Agriculture is branch of science concernedwith developing and improvingthe meansfor providing food, water, and fiber for man and animals alike.Agricultural Engineering is a dicipline concerned with solving solving engineering problems of providing food, fiber, water, medicine, andother essential horticultural produce and animal products for industries.In my earlier article on africultural Engineering , I have listed different arms of this dicipline and more insight explanation on this subject.In the study of Agricultural Engineering it involves designing improved tools to work the soil and harvest crops, as well as developing water supplies for agriculture and system irrigating and draining the land where necessary. also, it involves the designing of buildings for animal husbandry and horticultural produce storag, processing, packaging, transporting, and applicatio of pesticides and fertilizers, and food distributing food and fiber products. Agricultural Engineering combines the diciplines of Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, and Chemical Engineering with basic understanding of Biological sciences and agricultural practices.It is important for agricultural Engineers to work directly with farmers, thereby understanding the real world problems faced daily by these farmers, in areas such as aplication and supply of equipments, feed, fertilizers, and pesticides, developing irrigation and drainage systemsor erecting buildings and facilities.
To enhance my knowledge in this topic, I have consulted many blogs online in relation to this topic; below are important areas topics dealt by these blogs I will be highlighting on.
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Precision agriculture comprises a set of technologies that combines sensors, information systems, enhanced machinery, and informed management to optimize production by accounting for variability and uncertainties within agricultural systems. Adapting production inputs site-specifically within a field and individually for each animal allows better use of resources to maintain the quality of the environment while improving the sustainability of the food supply. Precision agriculture provides a means to monitor the food production chain and manage both the quantity and quality of agricultural produce.
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Lignocellulosic biomass has long been recognized as a potential sustainable source of mixed sugars for fermentation to biofuels and other biomaterials. Several technologies have been developed during the past 80 years that allow this conversion process to occur, and the clear objective now is to make this process cost-competitive in today's markets. Here, we consider the natural resistance of plant cell walls to microbial and enzymatic deconstruction, collectively known as “biomass recalcitrance.” It is this property of plants that is largely responsible for the high cost of lignocellulose conversion. To achieve sustainable energy production, it will be necessary to overcome the chemical and structural properties that have evolved in biomass to prevent its disassembly.
The Role of Animal Biotechnology in Food: Todayand Tomorrow
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Animals long have been selectively bred for agriculture, leading to dramatic improvement in growth rate, milk or egg yield, and other productivity-related traits. With advances in gene transfer techniques comes the prospect of producing animals with improved nutrition, safety and quality, made possible through biotechnology, or genetic engineering.Genetic Engineering is the use of recombinant DNA techniques to insert DNA from one plant, animal, or microorganism into another. Many different animal species have been genetically engineered. Examples of interest to agriculture include: fast-growing Atlantic salmon; pigs and tilapia fish with enhanced ability to utilize soybean meal while reducing phosphorus excretion; and catfish and carp with enhanced resistance to bacterial diseases.
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Bioprocess engineering in agriculture and the food industry involves the application of biocatalysts (living cells or their components) to produce useful and value-added products, and it offers opportunities to design and produce new or improved agricultural and food products and their manufacturing processes. This will likely have a great impact on the food-processing industry. In the increasingly health-conscious society, genetically engineered microorganisms and specialty enzymes will find increased use in improving the nutritional, flavoring, and storage characteristics and safety of food products. Products under development range from genetically improved strains of freeze-resistant yeast used in frozen bakery products to phage-resistant dairy (yogurt) starter cultures.
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In the agro food chain, harvesting is the stage between the phase of actual agricultural production and that of grain processing or, more broadly, treatment of the produce.Whether it is done by hand or with the help of machines, the harvest should generally not take place until the produce has reached its optimal maturity. After the harvest, it may be necessary to pre-dry the produce before the subsequent threshing or shelling operation. The grain must be cleaned and dried, so that it can be stored or undergo further processing. Grain can be stored in bulk or in bags, on the farms where it was produced, in collection centers, or with storage agencies. Finally, the grain is sent from the warehouses to markets for sale to consumers, to small-scale food-processors, or to agro food industries. The sequence and interactions of these operations contribute to the formation of a complex system called the post-harvest system.
Agricultural Engineering Introduction:
Agricultural Engineering as regarded as a branch of professional engineering which entails the application of engineering technology, chemical science, physical science and biological science to agriculture. Agricultural Engineering requires education and experience as in necessary to understand and apply engineering principles to design systems and equipment to mange numerous resources that provide food, fibers and protect/develop the environment now and for the future.
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