PPT-National Institute of Food and Agriculture--Update

Presented to the National Association of Agricultural Economics Administrators Sept 9 2011 by Robbin Shoemaker NIFA NIFA Update Search continues for new Director Chavonda Jacobs Young is Acting Director. Food Security Network Technical Workshop. Maputo, Mozambique Sept 21, 2011. . . . . . . . Health. Nutrition. Agriculture. Income. Employment. Food security. SB 46. Senator Scott Jenkins. Why Should Utah Citizens be Concerned?. Self Reliance -Concerns about foreign food supplies. Desire to “Fresh” local production. Agriculture is a Utah Heritage - Core Values. Write this somewhere on your sheet. Socioeconomic—. Social or economic factors that affect the lives of average, working people in a country. (I think this gave a lot of you trouble on your FRQ’s). March 4, 2013. EMPOWERING FARMERS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION. International Food Policy Research Institute. Issues in agriculture sector . Small land holding pattern . i.e. Average size of land holding 1.23 ha per farmer . Structure of Agriculture. Since 2004: . less than . 1%. of the USA population were farmers; . 1920. : 30%; in . 1787. : 90. %. 17%. of the total labor force work in food-related industries. 23 million. Explain how the science of agriculture helped develop civilization;. Identify and define the various areas of science and agriscience; . and . Discuss advancements made through agriscience.. Development of Civilization with Agriculture. Presented by Lynsey Such. Agriculture Historically . Hunting . and gathering . was the only mode of subsistence for 99% of human history. .. 200 years ago . 90 percent of the U.S. population lived on farms and produced their own food to . Agriculture. . is . deliberate modification of Earth’s surface through . cultivation of plants. and . rearing of animals. to obtain . sustenance. or . economic gain. .. Origins of agriculture cannot be documented with certainty, because it . 12 Soil and Agriculture CHAPTER Possible Transgenic Maize in Oaxaca, Mexico In 2001, genetically modified (GM) transgenes were found in native Oaxacan maize. Anti-GM activists worry that transgene “contamination Agriculture Unit 5 Agriculture Importance of Agriculture Everyone dependent on food Agriculture occupies more land area than any other econ activity Agriculture employs 45% - almost half of world’s labor (in Africa and Asia over 50% are farmers) (CASP Phase 2). GMS Working Group on Agriculture. Dr. . Thamana. . Lekprichakul. Program Coordinator/Deputy WGA Manager. ASEAN Feed & Rice Symposium, Bangkok, . 9 April 2014. Outline of the Presentatio. Parastatals. Through . Strategic Communication . Zubairu . Abdullahi. Director, Planning and Policy Coordination. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. by. 19. th. November, 2020.. Olanrewaju Smith. International Trypanotolerance Centre, Banjul The Gambia. Natural resource management, food security, biofuels and sustainable agriculture. Raise some questions & discussion points . XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX . through the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research . and Education . program under . subaward. number . FNCXX-XXX. .. Any opinions, findings, . conclusions. , or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider..