Over 90,000 animal species have been confirmed in Japan. Despite the country’s small size, some 38 million ha, repeated connections with and separations from the Eurasian Continent, its long, complex terrain stretching from north to south, high precipitation, four distinct seasons, disturbance caused by volcanic eruptions and river flooding, and human activities such as agriculture and forest…
In cultivating the land, we live from and with soil fertility. An ecologically vital soil is continuously restoring its productivity. If we neglect its needs, it suffers as a result. The soil loses vitality, and becomes more sensitive to weather and erosion; harvests decline. In organic farming, damage cannot be offset by purely technical means. This is why an exhausted or degraded soil require…
Notwithstanding the identification of any specific pesticide for the control of pests and diseases, this decision is for the discretion of the Ministry of Agriculture Area Extension Officer and the farmer. However, the mention of any pesticides and other products used in the Tech Pack should strictly comply with local regulations and all instructions provided by the manufacturer. Also, the use …
Oil palm expansion has achieved an extraordinary negative impact relating to environment, wildlife, habitat, climate change and social justice. Change organisations such as the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil work to mitigate oil palm expansion sustainably. CKC proposes the Indonesian and Malaysian Oil Palm model offers a useful reference for change in upstream coconut plantation investment…
According to the 2018/2019 survey on Drug use in Secondary Education in Spain (ESTUDES), alcohol consumption is widespread among secondary education students. Almost 80% (77.9%) reported consuming alcohol at least once in their lifetime (76.3% in men and 79.4% in women), 77.5% consumed it sometime during the past year (74.1% in men and 77.5% in women), and 58.5% reported doing so sometime in th…
Marine mammals live in and obtain their food from the sea. But, just like other mammals, marine mammals are warm-blooded; they have lungs and they breathe air. The give birth to living young that are dependent on milk from developed to catch their own food. The structure of a marine mammal is generally the same as that of land mammals; the internal organs and main elements of the skeleton are …
Beyond the six-digit level, the classification becomes national and countries are free to introduce national distinctions by adding more digits to make the HS classification of products even more specific. This greater level of specificity is referred to as the National Tariff Line (NTL) level and is used by countries to identify specific products to which a tariff is attributed. For example, C…
Rice is cultivated in tropical Asia (South and Southeast Asia) over an area of about 88.7 million ha, with an annual total production of nearly 183.8 million tons of rough rice, an average productivity of 2.7 t/ha (Table 1). Only 14% of the rice area in tropical Asia supports 2 crops of rice per year under irrigation. The remaining riceland is entirely rainfed, with varying water regimes. In ar…
Cherry trees and their blossoms have been admired by the Japanese since antiquity. More than a hundred cultivars have been bred from the ten wild cherry species to create blossoms of many hues that blanket Japan in the spring. Cherry blossoms have long been eulogized in literature and the arts. Confectionery and other foods are made in the flowers’ image and even using the trees’ leaves, wh…
Penggunaan kelompok animal and vegetable fats and oils (HS 1516) sangat beragam seperti sebagai bahan pembuatan sabun hingga untuk produksi bahan makanan. Namun demikian, salah satu penggunaan utama dari kelompok produk ini adalah sebagai bahan baku untuk produksi makanan olahan. Lemak dan minyak yang didapatkan dari binatang dan tumbuhan merupakan komponen yang sangat penting untuk menjaga tem…
Yoga might protect the brain against the decrease in the amount of gray matter that usually occurs as people grow older. A 2015 study funded by NCCIH compared 14 experienced yoga practitioners to 14 physically active control participants of similar ages. In the control group, the amount of gray matter was lower in older participants than younger ones. In the yoga practitioners, there was no re…