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AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

The degree in Agriculture and Business Management is designed to give you a sound understanding of how businesses operate in the agricultural sector.  Taught in association with the Department of Management Studies, the degree covers the principles of both management and the production of major food crops and animals, as well as the operation of agricultural businesses and of their markets. The degree programme relates the principles of business management to individual agricultural enterprises. This degree will give you the opportunity to develop a career in management of agricultural businesses, rural consultancies and many positions within the agricultural production and supply chain.

Programme Structure

This degree is available as a Designated degree (3 years) or an Honours degree (4 years). Some courses are compulsory and some optional, allowing you to tailor the programme to your needs. Each course may include formal lectures, practical classes, field visits and tutorials and student-cantered learning. The 3-term year is divided into two teaching half sessions of 15 weeks (12 weeks teaching plus exams). In the first year students study 6 courses, and in subsequent years 8 courses.

Courses taken at Levels 1 and 2 are fundamental courses. In levels 3 and 4 we build on this foundation to develop a deeper understanding of agriculture and business management in the rural sector. Courses may change in detail from year to year as we respond to the needs of students and the changing face of the industry.

AGRICULTURE

Agriculture is a large and important international industry. It performs an essential role in producing food and other commodities for the human population. The degree programme recognises that the industry is undergoing change and requires skilled manpower educated and trained in modern technology to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The programme thus aims to develop knowledge, skills and personal qualities of its students in a combination of science, technical and business-related subjects with specialisation in the later years in General Agriculture or in Animal Science.

 

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The Use of Electro Magnetic Field to prevent Parasites

Since ancient times:

 

Our findings: Any Magnetic Field created and directed at plantations will become a deterrent to parasites. It confuses their time and reproductive structure.

 

Article: What is organic farming:

Organic farming system in India is not new and is being followed from ancient time. It is a method of farming system which primarily aimed at cultivating the land and raising crops in such a way, as to keep the soil alive and in good health by use of organic wastes (crop, animal and farm wastes, aquatic wastes) and other biological materials along with beneficial microbes (biofertilizers) to release nutrients to crops for increased sustainable production in an ecofriendly pollution free environment


Need of organic farming

With the increase in population our compulsion would be not only to stabilize agricultural production but to increase it further in sustainable manner. The scientists have realized that the ‘Green Revolution’ with high input use has reached a plateau and is now sustained with diminishing return of falling dividends. Thus, a natural balance needs to be maintained at all cost for existence of life and property. The obvious choice for that would be more relevant in the present era, when these agrochemicals which are produced from fossil fuel and are not renewable and are diminishing in availability. It may also cost heavily on our foreign exchange in future.

The key characteristics of organic farming include

  • Protecting the long term fertility of soils by maintaining organic matter levels, encouraging soil biological activity, and careful mechanical intervention
  • Providing crop nutrients indirectly using relatively insoluble nutrient sources which are made available to the plant by the action of soil micro-organisms
  • Nitrogen self-sufficiency through the use of legumes and biological nitrogen fixation, as well as effective recycling of organic materials including crop residues and livestock manures
  • Weed, disease and pest control relying primarily on crop rotations, natural predators, diversity, organic manuring, resistant varieties and limited (preferably minimal) thermal, biological and chemical intervention
  • The extensive management of livestock, paying full regard to their evolutionary adaptations, behavioural needs and animal welfare issues with respect to nutrition, housing, health, breeding and rearing
  • Careful attention to the impact of the farming system on the wider environment and the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats

 

Article: Agriculture

Since its inception, the UN system has been working to ensure adequate food for all through sustainable agriculture.  More than simply a humanitarian concern, food security advances world peace.  This was recognized as far back as 1949, when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Lord John Boyd Orr for his role as founding Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The majority of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas of developing countries.  They depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihoods.  This makes them particularly vulnerable to man-made and natural influences that reduce agricultural production.

As the UN system’s lead agency for agriculture and rural development, FAO advances long-term strategies to increase food production and food security.  Among the many UN bodies that support these goals, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), finances agricultural development programmes and projects to help rural people overcome poverty.

And when an emergency situation arises or disaster strikes, the World Food Programme (WFP) is prompt in delivering food aid to the victims of war, civil conflict, drought, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, crop failures and natural disasters. When the emergency subsides, WFP’s food aid helps communities rebuild their shattered lives and livelihoods.  In rural communities, FAO’s agricultural expertise often proves crucial in the process of emergency relief and rehabilitation.

The UN system provides a powerful vehicle through which the collective will and commitment of the international community can advance the goal of helping end hunger worldwide by promoting sustainable agriculture.

 


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