Paddy field

Abstract: The Pokkali field are unique ecosystem of central Kerala with rich biodiversity and capacity to generate organic salt resistant paddy cum shrimp/fish. Salt tolerant strain of paddy cultivated in coastal areas for six months from May to October followed by Filtered shrimp or Prawn or fishes culture during November to April under traditional farming system of about 12,986.6 ha in Kerala. Rice cultivation alone not profitable under the organic farming, but the overall Pokkali farming system

The heading “Rice Paddies and Math Tests” is the main focus of chapter. Gladwell begins the chapter by illustrating the multiple steps it takes to grow rice paddies, emphasizing the point that rice has been cultivated in China for thousands of years. Next, the Chinese number system is brought up due to its “logical counting system”. The regularity in the system provides advantages for Asian children, because they are able to learn faster than American children, specifically in subjects such as mathematics

INTRODUCTION In 2011, President Benigno Aquino administration set a goal of achieving rice self-sufficiency by 2013 under the implementation of the National Rice Program. The country was declared 98% self- sufficient by the end of 2012. And just this fourth quarter of the year, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala stated that full sufficiency in rice is considered to be attainable at the end of 2013. The NRP just one of the various government programs dealing with the reduction of poverty in the

Has there been any minds in this world that thought of breaking a permanent logic? If there is, it would simply turn into a ridiculous joke from someone’s eyes, but from a certain person’s sight is a delicacy, deeply craving for an answer. Rice farming has been a traditional part of living since the old days. It has become an essential part of humanity’s survival, progress, and growth. From plains to mountains to the hills to desolate lands, it has been grown in different places like in Japan. Many

devastation caused by Typhoon Aila in 2009 destroyed approximately 900 kms of embankment thus salinating many miles of agricultural land. This prompted Kolkata NGO, Society for Environment and Development (ENDEV) to look into introducing strains of paddy rice which were resistant to saline water and soil thus providing farmers a lifeline to their crop yield. ENDEV activists took a year to identify five indigenous salt resistant seeds : • Hamilton • Talmugur • Nona bokra • Lal getu • Sada getu The

this problem, the football field will need a fresh watering or irrigation system. This is for the football field to be moist so the grass within the field will not get dried up. The sprinklers will be placed on corners, the sides and in the middle. The corner sprinklers spray 90 degrees. The side sprinklers spray 180 degrees. The sprinklers that are in the middle or away from corners or sides spray around about of 360 degrees. All the sprinklers in the football field can spray of 40 feet. The number

Ciara Campos Professor Shamiryan English 096 November 9, 2015 Modifying into Cultures Everybody has a different definition of success. Success can be interpreted into having happiness, having knowledge, and being financially stabled. Most people describe it as being patient and having a positive mindset. Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers, demonstrated how without the knowledge of other cultures, there are many things that people won’t consider questioning or realizing about it. He also showed

brave, maybe a little too brave, and shrugged it off. So she left her house with the cake and her schoolbooks and started her walk into the country. Her grandmother lived only fifteen minutes away near the rice fields, so she didn’t feel a need to rush. As she walked past an abandoned field, a young boy who looked about the same age as her was riding up behind her on a rickety old bike. He was coming straight towards her with a surprised look on his face. He slowed down and said “You know how dangerous

The Hospital “Come on Leroy, what is the worst thing that could happen? I mean, isn’t that the whole entire reason we took this gap year? I bet we could get some crazy footage and it would be really cool.” As Joe kept rattling off all of the reasons that they should go, Leroy began to give up and eventually sighed “Fine i’ll go!” Joe had heard stories of an abandoned hospital in the middle of the forest before and he had never really bought into them before. Whenever anybody else at his

“We all have a responsibility to volunteer somewhere and I'm lucky that I get the education and get taken to places to see what's out there and see what's happening and to then be a part of it in hopefully an impactful way.”-Jennifer Garner. I believe through this experience, I have been given the opportunity to experience something I have never done before. This project has given me a reason to volunteer, and because of this I would like to volunteer more. I choose to volunteer at San Dimas Community