Saturday, 3 May 2014

LANDSLIDE KILLS 2,100 PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN ON FRIDAY

LANDSLIDE KILLS 2,100 PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN ON FRIDAY
                                               2 MAY 2014.



  Picture of rescuers of landslide.


In the Badakhshan province landslide kills 2,100 people. On Friday a remote village in Badakhshan province were buried by landslide.
Hundreds of homes build by mud- brick were destroyed. The disaster happen as a result of intensive torrential rain.



      Pictures of the landslide

Many rescuers from neighbouring district came  to gives help to the victims. Also U.S and Nato offer troops help. The government of Afghanistan flew a rescue teams to the area on Saturday. Due to the damaged cause by heavy rainfall for about two weeks, the road was poor and not easy to access. But one excavator were enable to enter the area.

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Wednesday, 30 April 2014

MOTHERS CRIES OUT FOR THE RELEASE OF ABDUCTED SCHOOL GIRLS




            Parents protesting                
               29 April 2014    

MOTHERS CRIES OUT FOR THE RELEASE OF ABDUCTED SCHOOLS GIRLS
The law makers (Reps), on Tuesday summoned all the service chiefs over the abducted school girls from government secondary school, chibok, born state, by the terrorist group(Boko Haram).
Summoned:
Chief of Defence Staff
Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Air Force Staff
Chief of Naval Staff
In the seating of the House Hon. Peter Gumtha rise a motion of urgent national public improtance, which is adopted by the House. With titled urgent need to secure the release of the abducted school girls of government girls secondary school, chibok, Borno state.
It was noted that 43 girls out of the 273 school girls abducted by the terrorist group escaped,between 14/15 April, 2014. while 234 schoolgirls are still in hostage, from the past two weeks. The Hon. move ahead to expressed the unpleasant information being pass by the security agencies to the abducted girls parents.
He also explained that the 50km federal road Mbalala-chibok, Damboa and Askiri was so bad and it was un-tarred, there by gives challenges to the security agencies to penetrate.

The protesters was led by Noami Mutah, she explained the inability of the government to secure the release of the abducted school girls. Saying on behalf of the parents of the 234 girls, we are all here to expressed our minds and grievance. because now we no the where about of our children(girls).
The girls have been token to the forest/wilderness by the terrorists.
Meanwhile the, parents carried placards written, Nigerians come to the rescue of our girls, Mr. president, rescue our daughters, Save our daughters, Our girls in captivity for 15days.

  
                       The senate house

Senator David Mark address the aggrieved women, assuring them that necessary steps have being taking by government at higher level to ensure the release of the abducted school girls. He also say the senate House is how where of the subject matter and the House will address the matter.
Zainah Maina Minister of women Affairs, also address the protesters plead with them, assuring them that government have put a good efforts to may sure that security agencies secure their safety and their release.
At the Eagle square, Abuja, the parents and relatives of the abducted school girls, some dressed on black attires and carried placards. The parents and relatives demanded the immediate intervention of president Good luck Jonathan for the release of their daughters.
The leader of the protesters Naomi Mutah, said our daughters were carried away into the wilderness over 15days. She said that since the incident, parents of abducted girls have not heard anything from the federal government.
So she asked!
Where are the human rights group in the country?
Are there no father and mother in the government again to deem fit to see, the parents of the abducted school girls and tell us what is actually happening?
Is there no government in the country?
Where are the international community? we need their assistance.
If our children are dead, where are their corpses? let us see their corpses.

In an interview with a community leader, Pogo Bitrus told BBC, that the girls has been taken to the neighbouring countries. Because they had been seeing gunmen crossing with girls into Cameroun and Chad, some of the girls had been forced to marry the terrorists he said.  

REFERENCES

AIT news 29 April, 2014.

BBC news 29 April, 2014. An interview with community leader, Pogo Bitrus.

Channel Tv news 29 April 2014.

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

AGRICULTURE TODAY (MECHANIZE FARMING)

INTRODUCTION



                 source: wbdfarmmachinery

Agriculture today has grow to the extent that simple farm tools cannot do work fast not even to provide sufficient food for the large population.
Presently now the growth of mechanize agriculture in the world, as not even make food sufficient for people. Instead people are still complaining there is no food.
Geographically, the increase of population in the world every day make food production don't match population growth.

Mechanize agriculture is the source to solve the problem of food insufficiency.
Mechanize agriculture is the process of using machine in farm as a source of labour. It cover large are of land.
In the ancient Mesopotamia time mechanize agriculture is carry out with the introduction of the plough, usually powered by animals.

The first models of cotton picker were introduced in 1940s and this do the work of large cotton pickers. In 1880s the reaper and threshing machine were combined into the combine harvester. In the late, 19th century steam power was applied to threshing machines.

MODERN MECHANIZE AGRICULTURE  



                         source: wikimedia

Modern mechanize agriculture is one of the factor responsible for urbanization and industrial economies.
Modern mechanize agriculture includes the use of Tractors,Trucks, Harvesters, Combine, Crop dusters e.t.c.
Since modern mechanize agriculture became the key factor in increasing crops production, it will also contribute to better management of inputs and increase large corporate farms e t c.

20th CENTURY MECHANIZATION
In the 20th century agricultural machinery became the source of labour in the farm. One tractor can do work of many horses. Mechanization has increased the output of farmers and lessened the hard labour that involved. Most agriculturalists prefer using machine to do all their work in farm than using labour. Also using Agro-chemicals like insecticides, fertilizers and herbicides. In the process of planting and harvesting, machine do work fast and help to increase food production.
The 20th century should be the greatest period of the growth in agriculture productivity in the world, due to the increase of population. Every one need food. Today many are investing in agriculture, but not considering the aspect of maintenance of tractors,which is the strength of mechanize agriculture. Agriculture today, the horse population in  farming declined after the conversion of agriculture and transportation to internal combustion.
Since 1930 up to date sophisticated machine are used in farming, especially in mechanize agriculture. The used of steam- Engines end in the 1895-1900,from 1930's Diesel- Engines, three point linkage, combine harvester e.t.c.
From 1990's sophisticated electronic, sophisticated software, yield mapping e.t.c.
All these mentioned above are all involved in carrying out modern agriculture operations now.

MECHANIZATION PROBLEMS
Many problems are facing agricultural mechanization. The problems are as follows:
1. Agricultural machinery are expensive for many farmers to have confidence in.
2. Mechanization is too expensive for poor farmers to practice.
3. The type of topography may not suit farm machinery operations.
4. Mechanize agriculture involved large area of lands, which poor farmers can not afford.
5. Lacks of maintenance of machines and implements.
6. Farm machinery spare parts are not available and no adequate facilities for the repair.

Reviewed by: Omagbemi Nelson Tosan

REFERENCES
Douglas H.R (1991): Agriculture Technology in the twentieth centiry. Sunflower University press. Manhatan, kans.

White William J. Economic history of Tractors in the United States.

Ford, Henry and Samuel (1922): My life and Work: An autobiography.

19oo: History of farm machinery in British.

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