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| > | intensive agriculture in agricultural economics, system of cultivation using large amounts of labour and capital relative to land area. Large amounts of labour and capital are necessary to the application of fertilizer, insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides to growing crops, and capital is particularly important to the acquisition and maintenance of high-efficiency machinery for planting, ... |
| > | extensive agriculture in agricultural economics, system of crop cultivation using small amounts of labour and capital in relation to area of land being farmed. The crop yield in extensive agriculture depends primarily on the natural fertility of the soil, terrain, climate, and the availability of water. |
| > | Agriculture from the Asia article By far the greater part of Asia remains uncultivated, primarily because climatic and soil conditions are unfavourable. Conversely, in the best growing areas an extraordinarily intensive agriculture is practiced, made possible by irrigating the alluvial soils of the great river deltas and valleys. Of the principal crops cultivated, rice, sugarcane, and, in Central Asia, ... |
| > | Agriculture from the Inner Mongolia article Inner Mongolia, with almost one-third of China's grassland, has been traditionally renowned for its livestock. The condition of the livestock industry improved markedly after 1950 through the use of such measures as large-scale wolf hunting to reduce herd predation, the immunization of cattle, and improved pasturage and animal husbandry. Weather stations were established ... |
| > | Agriculture from the Alps article Before the mid-19th century the economic basis of the Alps was predominantly agricultural and pastoral. Though since then there has been widespread abandonment of farms, especially in the high valleys of France and Italy and in western Austria, agriculture still survives in favoured locations both in the main and lateral valleys. The hot and dry Rhône valley in ... |
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| Agriculture from the Mexico article Largely because of the diversity of its physical environment, Mexico produces a wide array of agricultural products in different parts of its national territory. Despite the fact that farming and ranching have been the basic economic activities throughout its history, Mexico has a very limited amount of good agricultural land. Much of the country is too arid or too ... |
| Agriculture from the India article The pattern of Indian agriculture varies greatly from one region to another. Almost everywhere, grains form the principal crop: rice in the wetter portions of the east and south, wheat in the north and northwest, sorghum and millet over much of the peninsular interior. Leguminous crops such as gram, often grown with grain, are also widely cultivated, as are various ... |
| Agriculture from the Israel article Water is scarce in Israel but is vital for farming. The country's agriculture is highly intensive, based on irrigation, water recycling, hothouses, scientific experimentation, crop management, mechanization, and marketing. Only about 2 percent of the country's people work in agriculture, but the yields are very high. The country grows most of its own food and imports the ... |
| Agriculture from the Philippines article Rice (palay) is the staple food of about three fourths of the population. The vast majority of farmers are poor subsistence tenant farmers who produce rice or corn (maize), which together account for well over half the farmland in the islands. |
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing from the Indonesia article About 10 percent of Indonesia's land can be farmed, the majority of it for rice. The nation's agriculture is based on wet-paddy cultivation, chiefly in Java, Madura, and Bali. The country has about 13.3 million acres (5.4 million hectares) of wet-paddy fields, most of which are wholly or partially terraced and all of which are irrigated. In addition, there are about 3.2 ... |
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| > | Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine Peer-reviewed, quarterly journal publishing original research, case reports, review articles, and commentary on issues related to critical care medicine. Also includes an archive of past articles, medical surveys, and a local search facility. |
| > | Intensive Care Medicine Online version of this official journal of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and European Society of Pediatric Intensive Care. Provides the contents of its current and past issues. Also contains subscription details. |
| > | Intensive Gardening Techniques "Information on intensive vegetable gardening that requires less space. Discusses various techniques like raised beds, trellis and vertical growing, succession planting, and interplanting along with sketches and charts." |
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| > | Hawaii: Agriculture(1:12) Pineapple, coffee, and macadamia nuts are just a few of the delicious crops grown in Hawaii. |
| > | The Southwest: Agriculture(2:13) Irrigation helps some farmers raise crops in the southwestern states. |
| > | The Southeast: Agriculture(3:40) A poultry farmer talks about his work. |
| > | Ancient Civilization: Agriculture( 00:43) There are many theories on the introduction of agricultural development. |
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