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Farms in UAE 11

On average, the gourmet product travels around 3,000 miles to reach the finest restaurants in Dubai. In most of the GCC countries, agriculture represents approx 70% of water consumption. More than 90% of the land in the Middle East isn’t suitable for agriculture. 80% of Saudi water resources go to agriculture, while the sector’s contribution […]

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soil degradation

Soil Degradation or land Degradations refers to the human-induced or natural process which impairs the capacity of the land to function and grow crops. It involves a different process that decreases the fertility of the land. These are acidification, contaminations, desertification, erosion, and or salination. Soil acidification might be good for the soil, however, it […]

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Industrial Farming and Sustainable Farming

There are different methods of farming that farmers practice all around the world. Two of the popular and widely practiced techniques are Sustainable Agriculture and Industrial Agriculture. Farmers all around the world have to select the type of farming that best suits the local physical environment and their demand and supply chain. They also consider […]

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germination of seeds

Germination of Seeds is the process in which the plant grows from a seed or a similar structure. Researchers and biologists apply this term to the sprouting of a seedling or gymnosperm from a spore. Germination in simple terms is the growth of plants within the seed. In this process, the radicle and the plumule […]

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Effects of Global Warming on Agriculture

The effects of Global Warming on agriculture are immense. Global Warming and Agriculture and interrelated processes, both of which take place on a global scale, affecting agriculture directly and indirectly. This takes place through changes in precipitation, changes in temperature, and climate extremes, changes in pests and diseases, atmospheric carbon dioxide, etc. Moreover, global warming […]

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genetic engineering

To maintain high productivity and to enhance nutritional values, scientists are using techniques of Genetic Engineering in Agriculture or recombinant DNA technologies. An adverse environmental phenomenon like drought, famine, increasing heat have adverse effects on the growth and yield of crops. Recombinant DNA changes the natural genetic makeup and the characteristics of an organism by […]

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