Agriculture
Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers began to plant them around 11,500 years ago. Pigs, sheep and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. Industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture in the twentieth century came …
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Fraser Institute · 12 September 2024 English
Economists have repeatedly identified the provincial tax regimes in Canadaâs four Atlantic provinces as a key impediment to economic growth in the region. The regionâs policymakers should consider not small …
Investment Tax Credit (AITC) is available to agriculture, forestry, and manufac- turing, which substantially …
McMaster Health Forum · 12 September 2024 English
LES 18.2: Effectiveness of Cleaning and Disinfecting for reducing transmission of Respiratory Infectious Diseases in non-healthcare community-based settings
spray on glass Petri dish; Ready 1 FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization LES 18.2: Effectiveness of Cleaning … CI, 0.28– 0.8); p < 0.01)(22). While Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-intervened LBMs had better … Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization FBS: Fetal Bovine Serum HCW: Healthcare …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 September 2024 English
This report explores the effects of border carbon adjustment (BCA) schemes, especially the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on Vietnam, using insights from stakeholders and research. It covers …
friendly high-tech industries, and sustainable agriculture. Such initiatives highlighted the bank’s intention …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 10 September 2024 English
The federal public service plays a vital role in Canada’s development by helping to shape public policies and deliver programs and services to Canadians. Speaking Truth to Canadians about Their …
former minister of agriculture, told a Senate committee that deputy ministers of agriculture no longer know … of public service when the deputy minister of agriculture lived and breathed farming and stayed in the …
Fraser Institute · 4 September 2024 English
The Report Card on Albertaâs Elementary Schools 2024Â reports a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance. These indicators are used to calculate an overall rating for each school. …
the Institute, Max worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a statistician …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
The nineteenth century was a time of upheaval for the Algonquin people. Focusing on those living around Lake Timiskaming and Lake Abitibi along the Ontario-Quebec border over a century, this …
River, it was the combination of logging and agriculture that enabled the settlers to sink roots into …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Lake Ontario has profoundly influenced the historical evolution of North America. For centuries it has enabled and enriched the societies that crowd¬ed its edges, from fertile agricultural landscapes to energy …
environmentally contextualized research on topics such as agriculture, cottage living, fishing, the gathering of wild … featured palisaded longhouses, domesticated agriculture, and engaged in varied hunting and fishing practices … of managed landscape affected by Indigenous agriculture, their use of fire, hunting and gathering, and … acquisition strategies, exemplified by three sisters agriculture (maize, beans, squash), may well have been one …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
In What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy long-time election observer Jane Cooper recounts her experience monitoring a municipal election in Kirovohrad in 2015. Offering a framework for exploring what …
agricultural region in the previous century. Agriculture and food processing are still import- ant in … early 1930s, during the collectivization of agriculture, the Soviet government created the most famous …
FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 September 2024 English
A memoir about abandoning an exhausting commuter lifestyle to move to a cabin in the woods, embracing imperfection while cultivating a life of care for self and nature. Alice Irene …
learn everything I could about regenerative agriculture, and to fill my shelves with books about soil … Black farm- ers have practised regenerative agriculture, but my eyes opened to that later.57 With …
CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 31 August 2024 English
One of the dominant features of global affairs the past few years is that the global world order is changing. This notion is usually discussed alongside concerns about the re-emergence …
�nance, industrial materials, manufacturing and agriculture, speeded up by the circumstances of COVID-19 … boomers, limited impact of climate change on agriculture, vast land with various geographies that allow … geography, capitalizing on its advantages in agriculture, food and rich supply of materials for the energy …
