News tagged with agricultural economy

China's farm subsidies soar but OECD states' at record low

China's subsidies to farmers soared six-fold between 2008 and 2010 to $147 billion, making it the global leader, OECD data showed Wednesday, in what could complicate trade liberalisation talks.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Ag firms outperform S&P 500

While the general economy has underperformed in the past several years, the crop farming sector has been not just stable, but profitable. A recent University of Illinois report comparing the returns from publicly traded ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Stable climate and plant domestication linked

Sustainable farming and the introduction of new crops relies on a relatively stable climate, not dramatic conditions attributable to climate change. Basing their argument on evolutionary, ecological, genetic and agronomic ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

China's food economy benefits small, poor farmers

Beijing, China - January 7, 2009 - One of the most significant changes in China's agricultural economy over the past fifteen years has been the rise of horticulture. During this same time period, modern supply chains have ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Researchers conclude that climate change led to collapse of ancient Indus civilization

A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan Civilization ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Research: Negative leakage could be key to reducing carbon emissions

(Phys.org) -- The unilateral efforts of a single country or region to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases could reduce exports, increase imports and lead to higher emissions elsewhere – what economists call “leakage.” ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

USDA links gene flow between weedy and domesticated rice to rising carbon dioxide levels

(Phys.org) -- New research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirms that rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide facilitate the flow of genes from wild or weedy rice plants to domesticated ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UT releases groundbreaking study on state of economy in Appalachia

A strong community is not unlike a computer. It needs good hardware—transportation, housing and infrastructure—and software—education, health care, and workforce development.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Economic power of self-employment felt countywide

People in rural counties who work for themselves may add a boost to local economies, improving income and job growth, according to economists.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US Earth observations, science and services are critical to society but are at risk

Earth observations, science, and services (Earth OSS) inform and guide the activities of virtually all economic sectors and innumerable institutions underlying modern civilization, according to a new study by the American ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The gene that boosts sugar beet yields

A European team of researchers has discovered a gene with the potential to increase sugar beet yields. Presented in the journal Current Biology, the findings of the study show how the long-sought bolting gene B ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bird vocalization research could improve poultry production, lower costs

Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization – the technical term for clucking and squawking – ...

Biology / Other

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How to avoid a global food crisis

The world faces a major challenge in the coming decades as global food demand is poised for unprecedented growth.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Black carbon, tropospheric ozone most likely driving Earth's tropical belt expansion

Black carbon aerosols and tropospheric ozone, both manmade pollutants emitted predominantly in the Northern Hemisphere's low- to mid-latitudes, are most likely pushing the boundary of the tropics further polew ...

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