Showing posts with label Gujarat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gujarat. Show all posts

Monday

The Honeybee in Agriculture?


                         
 

Honeybee play big role in agriculture. They pollinate  crops , Increase yields , and give rise to a lucarative honey industry . Bees  are so important, in fact , that millions are spent renting hives to pollinate farmers crops. Over one third of the food  we eat relies on pollination by Bees, either directly or indirectly.

There are five important spices of honeybees and they are listed below

  • The Indian hive bees
  • The rock bees
  • The little bees
  • The European and Italian bees
  • Dammer Bees or stinglessbess
Honeybee are big money makers for Indian agriculture. These social and hardworking i sects produce six hive products. Honey pollen, royal jelly, and venom all collected and used by people for various nutrition and medical purposes. 

Are honey Bees important? 

globally there are more honey bees than other types of honeybees and pollnating insects, so it's world most important pollinator of food crops.
                            

Tuesday

what is urban agriculture and types?

                                              
Urban agriculture can be described as the growing of plants and the rearing of animals primarily for food and other domestic use within a city or a town and its environs. It also involves activities such as the production, producing, marketing, and delivery of farming products. urban agriculture consists of a number of production systems. they vary from domestic production and household level processing to large scale agriculture .the are usually done within the city periphery.

urban agriculture shows great potential in the fulfillment of basic human needs, it not only provides food but also ensures a sustainable distribution and production system thereby creating employment opportunities and regular income for individuals. It also helps countries in the protection of their environment and saving upon their foreign currency and transportation costs.

                                                           

 common types of urban agriculture?

  • backyard gardens
  • greenhouses
  • forest gardens
  • rooftops fardens
  • green walls
  • vertical farms
  • tactical gardens
  • street landscaping