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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... Plant Disease Epidemics . Crop evolution through time has been shaped by complex interactions involving natural and artificial plant selection . Selection was very intense , for the only plants that survived were those man chose to plant ...
... Plant Disease Epidemics . Crop evolution through time has been shaped by complex interactions involving natural and artificial plant selection . Selection was very intense , for the only plants that survived were those man chose to plant ...
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... plant effi- ciency by increasing nitrogen fixation and photosynthesis through genetic change . Benign neglect of plant research as one of the lesser pursuits of researchers is no longer possi- ble.35 The world cannot afford to ignore ...
... plant effi- ciency by increasing nitrogen fixation and photosynthesis through genetic change . Benign neglect of plant research as one of the lesser pursuits of researchers is no longer possi- ble.35 The world cannot afford to ignore ...
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... plant proteins to enhance protein quality in human diets . The Food Protein Research Group ( FPRG ) at the University of Nebraska has been exploring the concept of protein fortifi- cation of foods by adding " blends " of plant proteins ...
... plant proteins to enhance protein quality in human diets . The Food Protein Research Group ( FPRG ) at the University of Nebraska has been exploring the concept of protein fortifi- cation of foods by adding " blends " of plant proteins ...
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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