Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Food And Fiber System, Contributing To The U.S. And World Economics ... An Economic Research Service Report ... Agriculture Information Bulletin Number 742 ... U.S. Department Of Agriculture
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Food and Fiber System
Author: Kathryn L. LiptonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
From Farming to Food Service
Author: Kathryn L. LiptonPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
The Food and Fiber System
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research ServicePublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
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National Research Initiative
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030907083X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Our nation faces daunting challenges to its food and fiber system and to the condition of our natural resources in the coming decades. Rapid increases in world population and the pressure on resources generated by increasing per capita consumption as a result of increasing per capita income challenge the very basis of our standard of livingâ€"our food, fiber, and natural-resource base. As the nation faces the challenges, new technologies and new information systems are changing the face of biologic research. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has traditionally been the nation's primary public research engine in food, fiber, and natural resources. The National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRI) is a small part of that USDA research effort, but it accounts for a substantial portion of the nation's merit-based peer-reviewed fundamental research efforts in food, fiber, and natural resources. In 1997, USDA asked the National Research Council Board on Agriculture (now the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources) to conduct an independent assessment of the NRI program. Specifically, USDA asked the Research Council to: perform a retrospective assessment of the quality and value of research funded by the program; determine whether the science and technology priorities in the major NRI programs are defined appropriately; assess how NRI activities complement other USDA programs, those of other federal agencies, and state programs in the private sector; and recommend the nature and content of changes for the future. This report summarizes the results of the committee's analysis. Chapter 2 summarizes the value of food, fiber, and natural resources-research to the United States, focusing on economic contributions and rates of return of food and fiber research. The committee's analysis of the quality, value, fairness, relevance, and responsiveness of the NRI competitive grants program is presented in chapter 3. Chapter 4 presents the committee's analysis of the role and scope of the NRI, including its scientific objectives, its value in training and education, and its complementarity with other research activities. The committee's analysis of NRI's priority-setting process and its research priorities is given in chapter 5. The committee's analysis of organizational and funding issues is given in chapter 6. Chapter 7 presents the committee's recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the NRI program. Additional supporting materials are found in appendixes A through I.
From Farming to Food Service
Author: Anthony E. GalloPublisher:
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Category : Agricultural industries
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Food and Fiber System
Author: Marketing of Agricultural Products
Author: Richard Louis KohlsPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The ninth edition of "Marketing of Agricultural Products" contains completely updated content, tables, figures, and references including the 1997 Census of Agriculture and Business, as well as Trade data, and U.S. Department of Agriculture studies. It blends marketing and economic theory with real world analytical tools to assist readers in better understanding the food system and making profitable marketing decisions. This edition includes increased treatment of food value-adding and marketing management, including advertising, new product development, sales promotion, pricing, and logistics. For farmers, consumers, or those in food marketing.
Food information systems : summary and analysis
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428925201
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Sticky Cotton
Author: Eric F. HequetPublisher: Texas Tech University Press
ISBN: 9780896725904
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
An essential reference for anyone searching for ways to avoid or mitigate the problem of cotton stickiness.