Essays on Agricultural Productivity

Introduction

Climate change is a major environmental problem, causing concern to various corners of our ecosystem. It is a result of global warming, environmental pollution and inefficient use of our natural resources. Climate change has affected almost all living organisms, including plants, animals, microorganisms and undoubtedly, man. It poses a serious threat to our ecosystem and is listed as a major concern in the Grand Challenges of the U.N. for Millennium Development and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Garrett 490). A wide variety of its implications, have made climate change, an important topic for researchers. There has been more awareness among researchers ...

Essay & Discussion

The Politics of Food, Nutrition and the Environment The family farm system has been suggested to be a solution to the increasing demand for food, which is expected to grow extensively by 2050 (AGree, 2014).Such projections are based on population growth which then inform the food needs on a global scale(AGree, 2014). Agricultural resources required to meet this demand are heavily reliant on policy and economic growth. Concerns of the negative consequences of the current agricultural system which relies heavily on technology and methods of production which harm our health and environment(Schlosser, 2012), has led to ...

Introduction

The concept of economic development has received tremendous changes since the pre-colonial era, a feature that seeks government intervention to enhance growth. These changes have an implication on the role of the government in developing effective programs to enhance economic development in a state. Economic growth prospects are achieved through efficient allocation of resources, which are the main factors that steer production by moving a country from low productivity to high productivity. However, the desire to experience rapid economic development goals is often hampered by existence of rigidities, which are either in technological or institutional forms. Therefore, the sector ...