It is one of the most common techniques of gathering secondary data. The information is easily available on the internet that can be used by organization according to their requirement. There are a number of websites that hold a lot of information. It is to be noted that organizations should only consider trusted and authentic websites to gather information.

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• the concept of entrepreneurship • the personal motivation behind starting a business such as the desire for financial and personal independence, to make a profit and to fulfil a market and/or social need • the characteristics of successful business managers and business entrepreneurs and how these characteristics contribute to business success • sources of business opportunity such as innovation, recognising and taking advantage of market opportunities, changing customer needs, research and development, technological development and global markets • the importance of goal setting and decision-making in business • the importance of business concept development • the relationship between business opportunities and business concept development • market research and initial feasibility studies • the contribution that businesses make to the economic and social wellbeing of a nation • the methods by which a culture of business innovation and entrepreneurship may be fostered in a nation, such as government investment in research and development, council grants for new businesses, school-based educational programs in entrepreneurship, and the creation of regional business start-up hubs

Some government policies affect the supply and price of food together with its availability. Without transportation of food from where it is grown to the market place, people would eat only foods grown and processed locally. Transportation systems make selection of food possible all year round. In the food industry, technology provides scientific methods of preserving food and processing it, so that it is available throughout the year. Here are some government agencies concerning food and health programs:  Department of Education ( DepEd) Educates the youth and gives information regarding health and food nutrition.  Department of Health ( DOH ) Creates program about nutrition and gives preventive measures against diseases.  Food and Nutrition Research Institute ( FNRI ) FNRI is the principal research institute of the government in food and nutrition. It conducts researches, distributes publication and provides program services.

1. Yield Farming Yield Farming is like a way to "farm" rewards using your cryptocurrency. Here’s how it works: What It Is: Yield farming involves lending or staking your cryptocurrency assets in a DeFi platform to earn rewards, usually in the form of additional cryptocurrency. How It Works: You deposit your crypto into a DeFi platform, such as a liquidity pool. These platforms often use your assets to provide liquidity for other users who want to trade or borrow cryptocurrencies. In return, you earn rewards—often paid in the platform's native token. The more you contribute, the more you can earn. Why People Do It: Yield farming can provide high returns, sometimes much higher than traditional savings accounts or investments. However, it also comes with higher risks, including the volatility of cryptocurrencies and the potential for losses. 2. Staking Staking is a bit simpler and often less risky than yield farming. Here’s the breakdown: What It Is: Staking is the process of participating in the operation of a blockchain network by locking up a certain amount of cryptocurrency. How It Works: You hold (or "stake") your cryptocurrency in a blockchain network that uses a Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. By staking your crypto, you help maintain the network's security and operations, like validating transactions. In return, you earn rewards, typically paid in the form of the same cryptocurrency you staked. Why People Do It: Staking is generally seen as a way to earn passive income with crypto. It’s often considered less risky than yield farming because you’re supporting the network rather than providing liquidity for trading. Key Differences: Complexity: Yield farming is usually more complex and involves moving assets across different platforms, whereas staking is typically more straightforward. Risk: Yield farming can be riskier due to market fluctuations, smart contract vulnerabilities, and the complexity of the strategies involved. Staking tends to be less risky but still carries the risk associated with the cryptocurrency itself. Rewards: Yield farming often offers higher potential returns but with greater risk. Staking usually provides more stable and predictable rewards. Summary: Yield Farming: Earn rewards by lending or staking your crypto in liquidity pools. Higher potential rewards, higher risk. Staking: Earn rewards by locking up your crypto to support a blockchain network. More straightforward, generally lower risk. Both methods offer ways to grow your crypto holdings, but it’s important to understand the risks and do your own research before getting involved

In a single domesticated grain seed, one might see the bud of great civilizations. The birth of agriculture was a turning point in humans' social development, as stable food supplies enabled people to transcend the constraints of food gained by hunting and gathering. After that, people were able to settle down and experience population booms. As one of the major areas around the globe where agriculture originated, China has contributed to the world's domesticated rice, millet, buckwheat and soybeans. Archaeological studies have unveiled that the planting of rice originated around 10,000 years ago in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, leading to the eventual replacement there of hunting and gathering practices dating back 5,000 to 6,000 years. "It marked the formation of a rice-based agricultural society in the area," said Zhao Zhijun, an archaeologist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Archaeological studies of the origins of rice-based agriculture are an important part of a national project tracing the origins of Chinese civilization itself. President Xi Jinping has greatly valued the project. At a group study session of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on May 27, 2022, Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized the significance of the project and the role that archaeological studies play in better understanding Chinese civilization. The project to trace the origins of Chinese civilization, in addition to finding signs of human activity more than 1 million years ago, has also proved that China's history includes 10,000 years of culture and more than 5,000 years of civilization. The project has provided clear knowledge of the origins and formation of Chinese civilization, the history of its development, the process of the formation and development of its pluralistic and integrated pattern, and the characteristics of the civilization and why it was formed in such a way, he added. This was not the first time that Xi emphasized the importance of the origin-tracing project. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012, Xi has toured more than 100 historical and cultural locations and issued many instructions related to archaeology and the origin-tracing project. During the 23rd group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee in 2020, Xi called for giving more attention to archaeological research and letting historical facts speak for themselves. "This will provide strong support for our efforts to carry forward the best of traditional Chinese culture and increase our cultural confidence," said Xi. The origin-tracing project has been carried out since 2002. Its ongoing fifth phase, which started in 2020, involves the participation of more than 500 researchers from 29 institutes across the country. It primarily centers on several ancient capital sites, including the Liangzhu site in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the Taosi site in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province, the Shimao site in Shenmu, Shaanxi province, and the Erlitou site in Luoyang, Henan province, from 3,500 to 5,500 years ago, as well as other settlements mainly along the basins of the Yellow, Yangtze and Liaohe rivers. The project has also expanded to a wider geographic and chronological framework to decode how Chinese civilization emerged and how its diverse elements formed a unity. Excavation of the Liangzhu site, which is over 5,000 years old and is one of the major sites covered in the origin-tracing project, has yielded an inner city covering 3 million square meters and an outer city of 6.3 million sq m, making it the world's largest capital at the time. It also had a giant water control system, which contributed to the formation of a rice-based agricultural society. By calculating the earthwork volume, archaeologists found that building the entire ancient city, the water control system and Mojiaoshan — a 10-meter-tall man-made terrace in the center of the city — required 10,000 people working daily for seven-and-a-half years. The discoveries show that Liangzhu had a kingship able to organize people for large-scale public construction, and its social differentiation, emergence of the city concept and existence of a kingship prove that it became a civilized society, said Wang Wei, a veteran archaeologist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Significant topic Wang said that tracing the origins of a civilization is a significant topic in the research of human history. Over the years, the Chinese project has provided China's answer to how to define civilizations. In 2022, Xi commended the efforts and stressed that the project has made creative contributions to the research on tracing the origins of the world's civilizations. Wang said: "International academia has proposed three indispensable elements for a civilized society based on features of Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations: written characters, metallurgy and the city concept. But we can find that some of the three elements were absent in many ancient civilizations. For example, the Mayan civilization had no metallurgy, while the Incan civilization didn't have written characters." Western scholars believe that Chinese civilization began with the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, a capital of the late Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC), based on the discovery of inscribed oracle bones from that time. However, Chinese archaeologists don't agree. With continued archaeological research, international academia now believes that places around the world can propose criteria for civilization based on their own ancient social development. China's archaeological studies have shaped the nation's criteria in defining a civilization: the development of productivity, an increase in population, the appearance of cities, social differentiation and the emergence of kingship and state. "These criteria are suitable for identifying other civilizations as well," said Wang. "Civilizations have in common the appearance of kingship and state. They are only different in the ways of imposing kingship and the forms of state." In China, kingship and state "were shown by exquisite jade and bronze ritual artifacts, grand palaces and magnificent mausoleums imitating aboveground palaces", he added. "In Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, they were demonstrated through superb stone temples, pyramids and large-scale tombs." Multidisciplinary subject President Xi said in 2020 that archaeologists should work closely with researchers from other fields to make an interpretive analysis of material remains. Zhang Chi, a professor of archaeology at Peking University, said that since material remains are often the research focus of archaeological studies, these should not only be observed with the eyes, but also studied using scientific and technological tools. Therefore, from the perspective of research methods, archaeology is by nature a multidisciplinary subject, Zhang added.

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