U.S. Department of Agriculture: Foreign Agricultural Service Could Benefit from Better Strategic Planning
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Foreign Agricultural Service Could Benefit from Better Strategic Planning

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Published: 1995

Total Pages: 59

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This report provides information on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted a review of FAS to evaluate its use of staff resources in accomplishing its mission. The report discusses overall strategic planning, including USDA's long-term agricultural trade strategy; coverage of FAS overseas locations and use of its foreign service officers; and FAS reporting on agricultural commodities worldwide.

Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues

Author: Steve Martinez

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1437933629

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This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.

Sticky Cotton
Sticky Cotton

Author: Eric F. Hequet

Publisher: Texas Tech University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780896725904

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An essential reference for anyone searching for ways to avoid or mitigate the problem of cotton stickiness.

Challenges from Within
Challenges from Within

Author: Roger Murphy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1351764152

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This title was first published in 2001. The challenges that face the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have changed considerably. Growing international interdependence has meant that domestic civil servants are playing an increasing role in international negotiations and foreign policy making. The scope and complexity of foreign policy under conditions of interdependence has pushed FCO involvement beyond its normal boundaries and into areas that have traditionally been the preserve of domestic policy-makers. In this book, Roger Murphy assesses the success of the FCO in dealing with these challenges, providing an examination of the changes that have taken place in the British foreign policy making system.