The Story of U. S. Agricultural Estimates (Classic Reprint)
The Story of U. S. Agricultural Estimates (Classic Reprint)

Author: U. S. Statistical Reporting Service

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780260519610

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Excerpt from The Story of U. S. Agricultural Estimates Personnel files in the National Archives provided a mine of useful material. Letters, speeches, comments, 'and papers written by participants for various purposes, and usually not considered at the time as documents of historical significance, were equally useful. In addition to these sources, Newell drew heav ily on his close association with the crop and livestock estimating program since the early 1920's. His contribution was prepared after his retirement as Chairman of the Cr0p Report ing Board in 1966. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Global Warming and Agriculture
Global Warming and Agriculture

Author: William R Cline

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2007-07-30

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 0881324809

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How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth? William Cline asserts that developing countries have more at risk, such as their production capacity, than industrial countries as global warming worsens. Using general circulation models, Cline boldly examines 2071–99 to forecast the effects of global warming and its economic impact into the next decade. This detailed study outlines existing studies on climate change; Cline finds the Stern Report for the UK government's estimates most reliable; estimates projected changes in temperature, precipitation, and agricultural capacity; and concludes with policy recommendations. Cline finds that agricultural production in developing countries may fall an average of 16 percent, and if global warming progresses at its current rate, India's agricultural capacity could fall as much as 40 percent. Thus, policymakers should address this phenomenon now before the world's developing countries are adversely and irreversibly affected.