The industrialization of agriculture: vertical coordination in the US food system.
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The project work was conducted to determine the Sustainability of Agriculture through the Privatization of agricultural extension services in Ogun state. It examined the socio-economic characteristics of the extension agents, reasons for... more
Consolidation is happening across all sectors in the food system, at the national and global levels, and has resulted in a particular set of power relationships. This has resulted in numerous negative impacts on farmers, workers and their... more
Sustainable agricultural innovations are crucial to boost food quality and quantity needed to feed Africa's doubling population (PopulationPyramid.net) faced with complex challenges such as climate change, biodiversity conservation,... more
published in: M. Montanari & J-R. Pitte, Les frontières alimentaires (Paris, 2009)
Keywords: plough, Serres, Anthropocene, dust bowl, agriculture This chapter has been prepared for inclusion in the Nick Holm and Sy Tassel edited anthology - Ecological Entanglements in the Anthropocene: Working with Nature - as... more
Bu çalışmanın amacı, Kurumsal İktisat olgusunu, geleneksel ve güncel niteliklerini göz önünde bulundurarak tanımaktır. Bu noktada, öncelikle önde gelen Thorstein Veblen, John R. Commons ve Clarence E. Ayres gibi isimler bağlamında, Asıl... more
social images of green marketing
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Kenya’s agricultural production process is plagued by low agricultural mechanization, coupled with the drudgery of manual production and manual post-harvest operations. This has led to low agricultural productivity below the country’s... more
Prior to ‘A Concept of Agribusiness’, agriculture was viewed as an independent sector from the other industries and it was understood in terms of markets and prices, thus overlooking the backward-forward linkages between the sector and... more
The urban population of India has grown by 32% in the last decade (Census of India 2011), and the struggle to find affordable shelter in major cities becomes increasingly more difficult, especially for the poor who make up a fourth of... more
This paper deals about Vertical farm buildings and some advanced technologies as upgrade features to improve the efficiency of these buildings. This paper also deals about vast area of benefits in various categories in this modern... more
We are all opposed—at least ostensibly—to mindless animal cruelty. Almost no one defended Michael Vick and his cohorts when they tortured and killed dogs for their dog fighting ring. Imagine Michael Vick had been selling a product—say... more
Aggressive growth of land-based solar photovoltaic (PV) farms can create a land use conflict with agricultural production. Fortunately, this issue can be resolved using the concept of agrivoltaics, which is co-development of land area for... more
Food must be reconceived as a public good, or a commons – using the non-economic term that has deep cultural and historical roots– in the transition toward a more sustainable food system that is fair to food producers and consumers. When... more
Corrupt exchanges are often brokered by a third party, but this phenomenon has not been satisfactorily explored by researchers of corruption. Literature on brokerage in general provides interesting models but they have not previously been... more
Zimbabwe is currently experiencing De-Industrialization. What are causing this? What can be done to reverse this trend? This paper seeks to answer the mentioned questions
This article presents results from the first statistically significant study of cost escalation in transportation infrastructure projects. Based on a sample of 258 transportation infrastructure projects worth US$90 billion and... more
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
ATTENTION: Below are agricultural extension Project Topics with available Chapters 1-5. Click on any to read its Contents
ATTENTION: Below are agricultural extension Project Topics with available Chapters 1-5. Click on any to read its Contents
FOOD AND NUTRITION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIAL, Read more about project topics on community nutrition,project topics on nutrition and dietetics pdf,topics under nutrition,nutrition project pdf,nutrition research topics for college... more
Urbanization is a process of becoming urban i.e. moving to cities and shifting from agriculture to the occupations like services and industries that are common to cities. Urbanization is seen as the way to modernize by the transfer of... more
The operationalization of cocoa mass spraying program by the government which has the aim of fighting against pests and diseases in Ghanaians‟ cocoa farms would not just be adequate but rather uncovering the impact of the program on cocoa... more
Simandan D (2009) Industrialization, In R Kitchin & N Thrift, (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Human Geography , Oxford: Elsevier, volume 5, pp. 419-425. ABSTRACT: This article (1) defines industrialisation and indicates ways in... more
In May to July 2010, food historians from across the world gathered virtually (as a Google group) to share experiences of teaching food history. The forum that follows is an edited version of our discussion. The complete, unedited version... more
With a growing global population, much of the current discourse on food security is focussed on increasing and expanding agricultural production. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australian dietary guidelines... more
Penelitian telah dilakukan di Sungai Lareh Kota Padang, dengan menguji pemberian pupuk organik C.odorata diiringi dengan pemberian pupuk buatan yang dilakukan terhadap tanaman padi Cisokan yang diuji coba dengan melakukan pemangkasan saat... more
One of the major issues facing humankind is global food security. A changing climate, coupled with a heightened consumer awareness of how food is produced and legislative changes governing the usage of agrichemicals for improving plant... more
Megaproject Planning and Management: Essential Readings contains the seminal articles from the growing body of research on megaproject planning and management along with an original introduction by the editor, Bent Flyvbjerg. The leading... more
Revista semestral patrocinada por el Seminario Permanente Agua, territorio y medio ambiente (CSIC) y editada por la Universidad de Jaén. Actúan como entidades colaboradoras la Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, la Universidade Estadual... more
My dissertation examines the different ways that Mexican-origin farm worker households are racialized and integrated into the U.S. capitalist economy and rural society. There has been an exponential increase of Mexican-origin farm worker... more
This paper discusses Japanese motor vehicle manufacturing investment and state intervention measures in the Australian market. Australia’s auto industry is an extension of global motor vehicle manufacturers with a small number of domestic... more
Back cover text: Megaprojects and Risk provides the first detailed examination of the phenomenon of megaprojects. It is a fascinating account of how the promoters of multi-billion dollar megaprojects systematically and self-servingly... more
This essay attempts to challenge conventional perspectives in crafting Philippine development policies. The Philippines has been enmeshed in a development paradox where the country has promising potential to develop given its pool of... more
For want of appropriate and effectual methodological approaches or analytical instruments, analysis of socio-economic phenomena can sometimes be problematic. As Frances et al. have aptly noted, any analysis of social nature begs the... more