Impact of technology on Agriculture Achievement in agriculture in the millennium will have gaped on the success in the integration with changes in technology advancement. These development have brought about a new level of scientific sophistication. Creating new opportunities to integrate smallholders in a digitally-driven agri-food system, blockchain, Artificial intelligence, the internet of things and immense realities are some of the so-called ‘fourth-generation industrial revolutions. In agri-food systems, the rapid spread of digital transformation, the spread of mobile technologies, and computer technology is changing the lives of many smallholder farmers. Digital transformation has the potential to deliver significant economic, social, and environmental benefits. The following examples demonstrate how digital technologies can be applied to improve the efficiency and functioning of agrifood systems: 1. Mobile telephony apps which provide market price...
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Ectoparasites in Farm animals
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What are Parasites? • Feed on others • Live in and on a host • Sometimes have an intermediate host in which they develop • Parasites don’t necessarily kill their host. The survival of the parasite depends on the survival of the host because it feeds on it. If the host dies the parasite often also die. Ectoparasites: • They live on the skin surface of the host , feed on blood and scales Endoparasites. Penetrate into the body and live in organs, vessels, skin Picture ectoparasites Types of Parasites Ectoparasites • Ticks • Fleas • Lice, biting lice and shaft lice • Mites • (Biting) Flies • Mosquitoes Endoparasites • Worms • Protozoa • Fly larvae e.g. flesh flies, warble flies, bot flies Ectoparasites A parasite that lives on or in the skin but not within the body of its host! Ticks – General Information • Hide in bushes and grassland • Suck blood of m...