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David R. Coker, Pedigreed Seeds, and the Limits of Agribusiness in Early-Twentieth-Century South Carolina

by A. Coclanis
"... On October 22, 1965 a crowd of some three hundred people gathered in Hartsville, South Carolina to witness the dedication of a local site as a registered national historic landmark [Rogers and Nelson, 1994, p. 269]. The site was unusual in some ways, as it did not memorialize some local bigwig' ..."
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On October 22, 1965 a crowd of some three hundred people gathered in Hartsville, South Carolina to witness the dedication of a local site as a registered national historic landmark [Rogers and Nelson, 1994, p. 269]. The site was unusual in some ways, as it did not memorialize some local bigwig

Journal of Agribusiness 18,2(Spring 2000):221S236 © 2000 Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia Problems and Prospects of the World Food Situation

by Tesfa G. Gebremedhin
"... Although world food and agricultural production, based on current trends, will be sufficient to meet demand in the decades ahead, the world still faces a serious food crisis, at least as perilous and life-threatening for millions of poor people as those of the past. To this end, the main objective o ..."
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Although world food and agricultural production, based on current trends, will be sufficient to meet demand in the decades ahead, the world still faces a serious food crisis, at least as perilous and life-threatening for millions of poor people as those of the past. To this end, the main objective

PLEC NEWS AND VIEWS PEOPLE LAND MANAGEMENT AND ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION

by United Nations University , 2005
"... What is the future for smallholders in the face of expanding global agribusiness? Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez and Kanok Rerkasem Urban markets around the world, including those in developing countries, are increasingly being supplied with produce by large agribusiness. The marketing of fresh food by corpo ..."
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What is the future for smallholders in the face of expanding global agribusiness? Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez and Kanok Rerkasem Urban markets around the world, including those in developing countries, are increasingly being supplied with produce by large agribusiness. The marketing of fresh food

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by Michael S. Mosner, J. A. Rimbach , 1982
"... tion there are evidenced feelings of am-biguity, as well as ambivalence toward the natural order and the role of human-kind in it. Some have found in the scrip-tural material the impetus for great acts of kindness, others the justification for unspeakable cruelty. This might have been expected, cons ..."
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, considering the ways biblical materials have been used in other con-troversies throughout history. In truth, the bible represents an open tradition: it is questioning; full of awe at times, of fear at others. But it is clear that, "What people do about their ecology depends upon what they think about

Learning by Writing Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives, Paper 94 Clark et al., Learning by Writing: Applying Continuous Improvement and Innovation Principles to Project Management by Formal Documentation and Publication

by Richard Clark, Garry Griffith, Tshilidzi Madzivh, Nkhanedzeni Nengovhela, Janice Timms
"... “I have acquired many things by writing them. There are allegedly those who know what they have to say before saying it, but I have never counted myself in their number. Argument seems to me a means of developing rather than merely demonstrating theories, and articulation a means of amassing rather ..."
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scoring systems. Driving the new creed has been the organisation’s commitment to a continuous business improvement program and its adoption of management tool kits. It may sound like meaningless jargon, but try telling that to people whose lives are being turned upside down by the drive for maximum

Journal of Agribusiness 23,2(Fall 2005):183S198 © 2005 Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia Impact of Changes in Dietary Preferences on U.S. Retail Demand for Beef: Health Concerns and the Role of Media

by Dragan Miljkovic, Daniel Mostad
"... The objective of this study is twofold: first, to determine if, in the long run, health concerns affect the retail demand for beef in the United States via changes in con-sumer dietary preferences, and second, to establish if media coverage of popular diets (media frenzy) causes the change in retail ..."
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in the long run. In the short run, the media serve as a trigger that will influence people to become followers of a certain diet. Key Words: beef demand, cointegration, Granger causality, health concerns, media, vector error correction

Journal of Agribusiness 25,1(Spring 2007):1S16 © 2007 Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia Major Forces and Factors Shaping Global Markets: The Emerging Agricultural World

by Carole L. Brookins
"... The world is producing greater opportunity for more people than ever before in the history of mankind. The global agri-food system is dynamic, not static. In order to understand the future trends and potentials for utilizing and improving our agri-food system, it is critical to focus on forces that ..."
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The world is producing greater opportunity for more people than ever before in the history of mankind. The global agri-food system is dynamic, not static. In order to understand the future trends and potentials for utilizing and improving our agri-food system, it is critical to focus on forces

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"... Research to improve decisions and outcomes in agribusiness, resource, environmental, and social issues. The Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU) operates from Lincoln University providing research expertise for a wide range of organisations. AERU research focuses on agribusiness, resource ..."
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to improve agribusiness performance The Agribusiness Research and Education Network (AREN) is a group of researchers and educators who aim to strengthen the knowledge and skills of people operating in New Zealand’s agricultural based value chains. Agribusinesses face a complex and changing world. Business

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"... Research to improve decisions and outcomes in agribusiness, resource, environmental, and social issues. The Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU) operates from Lincoln University providing research expertise for a wide range of organisations. AERU research focuses on agribusiness, resource ..."
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to improve agribusiness performance The Agribusiness Research and Education Network (AREN) is a group of researchers and educators who aim to strengthen the knowledge and skills of people operating in New Zealand’s agricultural based value chains. Agribusinesses face a complex and changing world. Business

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by unknown authors
"... Research to improve decisions and outcomes in agribusiness, resource, environmental, and social issues. The Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU) operates from Lincoln University providing research expertise for a wide range of organisations. AERU research focuses on agribusiness, resource ..."
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to improve agribusiness performance The Agribusiness Research and Education Network (AREN) is a group of researchers and educators who aim to strengthen the knowledge and skills of people operating in New Zealand’s agricultural based value chains. Agribusinesses face a complex and changing world. Business
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