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Agricultural Marketing Service Livestock Poultry and Seed Program Agricultural Analytics Division e stablished October 2012 f ormed to leverage economic statistical analytic and scientific assets of the . Bertrand Russell. E. Napp. The Neolithic Revolution. E. Napp. Beginning around 12,000 years ago. Domestication of plants and animals. Growing populations. Permanent settlements. New diseases from close proximity to animals. BY. AHIMOTA AYADEI DICKSON. Introduction . Agriculture is the principal investment of rural people (FAO, 2006), a source of income and employment (IFAD, 2002; World Bank, 2008), an antidote to environmentally induced conflicts, thus a source of peace among rural dwellers (de . Clinics/Workshops. Trent Teegerstrom, University of Arizona. Director of Arizona Tribal Extension Programs . & Associate Extension Specialist. Department of Ag and Resource Economics. P.O. Box 210023. Development Research Day, 2016. Srilata. . Sircar. A Historical Overview. 1950s to mid-1960s. Infrastructural and Institutional Focus. Land reforms- ceiling on holdings, formalization of tenancy contracts, redistribution. Lecture . 8: Agriculture. Overview. Agriculture: An overview. Case Study: The Green Revolution. International institutions. Focus by regions. Case Study: . Cut flowers . in Kenya. Agricultural transition. Economic and Community Development Programs. What does the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) do?. Consumer Protection. Production Agriculture. Healthy Living. Economic Development. Texas Department of Agriculture. is the use of:. data, . information technology, . statistical analysis, . quantitative methods, and . mathematical or computer-based models . to help managers gain improved insight about their business operations and . is the use of:. data, . information technology, . statistical analysis, . quantitative methods, and . mathematical or computer-based models . to help managers gain improved insight about their business operations and . What Can We Do?. Sylvia Cabus. Gender Advisor. USAID/Bureau for Food Security. 1. a. TOPS Food Security Network. Maputo. September 2011. Objectives. By the end of the session, participants will:. Understand the importance of gender in agriculture and food security. Case Study. Key Dialogue Questions (KDQ). Should the lead sector for economic development be agriculture or industry, given that Ethiopia is a non oil-dependent developing country?. Should more priority be given to smallholder farms or private commercial farms, given the context of the agriculture sector of Ethiopia?. Importance of Agriculture. Everyone . dependent on food. Agriculture . occupies more land area than any other . economic . activity. Agriculture . employs 45% - almost half of world’s labor (in Africa and Asia over 50% are farmers). What . are some environmental concerns in your community?. What is Environmental Science?. Environmental science is a multidisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems. AWAYS THE READINGS. 3 goals of agricultural development in India. (a) GROWTH- achieve . 4% growth in agriculture and raise incomes, increasing productivity (land, . labor. , total factor), structural transformation within agriculture and farm to non-farm . Nutrition. Prabhu. . Pingali. Professor of Applied Economics. & Director, Tata-Cornell Initiative for Agriculture & Nutrition, Cornell University. David . Sahn. International Professor of Economics in the Division of Nutritional Sciences & Department of Economics,.