Slide 3: Agriculture has played a key role in the development of human civilization.

Slide 4: Flail A flail is an agricultural tool used for threshing to separate grains from their husks. Sickle A sickle is a hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade typically used for harvesting grain crop or cutting grass for hay. Prunning hook A long pole with a curved saw blade and usually a clipping mechanism on one end, used especially for pruning small trees. Langol It is a plough tool. Slide 5: Fallow - not used for growing crops, especially quality of land is improved. Trample crush Hedges row of bushes or trees Slide 8: The system of rice intensification (SRI) is a new and evolving alternative to conventional methods of rice cultivation. SRI was developed in Madagascar in the early-1980s by Father Henri de Laulanie, a French priest During experiments in 2003-2004 at the Agricultural College and Research Institute and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Killkulam, Tamil Nadu, it was found that, on average, 53% less irrigation water was used in SRI farms. Slide 9: corn, tomato, beets, potatoes, sprouts, aldalfa, soyabeans.canola oil, rice,

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The agricultural process is kinder to the environment, by using less pesticides, fertilizers and water. Gene technology is one of the best solutions to the problem of world hunger. It can increase production and lower the cost of food. Gene modification can boost immunity and develop inbuilt vaccines for livestock and poultry. Gene technology can remove lactose, so that lactose-intolerant people can eat dairy products. Crops could be grown in areas suffering from drought and salt. Genetically Modified crops are faster and cheaper. Genetically Modified Foods are often thought to be more nutritious, tasting better and last longer. Many people rely on genetically modified foods for medicines, e.g.,insulin for diabetics. Genetically Modified Foods are safe.

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Most food manafacturers are unable or unwilling to provide information on whether or not their products contain Genetically Modified ingredients Genetically Modified Crops can contaminate other crops simply by pollen being blown by wind from one field to another. World starvation has more to do with wealth distribution rather than the inadequate production of foods. Sometimes genetically modified crops have allergenic effects. New viruses could evolve from the mass production of GM crops. The more that gene technology is used, the worse the environment will become. Pests may develop resistance to GM crops that have been designed to kill them. GM crops produce religious complications. GM crops may produce ecological side effects (Monarch butterfiles).