agriculture

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Kevin @excellence7 (3698) • Mauritius 7 May

Last year, I bought an agricultural land of around 2000 m². It is not too big. It is located in a farming zone, not too far from poultries. As an immediate step, we planted pumpkins, bananas, chilies and eggplants on the land. My...

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Passion Fruits at Flowering Stage

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3481) • Eldoret, Kenya 1 Jan

A couple of wild variety passion fruit plants in my farm are flowering and I am delighted about it! What a positive and hopeful observation to make as the year begins! I look forward to having more of the plants flower as days go...

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A Morning in our farm land

Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 4 Sep

Early Morning I went along with my Uncle to our farm land.I don't know what exactly he is doing here, I think he is transplanting seedlings. It is not just a farm land, I feel it is a FIELD OF FREEDOM for...

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India refuses to USA proposal to invest in the agriculture sector.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 8 Jul

I think India has taken the right decision by refusing USA to invest in the agriculture sector. Had India agreed to USA's proposal, the price of vegetables and fruits would have increased which could not be afforded by the common...

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There are many hilly water bodies originating from waterfalls

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 25 Jun

The hilly waterfalls flow down into different water bodies. There are different stones in the river bed. The water is cold and transparent. They flow into the surrounding lands and help in irrigation and...

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21.6.25 NO PLANS THIS WEEKEND

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3481) • Eldoret, Kenya 21 Jun

A sunny Saturday here in Kenya. Was at the farm as usual, did chores at home, fed birds and now at cyber. Looks a dull day, too dull to have any serious plans in it. Anyway, I will be around on mylot to read others’ discussions...

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Are Eucalyptus trees good for the environment?

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3481) • Eldoret, Kenya 12 Feb 25

Most rural and semi-rural settlements are marked with planted trees, especially of foreign origin. In Kenya, many homesteads have planted trees, which more often than not, are Eucalyptus (of South African origin.) Many...

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The crops like ladies fingers are grown in the resorts also

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 8 Aug 24

As the resorts are build at the middle of the farmlands, they are fertile lands. Some part of the resorts are dedicated to agriculture. Ladies finger plantations are there and they are grown in a professional way. There is a lot...

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In Bhutan there is fun walking on the fields of red rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 24 Dec 22

In Paro in Bhutan the agriculture is done in the terraces. Bhutan is situated in the Himalayas with height above 9000 feet. Bhutan is famous for red rice plantations. We walked in the farmland and realized that the farming done by...

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Drew Brees to Redevelop Six Flags in New Orleans

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 17 Mar 21

This literally just popped up on my Facebook feed and I am amazed. If you need any more proof that Drew Brees is just a great person, well here it is. Drew Brees is leading a partnership to redevelop Six Flags/Jazzland in New...

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River Subarnarekha in Jamshedpur looks beautiful in winter.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 29 Dec 20

River Subarnarekha in Jamshedpur provides water for agriculture and other projects. It is a rain fed river. So it becomes full during monsoon season and dry in summer. In winter the river looks beautiful. Many people in Jamshedpur...

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End of 15 years of drought.

marguicha @marguicha (230349) • Chile 21 Jul 20

In my country we had been experiencing 15 years of drought. That meant a lot for a country that gets money in a great part from fruit related exports. Besides that, we have had giant forest fires and some rivers have even dried...

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Strawberries and cream.

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 25 Apr 20

This is a very typical delicacy that we usually eat when we are in the mountains since strawberries are grown there, there are many strawberry farms because it is a cold climate is a state whose agronomy is of many fruits and...

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Drought and farmers

Diane Borg @DianeBorg (791) • Malta 27 Feb 20

Hi Everyone This winter is again a dry one in Malta, it started well with rain, but I think that the last good rain was in December. We are watering the crops frequently like it is summer and the feed for animals like the wheat...

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Is it that laughable?

janice @renicemae (4883) • Philippines 14 Aug 19

I mean why do people laugh at me when I say, I wanted to work in the farm? Is it because they look down on farm jobs and farm workers? From engineering to agriculture, is it really that laughable? I dont see anything wrong with...

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Meet the Family (Part 12)

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 19 May 19

I finished Part 11 at the point when Dad came out of the army having served 6 years during the Second World War. He'd returned to work for his former boss, Tom Cook, who'd taken Dad under his wing and was helping him to further...

Meet the Family (Part 11)

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 18 May 19

Following on from my dad's D Day landing and subsequent journey through Normandy, he eventually got to the Netherlands. Somewhere along the line he and four of his comrades had been separated. They reached a small village and,...

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Eat less meat and grow more forests?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 15 Nov 18

Nobody with any sense now denies that climate change is real, is extremely dangerous to our long-term future, and is largely the result of human activity. That is why governments across the world (with a few unfortunate...

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Do you go to "city wide" yard sales?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169489) • United States 4 May 18

It is spring, and it is the season for these things. Many small towns pick a day, and promote city wide sales. That way everyone gets extra advertising and promotions. The town where I am working has theirs this weekend. There...

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Do You Drink Your Tap Water?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 2 Feb 18

If you were to fill a glass with tap water in the town where I live you would not be able to see through the water. It's very cloudy and it has little particles of stuff floating in it. It also smells really bad. The town I live...

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