trade, exchange rate, and agricultural pricing policies in egypt volume 1. the country study. volume 2. appendixes: data and methodology. world bank comparative studies

the study examines twenty-five years of government intervention in agricultural price policy in egypt. the study focuses on egypt's five main crops: cotton, rice, wheat, maize, and sugarcane. it shows that during the period 1960-85, the price regime has discriminated strongly against agriculture. the net effect of all types of interventio..

agricultural extension in africa

the volume compares the main approaches to agricultural extension used in sub-saharan africa today. chapter 1 offers a typology of the extension methodologies most commonly found in the african context the chapters that follow analyze the strengths and weaknesses of four major approaches or illustrate them in practice with specific case s..

apparatus and process for detection of insect infestation in an agricultural commodity. patent application

the present invention is drawn to processes and apparatuses for detecting insect infestation in an agricultural commodity using piezoelectric means for generating electricity. infestation by a variety of different insects such as rice weevil, lesser grain borer, angoumais moth, may be detected in numerous types of agricultural commodities..

dosimetric properties of textile fibers: application of electron paramagnetic resonance dosimetry to an accidental gamma irradiation

the dosimetric properties of some twenty textile fibers have been studied in order to develop a method for determining the dose received in the case of an accidental gamma irradiation. three textile fibers having properties most closely satisfying our needs were selected for detailed investigations: cotton, polypropylene and quartz. elect..

maize research and development in pakistan

maize is frequently cited as a crop that was bypassed by pakistan's green revolutions in wheat and rice, and more recently, cotton. while the returns to investments in maize research and extension have been positive, they have not been nearly as great as in other crops. major factors that have reduced the potential returns from maize rese..

world agricultural production, march 1990. foreign agriculture circular

the report draws on information from usda's global network of agricultural attaches and counselors, official statistics of foreign governments, other foreign source materials, and results of office analysis

niosh testimony to dol on cotton dust rulemaking, march 26, 1982

testimony concerned the issues raised by the occupational safety and health administration in its 9 february 1982 advance notice of proposed rulemaking for cotton dust. the national institute for occupational safety and health (niosh) was completing studies on five sectors of the nontextile or secondary cotton industry in which the spinni..

niosh testimony on knitting operations, cotton dust rulemaking to dol, september 1, 1982

testimony concerned the national institute for occupational safety and health (niosh) review of a study of pulmonary function data for knitting industry workers. pulmonary function data for 2287 workers from 12 knitwear and nine hosiery factories in north carolina were studied; and for a subset of 1396 workers from seven knitwear and seve..

world agricultural production, february 1990. foreign agriculture circular

the report draws on information from usda's global network of agricultural attaches and counselors, official statistics of foreign governments, other foreign source materials, and results of office analysis. estimates of u.s. acreage, yield, and production are from usda's agricultural statistics board, except where noted. all numbers in t..

mineral resources of the camp creek and cottonwood creek wilderness study areas, malheur county, oregon. bulletin

geological, geochemical, geophysical, and mineral surveys were conducted by the u.s. geological survey and the u.s. bureau of mines in 1986 to assess the identified mineral resources (known) and mineral resource potential (undiscovered) of the study areas. there are no claims or mines, current or historical, in the study areas resources o..