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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... period . One of the earliest authentic records of mankind's suffering in the days of famine was carved on a gran- ite tomb near the first cataract of the Nile , about 4247 B.C. Ten famines were recorded in the Bible and the Egyptian ...
... period . One of the earliest authentic records of mankind's suffering in the days of famine was carved on a gran- ite tomb near the first cataract of the Nile , about 4247 B.C. Ten famines were recorded in the Bible and the Egyptian ...
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... period . Population and income slow to steady rates of growth not unlike those in the preindustrial era . The world will be at a much higher plateau of 15 billion people , $ 300 trillion gross world product , and a per capita in- come ...
... period . Population and income slow to steady rates of growth not unlike those in the preindustrial era . The world will be at a much higher plateau of 15 billion people , $ 300 trillion gross world product , and a per capita in- come ...
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... period . In fairness , note that improved technology is a major cause of increased productivity in both areas . Changing tech- nology is obviously independent of workers ' attitudes or indus- triousness . However , technology has been ...
... period . In fairness , note that improved technology is a major cause of increased productivity in both areas . Changing tech- nology is obviously independent of workers ' attitudes or indus- triousness . However , technology has been ...
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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