Along with greatly shaking up the confidence in producers and distributors, the problems, such as BSE and avian influenza, which are threatening the safety of agricultural products occurring one after another, have suddenly increased our the awareness of “food safety” as consumers. On the other hand, even though Japanese agriculture is facing internal and external problems such as the depressio...

Predicting global change requires contributions from many of the physical and social sciences, including physics and chemistry applied to the atmosphere; biology applied to agricultural and natural systems that are sources and sinks of greenhouse gases; and political, economic, and social-psychological investigations applied to potential growth of emissions and their mitigation. Such diverse el...

Despite appearances to the contrary (fostered by anthropocentric nursery stories), a distinct role for male parents does not exist in nature. Fatherhood was invented by humans during the agricultural revolution about six thousand years ago. Symbolized by the new god-king, it incorporated the mother's originally superior role in primate families--the control or ownership of children. The male de...

Agriculture, with its allied sectors, is unquestionably the largest livelihood provider in India, more so vast rural areas. It also contributes a significant figure to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Sustainable agriculture, terms of food security, employment, and environmentally sustainable technologies such as soil conservation, natural resource management biodiversity protection, are essential...

This study exploits the confiscation and auctioning off of Catholic Church property that occurred during French Revolution to assess role played by transaction costs in delaying reallocation rights aftermath fundamental institutional reform. districts with a greater proportion land redistributed experienced higher levels agricultural productivity 1841 1852, more investment irrigation, efficient...

India’s Green Revolution made the country a world leader in rice and wheat production, but it has taken its toll on people environment. In an era of climate change population growth, agriculture must be sustainable. Pathways to this ambitious goal require new approaches agricultural policy research. green revolution at expense Here, we call for transformative changes reduce greenhouse gas emiss...