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Agriculture, Human Capital Quality, And Cross-Country Income Differences
White Papers Do differences between agriculture and nonagriculture matter for understanding the cross-country income dispersion? The paper also shows that the contribution of TFP and factors of production to cross-country income variance depends critically on...
[May 25, 2005, 3:00]
A Forward-Looking Analysis Of Export Subsidies In Agriculture
White Papers This study focuses on one policy that distorts export competition in agricultural commodity trade: export subsidies as defined in Article 9 of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (URAA) and notified to the WTO.
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
CD3WD Agriculture
Downloads CD3WD is a collection of high-quality 3rd world development information on agriculture, health, appropriate technology, construction, food processing, crop storage, woodwork, metalwork, electrical trades, education, and computer skills.
[February 26, 2006, 18:01]
Transforming Agriculture: The Benefits And Costs Of Genetically Modified Crops
White Papers Those who are strongly opposed to genetic modification (GM) argue that these new life forms pose a threat to food safety, the environment, and the social structure of agriculture. Scientific advancements in molecular biology have resulted in new...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
GPS-Aided-INS For Mobile Mapping In Precision Agriculture
White Papers The increasing accuracy and reliability of GAINS has opened door of Mobile Mapping Solution (MMS) in Precision Agriculture. As the technology advances, with the advent of sophisticated hardware, location measurement is becoming more and more accurate.
[January 11, 2006, 0:01]
Iowa State University & US Department Of Agriculture Case Study: Atalasoft DotTwain Facilitates Implementation Of Remote Sensing Survey Application
White Papers Iowa State University's Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology (CSSM) collaborates with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on an agricultural survey called the National Resources Inventory (NRI).
[June 23, 2007, 1:00]
E-commerce Forum: 4bn ECU For Technology, 50bn For Agriculture
News Zobell told the conference, "In the EU budget, about 50 percent is going on agriculture, another 25 percent or 30 percent is going on structural funds.and something like four percent is gong on the whole R & D area, so it doesn't have quite as...
[May 11, 1998, 14:58]
GIS For Food And Agriculture: Solutions For Production, Agribusiness, And Government
White Papers With increased awareness of geospatial technologies and its role in society, agriculture has and must continue to embrace GIS to adapt to these changing circumstances. ESRI is committed to seeing the benefits of GIS technology brought to the food...
[August 23, 2005, 6:00]
Internet Delivery Of Short Courses For Farmers: A Case Study Of A Course On Precision Agriculture
White Papers With the rapid increase in the complexity of the technology of farming, there is now a recognised need to improve the skills and education of the farmers - the human capital of agriculture. The Internet is changing the way society accesses and...
[May 20, 2005, 0:00]
BEA Systems Case Study: U.S. Department Of Agriculture
White Papers Department of Agriculture is the steward of America's 192 million acres of national forests and rangelands. Department of Agriculture deployed BEA systems for its solution and implemented BEA WebLogic Server, BEA JRockit which is powered by Intel...
[July 10, 2008, 0:34]
Impressive Cost Savings Harvested By Leading British Supplier Of Crop Inputs Are Helping Farmers Meet The Challenges Of Modern-Day Agriculture Production
White Papers United Agri Products (UAP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of ConAgra Foods, a multi-billion dollar, multi-national company that provides commercial products from the farm to the table. UAP needed to select the equipment to accomplish the goal of...
[October 11, 2005, 0:00]
Cisco IP Telephony Solution Helps Agriculture Leader A.Duda And Sons, Inc. Cuts Costs And Expand Services
White Papers DUDA is a leading grower, shipper, marketer and exporter of fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States. As the company grew, extending its operations to Texas and California, it became more and more costly to operate and manage the two...
[February 19, 2005, 23:00]
Agriculture As A Rich Context For Teaching And Learning, And For Learning Mathematics
White Papers Agricultural education in the secondary and post-secondary schools serves the needs of the industry as well as the science, math and technology development needs of US students. Agricultural education is an experiential learning experience that...
[October 7, 2003, 6:48]
Department Of Agriculture: Status Of Efforts To Address Major Financial Management Challenges
White Papers For many years, USDA struggled to improve its financial management activities, but inadequate accounting systems and related procedures and controls hampered its ability to get a clean opinion on its financial statements.
[June 17, 2005, 3:00]
National Agriculture Cooperative Federation: IT Consolidation With HP Superdomes
White Papers Preparing to become one of the leading 21st Century cooperative insurance organizations, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) of Korea took a firm competitive position by responding proactively to rapidly changing business...
[April 9, 2005, 0:00]
Geographic Surveillance And Hotspot Detection For Homeland Security: Crop Pathogens And Bioterrorism
White Papers American agriculture is a widely dispersed enterprise crossing the entire continent. Disruption of American agriculture and food system could be catastrophic to the nation's stability The Atlantic Slope Consortium Project has the specific aim of...
[February 17, 2005, 23:00]
Nuclear Transplantation In The Cow: Future Challenges
White Papers Recent successes with somatic cell nuclear transplantation open the door to a vast array of important potential applications in agriculture and medicine. In agriculture, particularly in the cattle industry, there is a need for the improvement of...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Innovative Web Services Solution Helps Track Colorado Elk
White Papers The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) supports 29,000 farms and ranches occupying 31.8 million acres in the state. One of the services provided by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is tracking the health of 16,000 domestic elk.
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
A Year Ago: Europe's Farmers Begin To Embrace Internet
News It's often said that some modern farmers are more at home at a PC than behind the wheel of a tractor, but agriculture is one sector in Europe where the Internet has yet to really make its mark. But, according to Bruce Ross, the agricultural...
[June 6, 2001, 6:28]
House Budget Resolution Would Require Much Deeper Cuts In Key Low-Income Programs Than Senate Budget Plan: Depth And Breadth Of Cuts A Key Issue In The Budget Resolution Conference
White Papers The Senate Budget Resolution requires the Agriculture Committee to cut farm, conservation, and nutrition programs by $2.8 billion over the next five years. Agriculture Committee Chairman Chambliss has indicated that a portion of this will come from...
[May 20, 2005, 3:00]
