Abstract The lifestyles of the people have been changing radically nowadays. The main purpose of this project is to have the detailed study on the present differences in the lifestyle of the farmers and especially among the cardamom farmers in Munnar. Primary data on demographic characteristics, work life and life style was collected and analyzed using the statistical and research tool descriptive analyze and correlation with SPSS were used to analyze whether there is a compelling change occurs or not. Introduction Cardamom is generally known as “Ilaichi or Elaichi” in India. And it is also known as “Queen of spices”. In India in and around Karnataka, Kerala and TamilNadu the cardamom is harvested. Cardamom is a very expensive and demandable spice …show more content…
Farmers working hours in between 7-8 hours per day and 56 percent people choose the same.33.3 percent of the farmers uses radio/TV/newspaper for knowing about the pesticides and so on 86.7 percent of people are aware of the crop insurance. Most of the farmers market their cardamom through government agencies. 49.3 percent of farmers uses tractor for ploughing. Descriptive statistics of lifestyle of cardamom farmers Table 3 Issues Mean Standard deviation Type of shelter 1.0933 0.29286 Shopping provision 2.1067 0.55928 Type of Vehicles 2.3733 1.06255 House hold articles 1.6800 1.04183 Entertainment 1.6667 0.94916 90.7 percent of people use concrete houses. 68 percent of people prefer weekly market for their Shopping. 33.3 percent of people uses tractor as because it is used for ploughing.64 percent of people have TV in their houses so 60 percent of the people use TV as the great
week. Only 5% of Melbourne and 1% of Sydney households owned a television by 1960. (Carrodus,
By exploring the past and its threats to human populations, the global modern mythology of sustainable agriculture can begin to be narrowed down as to the how and why rural communities may or may not have benefited from agricultural sustainability. By describing the dynamic analysis in the livelihoods of developing countries, the historical changes that had occurred in rural communities, can be understood. Halberg and Müller stated that globally “The world’s population was about 7 billion in 2010 and is expected to grow much more. The expected growth is highest in parts of the world that are vulnerable to hunger and adverse climate condit...
It is what they consider the most ideal way of life. Agrarian societies aim to share ownership of the land with many people. There is a strong sense of community and identity, both inside and outside their work life. They value the independence of being a farmer. For them, farming is so much more than planting and harvesting as quickly as possible. Old traditions are used, and the hard work that is put into the crop, is done so with love. Agrarian societies practice subsistence agriculture, meaning they grow just enough food to support their families. This culture’s practices are done with the goal of being completely
The two major communities that individuals live in are urban and rural. Both types have both positive and negative aspects. The focus of this paper is on rural communities. From my research rural environments are not as popular as urban ones; however, the citizens who live in these communities are very happy with the lifestyle they chose. The word rural is generally associated with communities that lack accessibility to public services such as transit, shopping, and entertainment. This is generally used in communities where farming is a primary occupation. In my study I interviewed three individuals who identify as living in a rural community.
This essay will concentrate firstly on psychological aspects, as a part of internal factors and secondly on environmental and social aspects, as a part of external factors. Block 3, Open University.
- Seventy-three percent own microwave ovens, more than half have a stereo, and a third have an automatic dishwasher.
Obviously, some do adhere to this stereotype, but the majority of these farmers are normal, hardworking people. Although these farmers, both believe in their methods, one is no better than the other. There are advantages and disadvantages to both, but there is no true superior method of crop farming. The definition of conventional farming is “Intensive farming or intensive agriculture as an agricultural production system characterized by a low fallow ratio and the high use of inputs such as capital, labor, or heavy use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers relative to land area.” Conventional farming is the method that a majority of farmers use.
As agriculture has become more intensive, farmers have become capable of producing higher yields using less labour and less land. Growth of the agriculture has not, however, been an unmixed blessing. It, like every other thing, has its pros and cons. Topsoil depletion, groundwater contamination, the decline of family farms, continued neglect of the living and working conditions for farm labourers, increasing costs of production, and the disintegration of economic and social conditions in rural communities. These are the cons of the new improved agriculture.
...have low fertility due to the predominance of quartz grains. If aridity, topography and hot climatic are compiled with poor soil fertility, vegetation cover becomes rare and traditional agriculture is not suitable. However, specific vegetation, which tolerates water shortage and other environmental stresses, could grow in this region. Among the natural vegetation of the region are Acacia and Tamarix Spp. Local Bedouins depend on natural vegetation as a food and energy resource as well as for medical purposes. Their animals also depend on this natural flora for grazing. In addition, there are some local attempts for cultivation of some species depending on groundwater, such as the FAO farm (120 south of Marsa Alam). At this farm, olive and Henna are cultivated. However, water scarcity near the farm forced grazing animals to damage cultivated vegetation in this farm.
The basic spices in India include masala, garam masala, and rice with grains. Indian cooks blend spices in several different ways. For one, they create masala which refers to any combination of ground spices. They make masala by smashing together different spices together into a powder. According to Chef Mridula Baljekar, “Spices are the heart and soul of Indian cooking. Knowing how to use the spices is the key that unlocks the secrets of alluring aromas and magical flavors of classic Indian cuisine.” (qtd. in Sheen 7) Garam masala is a specific mixture of up to fifteen spices that is primarily used in Indian cooking. It consists of cinnamon, black pepper, cloves, cardamom, and other spices (Sheen 7).
This research paper refers the study with the diversified population of Chennai, tamil nadu. The researcher of this paper believes that a mass of population includes more of low or middle income groups in Chennai. Tamil nadu consists of a mix of all types of income groups. The study uses an intensive literature review to figure out the factors for
To understand why is agriculture important in the world of today, then first of all we must know what agriculture is? Agriculture is the basic material production of society, the use of land for agriculture and livestock, mining plants and animals as raw materials and labor to produce mainly food and some raw materials for industry. Agriculture is a major industry, covering many disciplines: planting, breeding and processing of agricultural products; in the broadest sense, also including forestry and fisheries. Agriculture is an important economic sector in the economy of many countries, especially in the past century , when the industry has not yet developed. Since the dawn of history, agriculture has been one of the importance means of producing
Farming has been an occupation since 8,500 B.C. On that year in the Fertile Crescent farming first began when people grew plants instead of picking them in the wild. Then nearly 5,000 years later oxen, horses, pigs, and dogs were domesticated. During the middle ages, the nobles divide their land into three fields. The reasoning for this was to plant two and leave one to recover. This was the start of crop rotation which is a big part of farming today. Burning down forest and then moving to another area is a farming technique used by the Mayans called Slash and burn. Mayan farmers also were able to drain swampy areas to farm them buy building canals. In 1701 Jethro Tull invented the seed drill and a horse drawn how that tilled the land. In Denmark they would plant turnips in the previously unplanted field. The turnips help restore the nutrients in the ground thus crop rotation is born. In England people began moving there fields closer to each other for a more efficient way of planting. Later in the 18th century selective breeding was introduce which made bigger, stronger, and more milk producing livestock. In the mid 1800’s a steam plough was invented. By the 1950 tractors, milking machines, and combines were used by almost farmers. The latest f...
Today agriculture is the livelihood of most poor underdeveloped nations. This communal life blood provides a majority of the population with a source of employment, nourishment and income. It is considered to be an invaluable skill, that is taught down from generation to generation along with a sense of respect for the environment. However as a nation begins to undergo development, so do their food production systems. The country's newfound development causes significant restructuring of their agricultural production practices. This restructuring leads to poor environmental practices, and adverse agriculture methods. Increased economic development/production negatively affects a country's environmental and agricultural health.
The main data collection techniques used by the researcher included observations and interviews. These set of techniques ensured that the data collected was direct from the source, increasing its validity. The first journal article made use of the qualitative methodology. The research team used this approach with the aim of quantifying the issue of housing and health through the generation of numerical data that was transformed into statistics. The researcher, by using this methodology, attempted to quantify not only the attitudes, but the behaviors, opinions, and other variables of the sample population and generalized the results to the real population.