Food and Social Policy, I: Proceedings of the 1976 Midwestern Food and Social Policy Conference, Volume 1Gary H. Koerselman, Kay E. Dull Iowa State University Press, 1978 - 400 pages Food and the future of civilization; Generalists and specialists; Corporate agriculture and the family farm; The question of triage - Who shall die?; The role of food in foreign affairs; Food as the foundation of civilization; food and celebration; Intraindustrial communications in agribusiness; Feeding animals versus feeding people; Agricultural policy for the United States; Feasibility of a food reserve system; Farm-retail price spread; Closed cities issue; Grain spection; Regulation and the market system; Research and education in agriculture; Urban expansion versus black soil. |
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Page 92
... believe that developing countries can export coffee , tea , co- coa , palm oil , and other products in which they have a compara- tive advantage to pay for some of the grain they need . The developing countries have not done badly in ...
... believe that developing countries can export coffee , tea , co- coa , palm oil , and other products in which they have a compara- tive advantage to pay for some of the grain they need . The developing countries have not done badly in ...
Page 154
... believe that we are worrying about the whole human race . I do not believe that quantity and quality are necessarily the same . I do not be- lieve that long life is necessarily good life , or that lots of people necessarily means good ...
... believe that we are worrying about the whole human race . I do not believe that quantity and quality are necessarily the same . I do not be- lieve that long life is necessarily good life , or that lots of people necessarily means good ...
Page 317
... believe that broken corn is foreign material . We recommend that the standard be more clearly and specif- ically identified as it relates to organic damage . We recom- mend that test weight be either adjusted drastically or elimi- nated ...
... believe that broken corn is foreign material . We recommend that the standard be more clearly and specif- ically identified as it relates to organic damage . We recom- mend that test weight be either adjusted drastically or elimi- nated ...
Contents
2 GENERALISTS AND SPECIALISTS | 37 |
3 CORPORATE AGRICULTURE AND THE FAMILY FARM | 46 |
Oren Lee Staley president 195576 National | 66 |
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