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Speech before the Institute of public administration, Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept., 1926.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- USDA Agricultural Projections to 2020( -- Abstract -- Introduction and Projections Overview -- Key Assumptions and Implications -- Major Assumptions Underlying the Projections and Selected Implications Include -- Economic Growth -- Population -- The Value of the U.S. Dollar -- Oil Prices -- U.S. Agricultural Policy -- U.S. Biofuels -- Livestock and Meat Trade -- International Policy -- International Biofuels -- Prices -- Macroeconomic Assumptions -- Agricultural Implications -- Agricultural Trade -- Historical Background for Trade Projections -- Trade Projections Overview -- U.S. Crops -- U.S. Livestock -- U.S. Agricultural Sector Aggregate Indicators -- Farm Income, U.S. Trade Value, Food Prices, and Food Expenditures -- U.S. Agricultural Trade: Trends, Composition, Direction, and Policy( -- U.S. Agricultural Exports, Imports, and Trade Balance -- Shares of U.S. Crop Production Exported: Selected Commodities -- Shares of U.S. Livestock Products Exported: Selected Commodities -- Composition of U.S. Agricultural Exports: Major Commodity Components -- Composition of U.S. Agricultural Exports: Bulk, Consumer-Ready, and Intermediate Product Exports -- Major Country Markets for U.S. Agricultural Exports -- World Export Market Shares: Crops -- World Market Shares: Livestock and Dairy -- World Market Shares: Sugar -- Major U.S. Agricultural Imports -- U.S. Agricultural Imports by Country of Origin -- Regional Market Growth in U.S. Agricultural Exports -- Growth in U.S. Agricultural Exports to Asian Markets -- Growth in Agricultural Exports to North and South America -- U.S. Agricultural and Trade Policies -- Domestic Support -- Trade Measures -- Food Aid -- End Notes -- Index

Blockchain is an emerging digital technology allowing ubiquitous financial transactions among distributed untrusted parties, without the need of intermediaries such as banks. This chapter examines the impact of blockchain technology in agriculture and food supply chain, presents existing ongoing projects and initiatives, and discusses overall implications, challenges and potential, with a critical view over the maturity of these projects. Our findings indicate that blockchain is a promising technology towards a transparent supply chain of food, with many ongoing initiatives in various food products and food-related issues, but many barriers and challenges still exist, which hinder its wider popularity among farmers and systems. These challenges involve technical aspects, education, policies and regulatory frameworks. ; This work has been partly supported by the project that has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 739578 (RISE – Call: H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2) and the Republic of Cyprus through the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy.

Intro -- AGRICULTURE AND FOOD -- AGRICULTURE AND FOOD -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: FEDERAL FARM PROGRAMS: USDA NEEDS TO STRENGTHEN MANAGEMENT CONTROLS TO PREVENT IMPROPER PAYMENTS TO ESTATES AND DECEASED INDIVIDUALS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- FSA DOES NOT SYSTEMATICALLY DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF ESTATES FOR FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS AND CANNOT BE ASSURED THAT PAYMENTS ARE PROPER -- WITHOUT APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT CONTROLS, FSA CANNOT BE ASSURED THAT IT IS NOT MAKING PAYMENTS TO DECEASED INDIVIDUALS -- FSA Made Millions of Dollars in Farm Program Payments to Deceased Individuals from Fiscal Years 1999 through 2005 -- Complex Farming Operations Raise the Potential for Improper Payments to Deceased Individuals -- CONCLUSIONS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2: BEGINNING FARMERS: ADDITIONAL STEPS NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USDA ASSISTANCE -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- USDA'S LENDING AND CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE FOR BEGINNING FARMERS HAS INCREASED -- Lending to Beginning Farmers Exceeds 1 Billion per Year -- Conservation Assistance for Beginning Farmers Nearly Doubled between Fiscal Years 2004 and 2006 -- Other USDA Programs Assist Beginning Farmers -- USDA HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS ASSISTANCE FOR BEGINNING FARMERS -- USDA Lacks a Crosscutting, Departmental Strategic Goal for Its Beginning Farmer Efforts -- USDA Has Begun to Develop Information on Beginning Farmers That Could Help Better Target Its Efforts -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: FSA LOANS TO BEGINNING FARMERS BY STATE AND LOAN TYPE, FISCAL YEAR 2006

"Humans have a complex relationship with planet Earth. Life depends on the planet's natural resources. Yet human activity has led to many environmental issues. Agriculture is one of the leading environmental issues today. In this book, young readers will learn about the impacts of agriculture on the environment. Large-scale and personal solutions to agriculture issues are also presented, which encourage and inspire budding environmentalists to protect and preserve the planet. Charts, graphs, maps, and infographics provide key 21st Century Content in an engaging and accessible way. Includes an activity, glossary, index, suggested books and websites, and a bibliography"--