Chapter I
INTRODUCTION
Situation Analysis Corn is the second most important staple crops in the Philippines which are next to rice and we all know that corn produces a high quality feed at a lower cost so that most farmers preferred to planting corn because corn crops needed only a little care compare to other products that they planting. We all know that corn has a different variety in terms of appearance or quality and it has a significant factor that one is able to use in the society for us as a human in terms of food that we ate as well as source of feed for livestock. In times of rice scarcity occurs, some of the farmers may prefer mixing white corn and rice as main staple food to be able not to skept in their every meal three times
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There are the everyday issues of family life especially on allowance of their children in their schooling, balancing budgets on in terms of basic needs of their family and especially on planning for the future and keeping up with development in the area of farming and also the added pressures of managing corn farm during difficult times like floods, market fluctuation or drought can sometimes seem overwhelming that can affected of most of the farmers. Most farmers sacrifice their hardships on managing their farm such as financial strain, social isolation, reduced access services and long hours of work (Olson and Schellen 1986).Many farming families respond to hard times by tightening the household budget and spending less on food, clothes and maintenance of equipment.
According to Food and Agriculture Organization (2006). Farmer’s needed to apply enough water to crops to contribute a better corn crops so that it cannot contribute a poor harvest and to stabilize and raise yields and to increase the following crops per year.
Irrigation is a commonly used platform for intensification and it is a primary needed by the corn farmers until they wait only on rainfall. The uniformity of distribution and the application efficiency of irrigation vary with the technology used to deliver water, the soil type and slope.
In the first chapter of the book the author discusses a brief world history and evolution of rice crops. It is interesting to see that even though parts of Africa had their own rice crop variety, the globalization of rice crop Oryza Sativa has been slowly replacing the African variety. The author also starts
At the same time, the local agricultural economy was experiencing a deep economic depression due to the severe droughs that had occured throughout the past decade. The loss of crops cut out the average farmers'/planters' main food source as well a...
In the first third of the book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, he draws the reader in by bringing to light many interesting facts about corn that most individuals may not realize. He states that the majority of food that people consume contains corn. Although people of Mexican descent are usually referred to as the “corn people”, Americans have now surpassed them in the amount of corn consumed in their daily diet. Corn is consumed in a variety of forms and many of the animals that are eaten by Americans, such as the chicken, pig, turkey, and lamb are fed corn. When a person eats these animals, he or she is essentially increasing their corn intake, and in most cases without even realizing it. The corn crop has spread vastly and is massively produced because it is efficient. Unlike other crop plants, corn can survive in harsh weather conditions and it is light and easy to transport. Maize is also self-fertilized and pollinated by wind, and it has evolved over time and continues to evolve, into new forms and new uses.
The corn-based diet came with consequences to the corn fed animal's leaving many to develop illness and having a short expectancy of life. Farmers profited from this due to animals fattening quicker to corn than to eating grass. (67-68). That being said the thought we have when we think of the word “farm” is misled.
In order for Scotts Bluff County to maintain these exceptional production rates, several different factors come into play for contributing to the successful outcome of the crop production in this area. One factor that plays an important role in the production is the amount of water resources that are available in Scotts Bluff County. If farmers are unable to get the quantity of water necessary to grow their crops, the crops will begin to suffer damage, resulting in a lower rate of crop production and profit. Therefore, in ...
Corn had a very deep religious significance to the Mayan people. It was believed that the gods created man from corn flour and the blood of the gods, making them literally children of the
Agriculture and irrigation have long been a part of the Colorado River basin and desert southwest. Irrigation is the artificial supply of water to the land, an integral part of the Colorado River and its basin. More than 1,500 years ago, the Hohokam irrigated more than 200,00...
Water shortage in arid and semi-arid regions and declining its availability to a crisis ...
Annual rainwater harvesting potential is shown in Table 2 whereas Table 3 shows the change in water depth in the wells before and after the interventions (SEEDS 2005).
After viewing this documentary to the best of my ability I have learned numerous facts about corn and its pros/cons. Corn is stored in a silo and when an overflow occurs mountains of corn are made outside of the silos. This corn grown in the Midwest is in almost all of the food in every supermarket ranging from steak sauce to syrup to lasagna. Majority of its use is as a sweetener in the form of corn syrup or high
A good percentage of the food in the supermarket is linked to a specific kind of plant. This vegetable, which has many uses, is corn. Since the beginning of the United States, corn has taken an important role in the development in the nation, meaning that without corn this nation would not be the same. When the Europeans came here, there were no real resources that they could exploit for the benefit of their survival. But then one can ask the question, how did the Native Americans survive before they were killed by the infectious viruses and diseases from the Europeans? Well, as simple as it can be, corn was one of the prime elements for their survival, it was one of their main agricultural products. The Europeans that came to the United States adopted corn as the ‘nations’ vegetable for future generations.
Is corn the future of the world? Will our human race develop an immunity and need for corn? Nations across the world are turning to cheaper, unhealthy ideas using subsidies such as corn. Since corn is cheap and useful to the agricultural businesses, our world has lost respect for one’s health. Monocropping corn is a growing problem creating health issues and destroying our fragile ecosystems; therefore, the only solution is change.
Throughout the history of the human race there have been a great number of crops that were discovered, planted, and over time domesticated. Wheat in the Middle East, rice in Asia, and rye in Eastern Europe are all some of today’s staple crops that feed millions every day. Crops like these make up over 50% of the world’s total food supply. However, the third most eaten crop in the world is maize, or corn, which provides 21% of human nutrition. Today maize feeds millions across the world, but its history is different from the others.
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.
Sandra Postel, on the other hand, has a different opinion than Danielle’s. She proposed that “without increasing water productivity in irrigation, major food-producing regions will not have enough water to sustain crop production”.