Proposed Initiatives for Food and Agricultural Sciences, 1981-86
Proposed Initiatives for Food and Agricultural Sciences, 1981-86

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 48

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Abstract: The Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences identified 5 major generic issue areas that need increased attention in the early 1980's: productivity in agriculture; energy supplies and needs; problems concerning natural resources quality and availability (water use, pollution, soil erosion); considerations for families and rural communities (nutrition, available capital); and improving the vitality of the complex food and agriculture system. The issue areas provide the framework for more specific initiatives needed over the next 5 years. All 5 areas are deemed important for future considerations in our complex food and agricultural system, and all require varying degrees of research, extension, and higher education program components. (wz).

ISNAR Agricultural Research Indicator Series
ISNAR Agricultural Research Indicator Series

Author: Philip G. Pardey

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-01-05

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9780521543330

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Fully-sourced country-specific files on the basic resources committed to national agricultural research systems for 154 developing and developed countries.

North-South Grain Markets And Trade Policies
North-South Grain Markets And Trade Policies

Author: David Blandford

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-03-13

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0429695691

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The book is composed of a series of case studies. The countries included reflect the interest and experience of the authors who collaborated in preparing the volume. No attempt was made to provide representative coverage based upon a comprehensive classiftcation of countries, which is why there are no chapters dealing with such exporters as Argentina or Thailand or importers such as Egypt or Japan. Despite the somewhat eclectic geographical mix, many of the fundamental issues that face the North and the South, both individually and collectively, are illustrated by the case countries. We would argue that there is much to be learned about the effective implementation of policy choices and the constraints that policymakers face by looking at individual country experiences, rather than by attempting to generalize on the basis of an abstract theoretical framework There is a dearth of information on what countries actually do in managing domestic grain markets.

Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research
Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research

Author: Kwanchai A. Gomez

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1984-02-17

Total Pages: 698

ISBN-13: 9780471870920

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Here in one easy-to-understand volume are the statistical procedures and techniques the agricultural researcher needs to know in order to design, implement, analyze, and interpret the results of most experiments with crops. Designed specifically for the non-statistician, this valuable guide focuses on the practical problems of the field researcher. Throughout, it emphasizes the use of statistics as a tool of research—one that will help pinpoint research problems and select remedial measures. Whenever possible, mathematical formulations and statistical jargon are avoided. Originally published by the International Rice Research Institute, this widely respected guide has been totally updated and much expanded in this Second Edition. It now features new chapters on the analysis of multi-observation data and experiments conducted over time and space. Also included is a chapter on experiments in farmers' fields, a subject of major concern in developing countries where agricultural research is commonly conducted outside experiment stations. Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research, Second Edition will prove equally useful to students and professional researchers in all agricultural and biological disciplines. A wealth of examples of actual experiments help readers to choose the statistical method best suited for their needs, and enable even the most complicated procedures to be easily understood and directly applied. An International Rice Research Institute Book

Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities
Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1995-10-27

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 0309052955

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Although few Americans work as farmers these days, agriculture on the whole remains economically importantâ€"playing a key role in such contemporary issues as consumer health and nutrition, worker safety and animal welfare, and environmental protection. This publication provides a comprehensive picture of the primary education system for the nation's agriculture industry: the land grant colleges of agriculture. Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities informs the public debate about the challenges that will shape the future of these colleges and serves as a foundation for a second volume, which will present recommendations for policy and institutional changes in the land grant system. This book reviews the legislative history of the land grant system from its establishment in 1862 to the 1994 act conferring land grant status on Native American colleges. It describes trends that have shaped agriculture and agricultural education over the decadesâ€"the shift of labor from farm to factory, reasons for and effects of increased productivity and specialization, the rise of the corporate farm, and more. The committee reviews the system's three-part missionâ€"education, research, and extension serviceâ€"and through this perspective documents the changing nature of funding and examines the unique structure of the U.S. agricultural research and education system. Demographic data on faculties, students, extension staff, commodity and funding clusters, and geographic specializations profile the system and identify similarities and differences among the colleges of agriculture, trends in funding, and a host of other issues. The tables in the appendix provide further itemization about general population distribution, student and educator demographics, types of degree programs, and funding allocations. Concise commentary and informative graphics augment the detailed statistical presentations. This book will be important to policymakers, administrators, educators, researchers, and students of agriculture.

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States

Author: United States. Congress. House

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Published: 1995

Total Pages: 1692

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Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House."