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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... decisions of which people and governments will be afforded aid and will survive . Political decisions and indecisions by American politicians may lead to a brutal prag- matic food policy . As Earl Butz told Time magazine , food " is now ...
... decisions of which people and governments will be afforded aid and will survive . Political decisions and indecisions by American politicians may lead to a brutal prag- matic food policy . As Earl Butz told Time magazine , food " is now ...
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... decisions and in creating a positive pub- lic perception of these decisions , the FDA faces a series of obstacles . The first is the inability of science to provide the needed data base . If we always had a sufficient and relia- ble ...
... decisions and in creating a positive pub- lic perception of these decisions , the FDA faces a series of obstacles . The first is the inability of science to provide the needed data base . If we always had a sufficient and relia- ble ...
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... decisions to entice economic development . Land use controls should have a much broader decision - making base than that of a local commu- nity . A broader decision - making base also tends to dilute the influence of local citizens on ...
... decisions to entice economic development . Land use controls should have a much broader decision - making base than that of a local commu- nity . A broader decision - making base also tends to dilute the influence of local citizens on ...
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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