plan of Action. Most developing countries were forced by harsh economic times and high debts to accept aid loans from the International Monetary Fund, which is among the world’s financial ...

Introduction

Public policy in the United States refers to legislature on the production, distribution and selling practices of food products. Ever since the Great Depression, the federal government came up with regulations known as the Farm Bill that would assist the farmers by increasing and stabilizing their farm earnings (Godwin, Mishra and Ortalo- Magne, 6). Over the history of the country, the government has used two tools, price supports and price control to ensure that the income of the farmers is not adversely or negatively affected.

There are different kinds of farm subsidies that a government can provide for its farmers. ...

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Essay topic: The Nayar of India
Abstract: summary of the whole essay
1. Introduction
a. Definition of who the Nayar are and location
b. Brief summary of the Nayar’s political system mode of subsistence, kinship and social organization.
c. Statement of thesis
2. Body
2.1 Mode of Subsistence
3.0 Political system
4.0 Kinship and social organization
5.0 Efffect of the mode of the Nayars way of life: Political system and culture.
6.0 Conclusion: Concluding statement on the impact of the subsistence mode of the Nayar of India ...

Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Thomas Robert Malthus

Abstract
In this paper, we have combined the classical analysis of development and growth with that of luxury consumption. We have also focused on the role played by landlords and labors in the classical economic theories. We have also discussed the other classical economic factors like property rights and contractual agreements in determining fresh investments in agriculture and consumption/growth patterns. Further, we discussed the classical consumption and growth theory of Smith and how that is different from that of the more neo-classical economists like Ricardo and Malthus. The paper also discussed the supply based economic growth model of ...

The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

In the above quotation, Jared diamond 1987 asserts that, the agricultural revolution marked a backward step in societal development. In his theory, he postulates that Agriculture led man to hell as it did not deliver the splendors of civilization. Based on the evidence on the reduced physical conditions of the human race, diamond argues that, the expansion of agriculture has resulted into malnutrition, spread of epidemic disease, and famine. In his work, he believes that ancient hunters and gatherers were better off than the contemporary lifestyles. These pessimistic views overlooks most of the problems that agriculture has solved and seek ...

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Abstract

Federal milk marketing orders (FMMO) hoist prices of fluid milk produce and decrease the values of manufactured dairy goods for example cheese and ice cream. What consequences do the prices alterations have on the welfare of a variety of groups of customers? Do the milk marketing orders favour the wealthy over the unfortunate? To vividly answer these questions it is better to have an understanding of the effect of Federal Milk marketing orders on possible Farm Milk Processing. This paper gives an overview of facts about the milk marketing orders presenting an understanding of it effects.

Introduction

Farmers and ...

As evolution and advancement of the human race have taken place over time, agriculture has been identified as one of the tools that lead to negative impacts on the environment. This paper looks into the role played by agriculture in contributing to the concept of climate change. In addition, this paper looks into the agriculturally-oriented activities that can be used as a means of mitigating climate change. The main argument made in this paper is that agriculture is at the center of the concept of climate change, and while agriculture contributes to climate change, certain agricultural practices can be ...

Environmental concerns are always addressed in stable nations like the United States, but in countries with socio-economic and political problems such as Egypt, the government never takes care of the environmental issues. Water pollution in Egypt is one of the most threatening environmental concerns of the country. Water pollution affects the people’s healthy living standards as it reduces their ability to obtain and use water. Egypt is listed among the ten countries that are threatened by water crisis by 2025 due to the rapidly increasing rate of pollution in the water of the Nile River . About 97% of ...

Abstract

Introduction
Organizations are always made to earn economic profit and strategic expansion. There are certain things that come under the ambit of organizational productivity and among them, taking effective economic and strategic decision is one of them, in fact the most important ones as well. It is not an easy task for a company to increase its financial belongings without having a strategic alliance with other peer companies. There are numerous examples available in which organizations have been seen effective in terms of initiating the strategic alliance with the companies which are operating in the same line of business or ...

Executive Summary. 3

Industry and Company Description. 4
Competitive Position 6
Ethical Business and Social Responsibility.. 10

Competitive Strategy 11

Foreign Market operations 13
Diversification Strategies 14
Corporate Culture and Operations 16
Strategy Execution18

References.19

Appendices20
Executive Summary
With the economic slum which almost brought many companies to their knees in 2009, John Deere managed to remain sound and operational, registering increased profit margins. This is thanks to the visionary management and staff of the company which devised strategies that insulated the company from the pangs of the economic recession. As contained in the mission statement, “Double the experience ...

Introduction

Waste biomass is usually in the form of manure, agricultural residues, municipal sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, and industrial bio-sludge which can be converted to animal feeds, alcohol fuels or industrial chemicals. There are various processes which are employed to convert this waste into the respective useful end products rather than being dumped away. The complexity of these processes depends on the kind of technologies being used. Conversions of waste biomass into renewable energy forms play a major role in reducing the dependence on crude oil and thus promote economic growth. The process of waste biomass conversion to useful products ...

A migrant farmworker or a migratory agricultural worker is a person who moves from his or her permanent place of residence in pursuit of employment in agricultural work. There are also seasonal farmworkers, who are people who seek temporary farm work and unlike migrant farmworkers, they may have other sources of income and do not move from their permanent residence. According to Migrantclinician.org, the US has around 1 and 2.5 million farmworkers and about half million of them are under 18 years. About half of immigrants have the proper authorization to operate in the US. The males comprise of ...

Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock (National Geographic Society). It is one of the earliest occupations known to man and is till today, the most common occupation throughout the world. The importance of agriculture led early man to form permanent settlements and he was able to thus provide surplus food and livestock which soon became a prime mode of trade and transaction. The field of agriculture is a very vast one. It caters to food requirements of the entire world population. Innovative technology and development in the field of biotechnology ...

In 2008, the Thames River was a polluted mess. There were many untreated sewage, industrial waste, and garbage deposits which made the river not only an environmental nightmare, but a risk to public health. The primary souce of the pollution in the Thames river was caused by thousands of gallons of untreated raw sewage, which overflowed into the river from the overwhelmed sewage treatment infrastructure in London during storms and periods of heavy rainfall. Due to inadequate funding for and development of infrastructure necessary to prevent ecological disasters like the mass expulsion of waste water into the Thames, the ...

Samantha Jorden’s article “Sustainable Agriculture” argues that sustainable agriculture is important to our lives and our future. Sustainable agriculture, one of method of agriculture, tries to prevent destroying ecosystems and soil deterioration, two results of excessive agricultural pesticides and chemical fertilizer. Many people do not know about sustainable agriculture because they do not think of agricultural products as anything more than food. However, this ignorance has serious repercussions for the earth. The environment suffers from non-sustainable farming techniques such as using pesticides. According to Samantha Jorden, there are four major criteria agriculture practices must meet in order to ...

Abstract

Hitler came to power in the post-war Germany bent under the load of contributions. By means of propaganda and well-defined plan to restructure the economy and direct all resources towards military state economy, Hitler was able to quickly and efficiently restore the living conditions to the level that preceded the Great Depression decline. The following work discusses in detail the reforms and changes that took place under the Nazis and argues that the “economic wonder”, as some commentators call the rapid improvement, was only a byproduct of the aggression plans fueled by Hitler’s theory of national supremacy and made ...

Introduction

The United Arab Emirates’ became independent in 1971; it records an economic freedom score of above 70. This has made the economy of UAE appear in 28th position among the freest in the 2014 index. It has increased its rating and this year it has reordered a 0.3 point higher than last year. This has been made possible by improvements in labor freedom, business freedom, and monetary freedom which have outweighed the control of government spending. The first assessment of UAE was made in 1996 index and since then it has been a regional leader in economic freedom, this is the ...

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Since 2000, Syria’s economy was being managed centrally. Supported by the IMF and the World Bank, the structural adjustment program was used by Syria. The five-year plan started in 2006 and ended in 2010. Changing the economic strategy to a liberal market led was the main purpose of the program.
The contents of the plan were based on five main purposes. 1. Respecting the human rights, 2. The rule of law, 3. Making sure the society participates in the political process, 4. Preparing the economy to a social market, 5. Making sure the ...

Introduction Under broader definitions, horticulture is related to all activities that go on in the field. It is the growing of plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Horticulture is actually derived from the Latin words hortus, that means garden, and cultura, which means cultivation. It is a part of plant agriculture and is different from the field crops and forestry. It is the branch of agriculture that is concerned with intensively cultured plants for food, medicinal purposes, and esthetic gratification. Another definition of horticulture states that it is a science and art of cultivation, propagation and marketing of ornamental plants. Horticulture focuses ...

Research paper

The situation at the food market in the world is rapidly changing under the influence of income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalization and urbanization. In addition, the influence on the private sector, especially retail trade is growing. Worsening of the food supply, rising prices for agro-resource commodities, the changing nature of relations between producers and consumers seriously affect the poor populations in terms of food insecurity.
In recent years, many developing countries have high rates of economic growth. Thus, in recent years in Asian Developing Countries economic growth has averaged 9% a year, while in sub-Saharan Africa ...

Aside from political reform and development, the international community has also been busy in creating new means to stimulate growth and economic sustainability. Proposals such as reduced tariff, removal of trade barriers, and the introduction of free trade were pronounced by either developed or developing countries. In Latin America, free trade has been a fundamental aspect of the market reforms carried out in the region; however, the results have varied especially with the onset of globalization and the lingering effects of tariff reduction. Some believe that having trade reform to a growing and a potential economy such as Latin America can sustain ...

In January 2014, Congress passed an act that would promote reform of agricultural programs in the United States which would become known as the Farm Bill (GPO.gov, 2014) and it was signed into law in February 2014 (NIFA.usda.gov, 2016). In addition to agricultural programs, the bill supports employment and research within the industry (YouTube, 2014). It also relegates funding for tribal institutions for Native Americans and black institutions such as Central State University in Ohio.

Evolution

The origin of the farm bill began in the 1920s as farmers faced drastically lower crop prices at the end of World War I ...

Introduction

Human activity on the natural resources causes threats to the land sustainability either directly or indirectly. This paper examines soil erosion, genetically modified grains and overpopulation as the main threats to land sustainability.

Soil erosion and how it impacts the global food supply

Soil erosion is the washing away of the earth’s topsoil by agents such as wind and rainwater, and it occurs mainly due to human activities. Agriculture is the primary cause of soil erosion. When people clear natural vegetation to create framing fields, the topsoil is exposed to erosion agents such as the wind. Deforestation is also a leading contributor of soil erosion. As people cut ...

Foreign Aid: Nature and Consequences of Foreign Aid in Kenya

The Nature and Consequences of Foreign Aid in Kenya
Introduction
Kenya in Focus
Kenya is known to be one Africa’s struggling economy and severely challenged with poverty and widespread hunger attributed from several domestic factors. However, the international community particularly the wealthy countries including the United States have enacted economic policies ascertaining the aforementioned problems through assistance programs. After gaining independence in 1963, the country became the most economically successful country in East Africa (World Bank, 2003). However, the past two decades of the country’s stability and performance dwindled and resulted to large-scale poverty ...

IV. Solution, first reason:
The first important solution is making sure that the agricultural practices that are adopted in the production of food are environmental friendly. It is prudent to understand that altering the environment leads to the alteration of its processes and the organisms that are existent in it. This would mean that the use of inorganic fertilizers for example, would affect the different life forms that are present in the soil. Inorganic fertilizers in some cases alter the pH of the soil as well as the soil structure. Different burrowing organisms in the soil can only ...

Abstract

A comparison of The Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence with globalization and the economic development of Peru shows that the countries described in The Tropic of Chaos are similar to Peru in at least two aspects: (a) violence and ethnic clashes pervade in these countries; and (b) their economies are all affected by extreme weather conditions. When comparing present day Peru with the countries from the global south, the contrasts are more pronounced in the areas of (a) agricultural economy; (b) investment on local infrastructure; and (c) achievements in education.
This essay looks into the book ...

Introduction

Narcotics are mainly produced in Bolivia, South America. The coca crop is used in the production of cocaine. In Bolivia, the trade of narcotics has led to the improvement of the economy. The paper discusses about the contributions of narcotics in the economy of Bolivia. In addition, the research paper looks into details on how the cocaine is produced and traded in the international market. According to the Bolivia Coca Survey carried out in 2004, 17% of the land in Bolivia is used for the cultivation of cocaine. The report was released by the Government of Bolivia. Cocaine export ...

Financial institutions the world over have evolved depending on the economic policies of the government of the day as well as other economic imperatives. This has been accompanied by ideological and philosophical differences in banking policy. In this paper, I shall seek to examine the evolution of these financial institutions in Burma in three epochal periods namely- the colonial era, parliamentary democracy era and the era of military rule.

Colonial era

During this period there were hardly any indigenous banks in Burma. Those that were existent were western banks mainly British banks that served the elite class. The exchange banks mainly ...

Corn Overproduction

Introduction
Corn is a plant that can thrive in numerous climatic zones making it a crop that is grown in many countries globally. Scientifically it is called Zea Mays and is commonly called Maize in Central and South America where it is native to. Because of its energy-giving capacity and quick maturity, the crop is a staple food in many countries. In addition to corn being a food crop, it is also a source of income, food for animals, and fuel. This makes corn production a demanding venture in many countries. Since 1990, many countries have invested heavily in latest agricultural practices and technology ...

Corn Overproduction

Introduction
Corn is a plant that can thrive in numerous climatic zones making it a crop that is grown in many countries globally. Scientifically it is called Zea Mays and is commonly called Maize in Central and South America where it is native to. Because of its energy-giving capacity and quick maturity, the crop is a staple food in many countries. In addition to corn being a food crop, it is also a source of income, food for animals, and fuel. This makes corn production a demanding venture in many countries. Since 1990, many countries have invested heavily in latest agricultural practices and technology ...

Introduction

The shared history between America and Mexico can be dated back during the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836, and the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. As a result, several treaties had been signed in culminating differences between the two nations. For example, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Gadsden Purchase comprise some of the agreements made between the two nations. In the 19th century, America claimed Louisiana as part of its territory and was rightfully acquired during the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. These confrontations resulted into conflict as Spain opposed to the America's claim, stipulating that the western boundaries ...

Is it fair to restrict the growth of developing countries because of climate change?

Climatic change is a fundamental problem that is affecting developing nations, as well as developed nations of the world. However, as Nath and Behera pointed that developing nations are likely to be faced with a greater incidence of the outcome of climatic change than developed nations. This is because developed nations have the resources to deal with the outcomes of climatic changes and are already setting up mitigation strategies with respect to it.
The earth has limited carrying capacity and therefore increased population growth is likely to do more harm than good. Restricting the growth of developing nations can be ...

After over a whole decade since the first genetically modified crops were approved an increasingly fiercer debate has emerged as to whether the genetically engineered (GE) crops will promote the sustainability of agriculture. This debate shows no signs of ending with proponents emphasizing on the potential of the robust technology to promote productivity in the agricultural sector with the possibility of decreasing the utilization of the costly and environmentally hazardous inputs, as well as the potentiality of the technology to address the climatic conditions that are very dynamic and unpredictable. Even though the implementation of this technology in the future ...

United States of America and the Republic of Korea

Free Trade Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea
Executive Summary
Last March 15, 2013, the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) celebrated its first year anniversary. As it is with major trade agreements in the world, the anniversary of the KORUS FTA was eclipsed by the many debates on the agreements impacts, benefits, costs, ramifications and potential and protracted negotiations and renegotiations potential. Both the United States and South Korea state that the KORUS FTA is in fact delivering on the projected economic promises, citing the increase in the ...

Abstract

It is agreeable that the objective of factory farming in producing as much food as possible as well as cheaply as possible. The growing population indeed depletes the available food resources and, therefore, efforts in providing alternative food production methods are necessary. These projects are aimed at saving the starving population as well as saving the economy at large. Projects through statistical analysis have proven to be successful. Large tokens of meat and eggs have been produced in single setups serving huge populations. The manners in which these factories are run have significant consequences which counteract its low prices. ...

The Dust Bowl period that occurred around the drought years of the 1930s in the Great Plains of the United States was an important period in the agricultural history of the West as it caused a lot of implications especially in the agricultural sector and the ways of farming. Viewed from a climatic perspective, the drought experienced during this period is usually considered to have been the worst in the areas around the Great Plains and had serious economic, social and environmental effects of the agricultural aspect of the affected areas. This drought of 1930s is deemed one of the worst ...

The United States and Colombia entered into a free trade agreement known as the U.S - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, which was signed on November 22, 2006, went into effect on May 5, 2012. The trade agreement eliminated tariffs removed tariffs on more than 80 percent of U.S. exports of industrial and consumer exports to Colombia (Blaha & Anglin 2012). There are plans in place to remove the remaining tariffs in a period of 10 years. The main aim of the agreement is to ensure order in trade and other economic activities. This resulted into elimination of trade barriers that existed between ...

Ecosystem refers to an area where living things such as plants and animals live and interact with each other as well as with the non living components (example: soil and water) of the environment. Each facet of the ecosystem plays an important part which affects other members of the ecosystem. For instance, while the light and heat of the sun is essential for the growth of plants, animals and other microorganisms in turn depend on these. In this way, all the components of an ecosystem interact and are related to each other. Some examples of an ecosystem include lakes ...

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Abstract
Today, a rough estimate of global population is about 7 billion, which is 4 times greater than what it was in 1900. For thousands of year human population showed a very slow and measured increase in numbers and suddenly in the past millennia we are growing at a staggering rate. In fact in 1700 the global population was roughly 10 times lesser than the current population. So, why we should be alarmed? Well! The answer is that the resources of the earth are not sufficient to cater to the needs of such huge amount of people ...

Rabbits have been the worst invasive species that have been reported in Australia. They have widely spread in Australia leading to a massive destruction of the Australian environment. Rabbits have caused devastating effects on the ecosystem since they are believed to be the main factor in species loss in Australia. They have caused a lot of damages on crops and also destroyed and killed young trees and plants. In addition, rabbits cause serious problems on soil making it unproductive. Rabbits feed on native plants leaving the top soil bare and exposed making the land vulnerable to soil erosion. Rabbits have contributed ...

Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia at a major crossroad. It has been a route for trade from China, Europe, and India. The region experiences tropical climate and natural resources, which has made it a destination for immigrants. This is how the indigenous people of Malaysia settled here. These were followed by the Malays, who brought farming using metallic tools. Arab traders introduced Islam in Malaysia while Indians brought Hinduism. The Europeans brought major changes in Malaysia. Portuguese tried to capture the region but the Europeans resisted resulting to sovereign states of Malaysia. The Dutch in turn defeated the Portuguese until the ...

In the year 1948, the Republic of China was among the 23 signatory countries of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT). This happened following an announcement by Taiwan’s government that the Republic of China could quit the GATT. It was after China’s revolution of 1949. However, Beijing never recognized such an announcement that its government was quitting the system. After 40 years, in 1986 the Republic of China showed an intention through a notification to GATT, that it was ready to resume its position as GATT’s system Contracting Party. As a result, an examining party was ...

Slavery existed in the Americas from the early colonial days and its rapid rise was observed in the XVIII-XIX centuries in Brazil, the Caribbean and the British and French colonies in Northern America when the world trade was actively growing and there was a shortage of labor. The major countries in Europe were able to turn the slave trade into a very profitable business. At first the Portuguese and later the Dutch and the English began to export slaves from the West African coast to the different destinations in the New World. The Middle Passage became a vital part ...

Introduction

The American Civil War stood out as perhaps the most catastrophic historical event in the history of the United States (US). The sheer propensity of the armed conflict between Union and Confederate forces resulted to more than 600,000 deaths of soldiers from both sides – a number that rendered en masse military recruitment and conscription. The pressure to reach victory was strongly felt among the ranks of Union and Confederate forces that both sides did not hesitate to advertise their need to reinforce their respective regiments. Posters, perhaps the most sophisticated and effective advertising means at the time when the ...

China is one of the world greatest emerging economies, which comes with a wide range of opportunities for foreign investment. In as much as the country possess a huge potential and ability for economic growth that offers access to large markets as well as considerable savings in terms of labor costs, evaluation of cultural and political must be done as they pose uncertainty and create risks for foreign investors. After opening to the global world and reforms of more than a quarter century, China's economy was the second largest in the world in 2005, when measured in terms of purchasing power parity.
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I agree with Jared Diamond that the worst mistake in history of thehuman race was transiting from hunters and gathers lifestyle to a life dominated with agriculture. There is no doubt that agriculture brought some good changes in man from time he was mere apes to what he is today. However, man fails to see how agriculturally based life destroys him in silence. Man is blinded by the good life he lives today, a life that he enjoys the benefits of agriculture starting from abundant and a variety of good foods, the best working tools, the best material goods to a healthy long ...

Over the past 10, 000 years, human race has developed under impetuous of applied genetics. Humankind is gaining increasing understanding in heredity variation among living things, the science of genetics. This raises various issues in terms of science and technology that spring from genetics, and potential impacts advancing from such inventions. These are the most progressing areas of the knowledge of humankind in today’s world. There has been genetic modification of plants to make them resilient, profitable and nutritious. This is achieved through genetic engineering, where organisms are manipulated to produce desired trait like drought tolerance or higher ...

US Immigration Bill: Pros and Cons

Immigration reforms is a political terms used while discussing the immigration policy of a nation. In the United States, immigration reforms are used to promote guest worker legal immigration while taking steps to eliminate illegal immigration. It was during the year 1986, when the Immigration Reform and Control Act made it illegal for the organizations in US to recruit or hire illegal immigrants but the act never worked on existing non-immigrant visa system programme for low skilled work force which allowed around 12 million undocumented work force to enter United States. Since then there has been demand for a strong immigration bill in ...

Political Science

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This fundamental law of physics also sees an application when it comes to the U.S economic policy and it’s affect on immigration. The United States’ economic policies both on the nationally and globally have throughout history shaped the modern day immigration scene. From the American model of neo-mercantilist colonization of Latin American countries such as Cuba and Puerto Rico, creating more open markets through military intervention in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador, to creating a domestic demand for cheap labor in the agricultural, construction and domestic industries, the U.S. economic policies ...

Middle East is a region that covers the Western Side of Asia which has and remains to be a center of world affairs. Its history dates back in the ancient times and it has various contributions to the world we live in today. The region is associated with the origin of most religious groups in the world such as Mandaiesm, Islam, Druze, Bahai faith among many other religions. Generally, the Middle East is an arid place with a hot climate and despite the climatic conditions it is a big Agricultural contributor in the world (Sorenson, 2010, p.122). Most Agricultural inventions have originated from ...

No other event looms over modern Irish history like the Great Potato Famine, a human catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Its impact is still felt today in a country where 1.5 million people died from starvation and disease and millions more were forced to emigrate to all corners of the globe in a desperate bid to survive. The cause of the disaster, the infestation that destroyed Ireland’s staple food crop, is well known. But debate over the availability of calorific alternatives and the culpability of the British government and landed aristocracy has produced disagreement ever since over what might have been done ...

The purpose of this research paper is to determine what the term neo liberalism means and the impact of neo liberalism in the modern day political economic and social agenda. This paper will assess the impact of neo liberalism in the United States of America as well as in any other country where global capitalism is in effect. It will provide an account of neo liberalism as a set of concepts and principles. The paper will seek explain how the various sets of principle that are part and parcel of the neo liberalism are being implemented by governments. It will ...

Factory farming

Introduction

Factory farming is a farming practice where livestock are raised at high stocking density within a confinement. The farm will basically operate as a factory and this is a common practice in industrial farming. Factory farms exist because of several reasons. The first reason is based on the growing need to have reduced prices of food. Factory farms have the potential to produce a large quantity of food at a cheaper cost. The technologies used and economies of scale have enabled consumers of these products to save a significant amount on food. The second reason is based upon sustaining the growing global population. The world ...