135 DeVry University Farm subsidy payments are over $10 billion and are authorized to make payments to people “who aren’t even farmers anymore” (Morgan, Gaul, Cohen, 2006, para. 3). This has been going on, in some cases, over 10 years (para. 6). As long as you owned the farmland, you don’t even have to be growing anything and you would continue to receive a subsidy check (para. 3). Bottom line is all these billions of dollars in government subsidies contribute to lowering the cost of processed
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preferential import duties and liberalization in trade of services via provisions for intellectual property, public procurement, competition, transparency of regulation and sustainable development. The KOREU free trade agreement (FTA) is beneficial for the European Union because of the abolishment of industrial and agricultural goods tariffs, easier access to South Korea's services and automotive consumer market, and non-tariff barriers in electronics, pharmaceutical and medical devices
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Filipinos prefer white corn as their main staple and yellow corn accounts for about 50% of livestock mixed feeds. Some 600,000 farm households depend on corn as a major source of livelihood, in addition to transport services, traders, processors and agricultural input suppliers who directly benefit from corn production, processing, marketing and distribution. Corn is also processed into high value products, such as cornstarch, corn syrups, corn oil, gluten and snack foods. The Department of Agriculture’s
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going to be affected by the new union budget, real estate is a prominent one. With liberal norms for FDI and tax incentives for real estate investment trusts, besides the focus on low-cost housing, infrastructure development and the budget allocation of Rs 7,060 crores for development of 100 smart cities along with the promise to deliver 'pucca' housing for all by 2022, real estate sector is expected to flourish in the coming few years. With our manufacturing sector registering a slowdown in recent
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LANDBANK OF THE PHILIPPINES HISTORY * August 8, 1963 LANDBANK was established as part of the Agricultural Land Reform Code, or Republic Act No. 3844 to help with land reform, especially the purchase of agricultural estates for division and resale to small landholders and the purchase of land by the agricultural lessee. * In 1965, LANDBANK's by-laws were approved and its first board of trustees was formed, with the Secretary of Finance as chairman. * In 1988, LANDBANK became the financial
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ELECTRICITY DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT (DSM) IN INDIA – A STRATEGIC AND POLICY PERSPECTIVE S. PADMANABAN & ASHOK SARKAR Office of Environment, Energy and Enterprise US Agency for International Development, New Delhi, India. Overview The Indian power sector has more than tripled its installed capacity, from 30,000 MW in 1981 to over 100,000 MW in 2001. Despite this growth in supply, its power systems are struggling to overcome chronic power shortages and poor power quality. With demand
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Oeriew International cooperation at a crossroads Aid, trade and security in an unequal world Every hour more than 1,200 children die away from the glare of media attention The year 2004 ended with an event that demonstrated the destructive power of nature and the regenerative power of human compassion. The tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean left some 300,000 people dead. Millions more were left homeless. Within days of the tsunami, one of the worst natural disasters in recent
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UNION BUDGET 2010-11 Impact Analysis UNION BUDGET 2010-11: Impact Analysis CONTENTS BUDGET AT A GLANCE ............................................................................................ 1 UNION BUDGET 2010-11 : A MACROECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ........................ 2 - 3 SECTORAL IMPACT ........................................................................................... 4 - 23 CHANGE IN CENTRAL PLAN OUTLAY....................................................................
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Who wants to divert the water from Devil’s Lake? The state of North Dakota Why? The Devils Lake has no natural outlets therefore the rising water levels in the lake cause flooding in the local communities. Creating an emergency outlet and diverting the water will reduce the danger of flooding. Who is opposed to the diversion? The government of Manitoba and Canada Why? They opposed the idea of constructing an outlet as it may introduce harmful invasive species and chemical contaminants into the surrounding
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there is much to be gained from international cooperation, and many developing countries continue to rely on foreign assistance, including in supporting the sustainable management of forests and other natural resources. However, forests (and other development objectives) often suffer from competing and overlapping priorities both among donors and between donors and national governments. Ensuring effective collaboration among donors and government agencies in developing countries is a prerequisite for
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