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Agricultural Adjustment Act, 1993.
New Deal law aimed at saving the farming economy. Looks at the background, provisions, politics, effects and problems.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 112.95
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" Faced with a depression unparalleled in the history of the United States, in the winter of 1933 newly-elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt embarked upon an ambitious yet politically pragmatic series of programs designed to jump-start the American economy from crisis to credibility. This series of programs came to be known as "The New Deal." Central to the advisor-initiated policies of the New Deal was the belief held by Mr. Roosevelt that the key to American economic recovery lay in the agricultural sector. Specifically, the President and his inner circle of economic advisors contended that by increasing agricultural income, combined with limited inflation and modest federal spending for relief and construction, his administration could pull the country out of the deep doldrums it had slipped into during the just ended, anti-federal-activism presidency of.."
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Agriculture in China, 1993.
An overview of the economic, sociocultural and political conditions related to entering the agricultural business field including food, fertilizer, barriers, planning and production.
6,075 words (approx. 24.3 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 212.95
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"Introduction
The People's Republic of China is predominantly an agricultural country in spite of her highly sophisticated civilization which is essentially urban in character. The rural population in China is roughly 80 percent of the total. That percentage of the population dedicated to agriculture is approximately 70 percent (Agricult. in China, 11).
The role of agriculture in China has remained an important central theme because of its need to feed more than one billion people. Even if China were more economically developed and could afford to buy large quantities of food abroad, such purchases could not be of a volume to relieve the Chinese agricultural..."
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Alar (Daminozide), 1992.
An examination of the human health effects of this pesticide on apples.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 74.95
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"Human Health Effects of Alar (Daminozide)
Applications on Apples
National concern about the adequacy of existing pesticide tolerances for public health protection has been stimulated by the findings of the study by the Board on Agriculture of the National Research Council (NRC, 1987), which examined the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) techniques for establishing tolerance levels for pesticide residues in food (3:158). Over the past few years, there has been public concern over the health effects of alar (daminozide, Uniroyal Chemical, Middlebury, CT) which is a plant regulator applied to apples in the midsummer. The background of alar and its health effects on humans will be discussed."
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Overpopulation and Hunger, 1990.
This paper analyzes truths and myths about the relationship of Overpopulation and hunger: Food supply, birth rates and control.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 74.95
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"Overpopulation and world hunger have been discussed as interrelating factors since the 1950s, when concern about the exploding "baby boom," particularly in developing countries, was considered in light of the growing international trade market following World War II. The purpose of this paper will be to analyze this relationship today, the truths and myths surrounding it and how elements such as food supply, technology, birth rates and birth control figure into the equation.
The world's population in 1950 was about 2.5 billion; some time in the late 1980s it passed five billion. This increase in the last forty years equals the total population growth over the millions of years from when man first emerged as a species. Further, the population is increasing by 80 million a year and it is expected that by the year 2025 the ... "
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Farm Trade Liberalization, 1990.
Discusses the challenge posed by liberalization of trade in agriculture. Seeks to identify the root causes of the difficulties posed by trade liberalization in agriculture.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 124.95
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Farm Trade Liberalization:A Struggle Against Mythology
"Every recent effort to achieve liberalization in international trade has demonstrated that it is exceptionally difficult to liberalize trade in agriculture. Whether it is French cheese or Japanese rice, agricultural tend to appear as the stickiest issues in trade talks. More than other industries that provide many more jobs and a much larger share of GDP, agriculture seems able to command the sort of domestic support in many countries that makes political leaders shy away from liberalization.
This paper will discuss the challenge posed by liberalization of trade in agriculture, and seek to identify the root causes of the exceptional..."
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Agricultural Policy In USSR, 1989.
Compares Soviet policy under Khrushchev (1953-64) & Gorbachev (1985-91). Discusses Perestroika, central planning & collective farming, reforms, Western reactions, failures & successes, Marxist theory and production.
5,400 words (approx. 21.6 pages), 30 sources, AU$ 212.95
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"This research examines and compares agricultural policy in the Soviet Union for two different periods. These periods are (1) the contemporary period, which began in March 1985, with the election of Mikhail Gorbachev as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) Central Committee, and Chairman of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Council of Defense, and (2) the March 1953.to.October 1964 time period, during which Nikita Khrushchev held the office of General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.
Agricultural policy in the Soviet Union is of particular interest in early.1989, because it is a part of perestroika, the master policy through which Gorbachev hopes to restructure the country's economic and political systems (Gorbachev, 1987)."
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Export Of Equipment To Nigeria, 1987.
Discusses the marketing plan for agricultural & construction machinery by Ben-Cov Distributors. Examines products, demographic & socioeconomic data, prices & terms, resources, distribution & promotion.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 74.95
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" It is the purpose of this research to develop a marketing plan for the export of agricultural and construction equipment to Nigeria. The marketing plan is presented in six separate discussions, as follows: (1) product; (2) market; (3) export price and terms; (4) resource requirements; (5) channels of distribution; and (6) promotion.
The company to which this marketing plan is applicable is Ben-Cov Distributors. The company exports heavy equipment manufactured by others from the United States to foreign markets. Nigeria represents a new market for the company.
THE PRODUCT
Ben-Cov is an international distributor for Caterpillar Tractor products in the agricultural and construction equipment product group."
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Single-Cell Protein Sources, 1987.
Discusses how bacteria, algae, yeasts & other single-cell organisms form food proteins from non-food sources.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 62.95
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"This paper will discuss the topic of single-cell protein sources. The focus of this report is on how bacteria, algae, yeasts and other single-cell organisms form food proteins from non-food sources such as petroleum. It was once thought that this would help the world food problem by turning non-food resources into protein food sources.
It was during the 1960s that the concept of relieving food shortages in underdeveloped countries by growing single-cell organisms to produce protein from petroleum was most popular. It was during the 1960s that several large oil companies worked out the technology for making this a reality. Basically, the carbon and energy for microorganism growth was provided by the straight-chain hydrocarbon molecules known as alkanes. The microorganisms used were yeasts similar to the food yeasts used on a large scale (...)"
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The geography of Mexico and its Agriculture, 1984.
This paper discusses Mexico with special reference to its unique highland-lowland geography and its agriculture: Political, farming, watershed, crops, volcanoes, Gulf Coast and productivity.
5,850 words (approx. 23.4 pages), 11 sources, AU$ 212.95
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"The purpose of this research paper is to discuss Mexico with special reference to its unique highland-lowland geography and its agriculture. This research paper will start out with a comparison between the Mexican highlands and the Mexican lowlands as part of the discussion which will include an overview of the geography and political divisions of Mexico. Another section of the paper will then deal with agricultural statistics that pertain to Mexico. One of the specific statistical questions that will be answered is about what percentage of Mexico's land can now be used to grow crops? A third segment of this research report will discuss the drylands and what is being done to make it more productive. The last portion of this research report will be devoted to a discussion of the origin of corn in Mexico.
Comparison between Mexican highlands and lowlands ... "
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Agricultural Development Of USSR, 1973.
This paper reviews the agricultural development of the USSR up to 1970, plans and collective farms. Statistics.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 62.95
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"As might be expected in a country as vast as the USSR, there is an abundance of almost all natural resources. Almost the only commodities which the environment of the Soviet Union does not provide for itself are those of tropical agriculture, such as natural rubber, cacao and coffee. It is above all in minerals that the country is exceedingly wealthy.
But the prime resource of any country is land, and the USSR has one-seventh of the world's land surface. Not all the land, however, is of great value. Extensive areas are tundra, desert, or mountainous, where climate or relief make agriculture impossible and even settlement difficult. The arable land of the USSR is largely confined to the three natural zones of steppe, forest steppe, and mixed forest. Outside these zones there are only very limited, although important, areas of arable land in ... "
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Ecosystems, 2002.
An analysis of ecosystems, specifically forests.
1,226 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper describes various types of ecosystems. The paper defines an ecosystem as all of the organisms and their physical environment that exist within a certain, specific area, including all plants, animals, water, dirt, rocks, and the surrounding air. The paper includes a discussion of a complex mature forest ecosystem.
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"The word ?ecosystem? is used frequently in the popular media, and yet most people do not have a clear, working definition of an ecosystem. An ecosystem simply refers to all of the organisms and their physical environment that exist within a certain, specific area. This includes all plants, animals, and their environment, which can include water, dirt, rocks, and the air that surrounds them. For example, all of the organisms that live in a New England tide pool, plus their physical environment would make up an ecosystem. In addition, a deciduous forest and a salt pond marsh are also ecosystems."
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Genetically Modified Foods, 2002.
This paper discusses genetic modification of foods, crops plants that are created for human consumption by using modern techniques of molecular biology.
615 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 1 source, AU$ 35.95
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The paper states that the issue of genetic modification of foods is a hotly debated issue The author believes that the greatest potential disadvantages of genetically modified foods are negative effects on human health and especially on the environment. On the other hand the author feels that genetically modified foods can increase the nutritional content and create disease resistance of specific crops.
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"Genetically modified foods have the potential to have great advantages to society. By developing foods that are resistant to drought or pests, scientists may enable these foods to be grown in areas where they are not traditionally cultivated. This may have an especially significant effect on drought-stricken areas in the third world, where cultivation of commercial crops is difficult due to drought and pests."
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Biotechnology In Agriculture, 2000.
An examines of the processes and economic, nutritional and political benefits and drawbacks of genetic experimentation with animals and plants.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 150.95
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Every day we awaken is another day closer to the future we envision for our advanced civilization, a future that varies for each individual but includes many of those ideas shared by countless books, movies, and television programs.
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"Biotechnology and Food: Are the Advantages Worth the Risks?
Every day we awaken is another day closer to the future we envision for our advanced civilization, a future that varies for each individual but includes many of those ideas shared by countless books, movies, and television programs. As science continues to make rapid advances in all areas from astronomy to medicine to technology, that future becomes a greater part of our present. While some pioneers work on flying cars and others concentrate on faster computers, biotechnologists busy themselves with the manipulation of DNA, the makeup of all organisms and the biological basis for both a species? and an individual?s characteristics. Recent advances in this technology, known as biotechnology, include cloning and gene therapy, a possible form of treatment for a variety diseases. "
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Soil Moisture, 1999.
Examines definition, methods of measuring and relation to rainfall, focusing on remote sensing (aircraft, microwave and satellite).
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 24 sources, AU$ 112.95
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There is wide interest for use of satellites to measure environmental factors globally--with respect to alleged global warming and to address feeding the world. Among the most fundamental bases of agriculture is the water content of soil during crop growth. So, inference of soil moisture through remote sensing techniques has been researched for two decades.
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"SOIL MOISTURE AND ITS INFERENCE VIA REMOTE SENSING
INTRODUCTION
There is wide interest for use of satellites to measure environmental factors globally--with respect to alleged global warming and to address feeding the world. Among the most fundamental bases of agriculture is the water content of soil during crop growth. So, inference of soil moisture through remote sensing techniques has been researched for two decades.
SOIL MOISTURE
Soil moisture is water held--Marshall uses "retention" (16:7)--within earthen pore spaces. Ogrosky and Mockus tabulated "Moisture Holding Capacities," from 0.4 in./ft. of soil for sand to 2.00-3.00 in./ft. for peats (18:21-83). These are maximum amounts soils will retain; often soils are drier than this."
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Remote Sensing and Soil Moisture Content, 1999.
Examines definition, purpose, effectiveness, technology, applications, measurement, satellites and experiments.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 31 sources, AU$ 137.95
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"Introduction: Remote Sensing and Clay (Soil Moisture Content)
Remote sensing is defined as the acquisition of information about the condition and/or state of a target by a sensor that is not in direct physical contact with it.
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"Introduction: Remote Sensing and Clay (Soil Moisture Content)
Remote sensing is defined as the acquisition of information about the condition and/or state of a target by a sensor that is not in direct physical contact with it. This information is normally transmitted in the form of electromagnetic radiation (emr); hence it is a non-destructive, silent technology. The source of this energy may be 'active' or 'passive.'
The relationship between the 'source' signal interacting with a target and the 'received' signal being sensed provides information about the earth's surface and is used in remote sensing to characterize the surface. The information about an object is of 2 kinds: (1) it relates to the objects morphology (size, shape, and texture) from the way it is illuminated and shadowed by its relationship to the source of light and; (2) the ..."
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Agricultural Products Defamation Laws, 1999.
Discusses the ethical assessment of the use of alar pesticide, e-coli outbreaks, the Oprah Winfrey defamation case, state laws, social responsibility and theories.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 99.95
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Several years ago, the public affairs and news television program "60 Minutes" on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) televised a segment concerning the use of the pesticide Alar on apples by producers in the State of Washington. The implication of the report, if not directly charged in the presentation, was that the pesticide could be dangerous to human health and that the apple producers had failed to warn consumers.
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"AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS DEFAMATION LAWS: AN ETHICAL ASSESSMENT
Introduction
This research examines agricultural products defamation laws. These laws are assessed from an ethical basis.
Development of the Issue
Several years ago, the public affairs and news television program "60 Minutes" on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) televised a segment concerning the use of the pesticide Alar on apples by producers in the State of Washington. The implication of the report, if not directly charged in the presentation, was that the pesticide could be dangerous to human health and that the apple producers had failed to warn consumers. Apple sales did suffer in the wake of the telecast of the segment on "60 Minutes." The apple producers in the State of Washington ..."
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