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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... future could and will be interpreted to be utopian . Yet there is an even brighter and higher probability utopian future for the year 2000 , based on current ( and near term past - future ) technological advances . Such a utopia is ...
... future could and will be interpreted to be utopian . Yet there is an even brighter and higher probability utopian future for the year 2000 , based on current ( and near term past - future ) technological advances . Such a utopia is ...
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... future ? is the case for the United States , since we are supplying most of the food being imported by other nations ... future , as this transfer pro- cess goes full swing , we will reach a time when the world ( and its component ...
... future ? is the case for the United States , since we are supplying most of the food being imported by other nations ... future , as this transfer pro- cess goes full swing , we will reach a time when the world ( and its component ...
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... future famines are unstable and decision makers are narrow in vision . Transportation networks are inadequate for effective economic development but adequate for exploitation by more affluent nations . To compound an acute situation ...
... future famines are unstable and decision makers are narrow in vision . Transportation networks are inadequate for effective economic development but adequate for exploitation by more affluent nations . To compound an acute situation ...
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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