Kithul Tree Farming as an Industry

Modern day farming has transformed from the farming process of last century. Instead of farmers producing for their families, farmers are now similar to input/output managers supplying massive manufacturers that feed the country.

In Malaysia, agriculture remains an important sector and it plays role as food providers, create employments and generate earnings from export products. The development of the agricultural sector is generally governed by a comprehensive and market driven agricultural policies. The agricultural policies were formulated and have enabled the agricultural sector to grow sustainably and also contributed to economy development in Malaysia. The agricultural policy set the direction for the agricultural sector. As a result, this sector has been transformed from a conventional and passive sector that focused on single commodity to a dynamic, diversified and modern sector.

Indian groups have adopted agriculture. The ability to grow crops has a huge implication for the

Residents in the Noosa area make a living from the various land uses in the area that include farming, urban developments, retail and also tourism and national parks.

Throughout time, humans have pushed forward in every aspect in life in order to improve their living standards, wealth and most importantly the agricultural sector which is the base of every human race. Food is the basic requirement for any individual to stay alive and healthy. In an article by Tamsin McMahon, she states that over the past 60 years, the world population has grown from 2.5 billion to 7 billion while world hunger dropped from 40% down to 15% (McMahon T., July 2012). This shows that our agricultural advances through technology have helped control world hunger and decrease it by more than half, but this is a short-term solution if we want to consider the future generations that depend on our current actions toward the three main pillars of agriculture which are: Health and nutrition, Economy and sustainability all while considering the local small farms and corporate farms.

South Asia is one of the most densely populated regions of the world, where despite a slow growth, agriculture remains the backbone of rural economy as it employs one half to over 90 percent of the labor force. Both extensive and intensive policy measures for agriculture

It is easy to see that Etowah’s success is a result of their asset-based development strategy. Taking something old and unused and turning it into a unique asset that supports the town and local vendors. However, many rural communities lack adequate technology and/or connections to advertising. Available funds can really affect how well a small community is able to advertise the various amenities they have to offer. As previously noted, the Chamber of Commerce in Etowah became acutely aware of the town’s inability to market and advertise the downtown area and initiated the publishing of a shopping and dining guide (Lambe, 2008, p. 57). Will this shopping and dining guide be enough to draw in more visitors and tourists from other regions or states? The inability to adequately advertise could potentially affect the number of visitors and tourists going through Etowah, which could put a significant strain on the local economy. Many people depend on these amenities for jobs and if a small town like Etowah is unable to develop a strategy for allocating appropriate money for larger scale advertising, the rail excursions and downtown shops and restaurants will

Good food, wine, local cuisine and produce: nice and fresh local food which is prepared and cooked properly. Customers also want to try difference types of wine available in the village

It has taken years to master the practice of farming, from the raising and selling of cattle,

Though women mainly grow food crops for household consumption, if they work more, there will be surplus produce for saleell on the market. It is known that women’s agricultural responsibility is to feed the family first, and only then can they engage in income generating activities. So this calls for women’s time and more effort to ensure that there is surplus produce from their subsistence farming for sale to earn income

In other parts of the world, the technology for farming hasn’t had any advances in many years. Third world countries such as Malawi, have been farming without modern equipment for centuries. In the book “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” by William Kamkwamba, he provides insight into the way of life on a farm in Malawi. The farmers in Malawi till, plant, and harvest by human power and a fortunate few have animals to pull their plows or carts (40). When we think of farmers here in America we think of large tractors and combines as well as large storage bins. The main difference between the United States and Malawi is although there are a lot of farms in the U.S., relatively few people are involved

game and an Artisans Market and Cultural Village that will exhibit the best local and indigenous arts and crafts, foods

In view of the fact that spirituality was very important to people in earlier days, merchant stands soon started to be seen in the churches court yards due to the vast numbers of people who attended worships services on a daily basis. Merchants and traders soon became a familiar figure around churches especially during the holiday season when services were held more regularly and the turnouts were larger which usually meant they had a better chance for a sale. The merchants offered various products such as produce, meat, fabric, toys, and home made jewelry for all to see. In the picture above a Melaka Christian churchyard is filled with merchants trying to sell their products.

The money to start the business came from donations and from a loan from the bank where he served as the guarantor. Hence Grameen bank was created, the bank started expanding very rapidly because people were paying their loans back given that they had to pay very little on interests, and it was much easier to pay the capital back. As time progressed and Grameen Bank kept getting bigger, Grameen bank representatives noticed that women in comparison with men were always punctual with their payments and that they were the most productive with their money, and took it directly to their families, which was the mission when the bank was created (New Delhi). Based on those facts, Grameen bank created more programs for women. For instance, Grameen bank would give a woman a goat or a chicken depending on what the woman picked so that she can sell the milk or eggs and she would also get a weekly stipend. If something were to go wrong, she would not be tempted to kill the animal to feed her family. Grameen bank obtained these animals from donations and from purchases the bank itself made. When the animal was no longer productive, they would kill it and sell the meat to the same people at very low prices (Wall Street Journal).

The generation of self-employment in non-farm activities requires investment in working capital. However, at low levels of income, the accumulation of such capital may be difficult. Under such circumstances, loans, by increasing family income, can help the poor to accumulate their own capital and invest in employment-generating activities (Hossain, 1988). Commercial banks and other formal institutions fail to cater for the credit needs of smallholders, however, mainly due to their lending terms and conditions. It is generally the rules and regulations of the formal financial institutions that have created the myth that the poor are not bankable, and since they can’t afford the required collateral, they are considered uncreditworthy (Adera, 1995). Hence despite efforts to overcome the widespread lack of financial services, especially among smallholders in developing countries, and the expansion of credit in the rural areas of these countries, the majority still have only limited access to bank services to support their private initiatives (Braverman and Guasch, 1986). In the recent past, there has been an increased tendency to fund credit programmes in the developing countries aimed at small-scale enterprises. In Kenya, despite emphasis on increasing the availability of credit to small and microenterprises (SMEs), access to credit by such enterprises remains one of the major constraints they face. A 1995 survey of small and