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	Agriculture in Palestine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Agriculture continues to play an important role in the economies of the majority of the developing and third world countries despite of the negative consequences of the rapid and large transformations occurring in the world economy nowadays as a result of the aggressive globalization and the domination of the digital economy.
		The agricultural sectors in these countries are subjected to huge pressures invoked by globalization such as the dumping of food and agricultural produces from the US and Europe in their markets.
		The agricultural sector still plays a central role in achieving food security for Palestinian families as quite a good number of families depend on this sector in answering their needs by means of family and domestic projects.
	www.grassrootsonline.org /aginpal.html (1274 words)

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		The roles of the public and private sectors in agricultural research are determined by three factors: type of research, the appropriability of the potential benefits of the technology (usually profit), and the market size for the sale of research products or technologies.
		Increasing the participation of the private sector on the board of directors, equipping its administration to recover real costs and generate resources, and developing a closer relationship with the private sector are all among measures taken by INIAP to improve its efficiency and image.
		However, the sector’s research investment as a percentage of the agricultural GDP remained roughly constant during the period, at a low 0.08%.
	www.isnar.cgiar.org /publications/briefing/bp2.htm (4178 words)

	Choices Article - Overview of Agricultural and Forestry GHG Offsets on the US Landscape
		This article provides a brief overview of the types of agricultural and forestry activities that could be undertaken to sequester or reduce GHG emissions as well as their technical and economic potential to offset emissions from other sectors of the economy.
		Agricultural producers operate in competitive markets, often global in scale; the practices they currently employ are likely to be fairly efficient in producing as much saleable output as possible for a given level of inputs.
		The notion of agriculture and forestry activities serving as an offset to emissions in other sectors of the economy is rooted in the policy and institutional environment surrounding climate change mitigation.
	www.choicesmagazine.org /2004-3/climate/2004-3-08.htm (2660 words)

	Róbinson Rojas.- Tim Josling and Stefan Tangermann: The Agricultural and Food Sectors.- RRojas Databank: Analysis and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Agriculture in Central Europe has, in spite of all the difficulties it is facing during the transition process, shown a degree of remarkable robustness in comparison with other sectors.
		Agriculture in the East is presently seen predominantly as a rival to that in the West, either for markets or for the EU funds that supplement market earnings.
		The major changes in agricultural trade relations with the EU which were to come about as a result of the reforms were foreshadowed by a sudden large upward jump in the EU share of total agricultural and food exports from Central Europe as soon as the transformation process started.
	www.rrojasdatabank.org /wp103.htm (12680 words)

	Agriculture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agriculture (a term which encompasses farming) is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other goods by the systematic raising of plants and animals.
		Agriculture is also short for the study of the practice of agriculture—more formally known as agricultural science.
		Agriculture is cited as a significant adverse impact to biodiversity in many nations' Biodiversity Action Plans, due to reduction of forests and other habitats when new lands are converted to farming.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agriculture (2523 words)

	FDIC: San Francisco Regional Outlook, Fourth Quarter 1999
		Deterioration in the agricultural industry is a concern in the San Francisco Region because of the size of the industry and the number of insured institutions lending to the sector.
		Declines in agricultural commodity prices appear to be the primary cause for the persisting weakness in the Region's farm sector since 1997, and, as a result, farm incomes in parts of the Region have declined.
		Past-due agricultural loan ratios are high in Montana and have risen in Wyoming and Washington in the second quarter of 1999, compared with 1998 and 1997 levels.
	www.fdic.gov /bank/analytical/regional/ro19994q/sf/Economy.html (3952 words)

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		In the early stage of development, agricultural sector is composed of a high percentage (70-90 percent) of labor force, and creates a lower agricultural output which has no reflection of the proportion of labor input.
		Agricultural surplus, which was created in the first stage, is absorbed directly or indirectly in both public and private sectors and mobilized for development of nonagricultural sectors in the second stage.
		The rise and fall of this sector is a decisive factor in the performance of the national economy and the life of the majority of the populace.
	www.umich.edu /~csfound/545/1996/nishiguchi.html (6087 words)

	PIER Industrial * Agricultural * Water End-Use Energy Efficiency
		The industrial, agriculture and water sectors in California use 30 percent of all the electricity consumed annually in the state.
		Agriculture is highly dependent upon electrical energy for irrigation and post-harvest processing.
		The issues or challenges common to industrial, agriculture and water sectors are as follows; however, the importance of each issue might vary with the characteristics specific to each sector.
	www.energy.ca.gov /pier/iaw/index.html (1472 words)

	GMF Trade & Development – Agriculture
		Agriculture is of central importance to the economies of most poor countries, accounting for as much as 50 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 70 percent of employment across the developing world.
		In spite of the declining importance of agriculture to the economies of advanced industrial countries (both as a share of GDP and of the labor force, though farmers remain the primary managers of a huge share of the land), the operation of global agricultural markets tilts heavily in favor of the rich world.
		In fact, the agricultural sectors of the United States and Europe are among the most heavily protected and subsidized sectors of the global economy.
	www.gmfus.org /trade/research/agriculture.cfm (548 words)

	Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It may also refer to commercial agriculture, long prevalent in "developed" nations and increasingly so elsewhere, which consists of obtaining financial income from the cultivation of land to yield produce, the commercial raising of animals (animal husbandry), or both.
		Agricultural chemistry deals with other vital farming concerns, such as the application of fertilizer, insecticides (see Pest control), and fungicides, soil makeup, analysis of agricultural products, and nutritional needs of farm animals.
		In addition to emergence of farming in the Fertile Crescent, the Agriculture appeared by at least 7,000 BC (and possibly earlier) in southeast Asia (rice) and, somewhat later, in Central America (maize, squash).
	agriculture.iqnaut.net (2035 words)

	House Trade Agreement Vote Outsources Agricultural Sectors
		The agreement would immediately end or phase out tariffs for many agricultural products, including beef, lamb, sheep, wool, wheat, and dairy products.
		According to Stockton, the agreement compromises democracy and U.S. agriculture.
		“Agricultural imports into the U.S. increased significantly, while agricultural exports have stayed at the same growth level since 1994,” he said.
	www.worc.org /media/worc_news_articles/pr_tradeAustraliahousevote.html (443 words)

	Leveling the Agricultural Playing Field
		There is no question that these countries are shamelessly protecting their agricultural sectors with an institutionalized welfare program for agribusiness that is designed to increase output, subsidize exports, and restrict market access.
		Agricultural subsidies represent a process by which governments give large sums of money to agricultural traders and farmers to increase their overall profits.
		According to Vernon Topp of the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics, “In most developing countries, domestic policies are the key determinants of living standards in the rural sector-not trade policies.” Domestic agricultural policies all too often favor urban consumers and public officials at the expense of the rural poor.
	www.globalenvision.org /library/6/573/1 (1111 words)

	Agricultural Transformation Definition
		Agricultural transformation is the process by which individual farms shift from highly diversified, subsistence-oriented production towards more specialized production oriented towards the market or other systems of exchange (e.g., long-term contracts).
		Agricultural transformation is a necessary part of the broader process of structural transformation, in which an increasing proportion of economic output and employment are generated by sectors other than agriculture.
		The economy becomes less agriculturally oriented in a relative sense, although agriculture and, more broadly, the food system continue to grow absolutely and generate important growth linkages to the rest of the economy.
	www.aec.msu.edu /agecon/fs2/ag_transformation/Def_Trans.htm (1077 words)

	Arab Oranization for Agricultural Development
		Realizing the vital role of agriculture within the region's economy, the Arab countries recognized the need for coordination between their different policies in agriculture, natural and human resources as well as economic development, in order to achieve the ultimate goal of a fully integrated Arab economies.
		At the national level, AOAD is to assist member countries in developing and enhancing their respective agricultural sectors.
		At the regional level, AOAD is to facilitate coordination amongst member states in the agricultural sector, with the aim of achieving a fully integrated Arab economy union, and food self-sufficiency.
	www.aoad.org /about_en.htm (1030 words)

	EurasiaNet Business & Economics - Kazakhstan Has High Hopes for Agricultural Reform
		Although touted by President Nursultan Nazarbayev as the largest investment infusion ever made in the country’s agricultural sector, some analysts wonder whether the initiative will be able to reverse years of rural decline.
		Outside observers have expressed concern that Kazakhstan is prone to so-called "Dutch disease," in which heavy foreign investment in the energy sector causes the appreciation of the country’s currency.
		If Kazakhstan does not take steps to make the agricultural sector more efficient, the country could be hit by economic stagnation and rural discontent, some experts believe.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/business/articles/eav012904.shtml (1220 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Global Agricultural Equipment Demand to Approach $89 Billion in 2010 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Strongest growth in agricultural equipment demand will be registered in developing countries, with China and India holding by far the best prospects.
		Other large developing nations with sizable agricultural sectors such as Brazil and Russia will also post healthy gains as a result of increasing mechanization of their agricultural sectors.
		Throughout the industrialized world, virtually all demand will be replacement oriented in nature, as the farming sectors of most countries are not growing in terms of number of farms, acreage harvested and similar physical variables.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=174664 (394 words)

	CGIAR: Who We Are
		The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is a strategic alliance of countries, international and regional organizations, and private foundations supporting 15 international agricultural Centers, that work with national agricultural research systems and civil society organizations including the private sector.
		In a world where 75 percent of poor people depend on agriculture to survive, poverty cannot be reduced without investment in agriculture.
		Many of the countries with the strongest agricultural sectors have a record of sustained investment in agricultural science and technology.
	www.cgiar.org /who (1018 words)

	SSRN-Organizational Economics Research in the U.S. Agricultural Sector and the Contracting and Organizations Research ...
		Organizational and contract economics have achieved an increasingly important role in analyses of the food, agribusiness, and agricultural sectors.
		Although the introduction of organizational economic theory has allowed scholars to begin addressing the changing nature of the food, agribusiness, and agricultural sectors, empirical research in these sectors is less well developed.
		We believe this future work will be characterized by three features: a continued accumulation of empirical studies of contract design and organizational structure, an increasing focus on the interdependencies between organizational and contract structures linking the overall value chain, and an increasing integration of theories from a variety of social science disciplines.
	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=509043 (526 words)

	Fatal work related injuries in agricultural production and services to agriculture sectors of New Zealand, 1985-94 -- ...
		Given these points, it is not surprising that workers in the agricultural sector are consistently found to be one of the highest
		Table 2 shows a breakdown of the number and rate for each of the agricultural sectors by year of fatal injury.
		The overseas experience that older agricultural workers were at greater risk of fatal injury was also found here.
	oem.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/58/8/489 (4219 words)

	Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center-Strengthening the agricultural sectors of Hawaii and Pacific Basin societies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center-Strengthening the agricultural sectors of Hawaii and Pacific Basin societies
		Strengthening the agricultural sectors of Hawaii and Pacific Basin societies
		Agriculture and Food Technology-Agronomy, horticulture, and plant pathology; Ocean Science and Technology-Biological oceanography
	www.scitechresources.gov /Results/show_result.php?rec=1191 (265 words)

	Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture
		The FAO publication entitled "The role of biotechnology in exploring and protecting agricultural genetic resources" is now...
		The Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) initiative was set up by FAO in 2003 together with major publishers...
		Sponsored by the University of Brasilia and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
	www.fao.org /biotech/index.asp?lang=en (534 words)

	EastAgri Sectors
		Development and maintenance of relevant, effective and efficient agricultural research systems and appropriate technologies for improved and sustainable production systems in agriculture.
		Such services can include provision of market infrastructure, supply of market information, and agricultural extension services able to advise farmers on marketing.
		Development and maintenance of irrigation systems and practices including topographic surveying, crop water needs, irrigation scheduling, irrigation methods, irrigation system design, land grading and levelling, canals and structures, drainage, salinity, and irrigation management.
	www.eastagri.org /sectors.asp (135 words)

	Agricultural Subsidies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Recognizing both the importance of domestic support measures to their respective agricultural sectors and the potential effect of such measures on trade, each of the NAFTA countries will endeavor to move toward domestic support policies that are not trade-distorting.
		In addition, the three countries recognize that a country may change its domestic support mechanisms so long as such change is in compliance with applicable GATT/WTO obligations.
		The bilateral prohibition on export subsidies in the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement was incorporated into the NAFTA and will remain in place on U.S.-Canadian agricultural trade.
	www.fas.usda.gov /itp/policy/nafta/agricult.html (205 words)

	SSRN-Organizational Economics in the Food, Agribusiness, and Agricultural Sectors by Michael Cook, Peter Barry
		This paper explores the dynamic process of adoption of organizational economics or new institutional economics as applied to food economics, agribusiness management, and agricultural economics.
		This paper also serves as an introductory umbrella for the three subsequent papers which document the progress of conceptualization and empirical work in organizational economics applied to food, agribusiness, and agriculture.
		Cook, Michael L. and Barry, Peter J., "Organizational Economics in the Food, Agribusiness, and Agricultural Sectors" (January 2004).
	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=509003 (342 words)

	Table of contents for Policy reform and adjustment in the agricultural sectors of developed countries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Table of contents for Policy reform and adjustment in the agricultural sectors of developed countries
		Table of contents for Policy reform and adjustment in the agricultural sectors of developed countries / edited by David Blandford and Berkeley Hill.
		Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- European Union countries.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005025840.html (96 words)

	SSRN-References Cited 'Organizational Economics in the Food, Agribusiness, and Agricultural Sectors' by Michael Cook, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		SSRN-References Cited 'Organizational Economics in the Food, Agribusiness, and Agricultural Sectors' by Michael Cook, Peter Barry
		Organizational Economics in the Food, Agribusiness, and Agricultural Sectors
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	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/RefUsedIn.cfm?abid=509003 (96 words)

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