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contour farming system

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ALL ABOUT MAKING OF CONTOUR SYSTEM OF LEVELING LAND Introduction: Cultivation of crop on slopping land or hilly area includes proper leveling of land for safe and optimum production. One of the aspects of making land leveled in hills for better production includes contour system of making contour line and leveling it. Objective To maintain land suitable for cultivating crops To make cultural operation in land for cultivation easily To reduce soil erosion in sloppy land( important objective) To make better environment for management of water   Making of a instrument for making contour line Materials required Two wood planks of dimension: 1.5-2m*4-5 cm*2cm One plank of dimension: 1m*4-5 cm*2cm Strong thread of about 1m length A pebble of 50gm Steps Attach the one end of each two longer planks with each other at one end and leave other free (the attachment is done with pin) The end of short planks are attached at midpoint o...

Green Revolution Future Food Unsecurity

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The Disadvantages of Green Revolution                                                              Green Revolution This term is related to agriculture and level of its production. The term green revolution refers to advancement in agriculture. It   lead to increase in production of agricultural products by using advanced technique, materials related to physiology, genetics, growth pattern etc. Many countries were facing food shortage 1960s. Many scientists were working under different institution for the development of high yielding varieties. At the same time Dr. Norman E. Borlaug working in CIMMYT, known as father of green revolution introduced dwarf high yielding variety of w...