Agriculture
- South American Agriculture
South American AgricutureIncreasing urbanization in South America raises questions regarding use of both land that is farmed and land that is abandoned. In South America as elsewhere, landforms, soil, water, climate, and culture interact to produce an...
- South American Flora
South American FloraSouth America is the most diverse continent in terms of flora, primarily because of its location and geography. South America?s floristic diversity is increased by its high mountains, especially the Andes Mountains, which extend from...
- Papaya: Origin And Botany
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a popular fruit native to tropical America. It is usually grown for its small to large melon-like fruit. It is a herbaceous perennial, bearing fruit continuously at the leaf axils spirally arranged along the single erect trunk....
- Intensive Farming With A Climate-friendly Touch: Farming/woodland Mix Increases Yields
In the world of agriculture, climate protection and intensive farming are generally assumed to be a contradiction in terms. At Technische Universität München (TUM), however, scientists have come up with a new land development concept that could change...
- Maize - A Major Crop In The World
Introduction for maize : A very long and interesting history behind this is Maize. There are many stories and legends concerning the origin of maize in different cultures. Maize is considered a human invention, as the plant naturally can not exist....
Agriculture
South America Agriculture
When talking about South America, do you think of the relaxing tropical forests? How about turning those lands in to agriculture? No? South America farms to supply the world. It supplies 23% of fresh fruits and vegetable as well as coffee, corn, wheat, soy product for the U.S. (Gaglio, 2011)Maybe we should learn more about our supplier - South America.
The Land
23% of the land in South America is suitable for farming, 23% is tropical rain forest, 13% is grassland which hold fresh water(Pengue, 2004). South American is a paradise for agriculture because of the flowing reasons:
- South American Agriculture
South American AgricutureIncreasing urbanization in South America raises questions regarding use of both land that is farmed and land that is abandoned. In South America as elsewhere, landforms, soil, water, climate, and culture interact to produce an...
- South American Flora
South American FloraSouth America is the most diverse continent in terms of flora, primarily because of its location and geography. South America?s floristic diversity is increased by its high mountains, especially the Andes Mountains, which extend from...
- Papaya: Origin And Botany
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a popular fruit native to tropical America. It is usually grown for its small to large melon-like fruit. It is a herbaceous perennial, bearing fruit continuously at the leaf axils spirally arranged along the single erect trunk....
- Intensive Farming With A Climate-friendly Touch: Farming/woodland Mix Increases Yields
In the world of agriculture, climate protection and intensive farming are generally assumed to be a contradiction in terms. At Technische Universität München (TUM), however, scientists have come up with a new land development concept that could change...
- Maize - A Major Crop In The World
Introduction for maize : A very long and interesting history behind this is Maize. There are many stories and legends concerning the origin of maize in different cultures. Maize is considered a human invention, as the plant naturally can not exist....
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