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      Cover image for Food Aid Projections for the Decade of the 1990's: Report of an Ad Hoc Panel Meeting, October 6th and 7th 1988
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      Food Aid Projections for the Decade of the 1990’s: Report of an Ad Hoc Panel Meeting, October 6th and 7th 1988

      Board on Science & Technology for International Development,National Research Council

      Presents the results of a meeting held by the Board on Science and Technology for International Development. At this meeting, six groups of modelers presented their estimates of the food…

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      The Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters: Untangling Food Webs and Fishing Nets

      Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Populations of Steller sea lions, especially in the western Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, have been in decline since 1970. In November 2000, an Endangered Species Act consultation proposed…

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      The Potential Consequences of Public Release of Food Safety and Inspection Service Establishment-Specific Data

      Committee on a Study of Food Safety and Other Consequences of Publishing Establishment-Specific Data,National Research Council

      Legal regulations and manufacturers’ monitoring practices have not been enough to prevent contamination of the national food supply and protect consumers from serious harm. In addressing food safety risks, regulators…

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      An Evaluation of the Food Safety Requirements of the Federal Purchase Ground Beef Program

      Committee on an Evaluation of the Food Safety Requirements of the Federal Purchase Ground Beef Program,National Research Council

      To ensure the safety of food distributed through the National School Lunch Program, food banks, and other federal food and nutrition programs, the United States Department of Agriculture has established…

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      Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs

      Ad Hoc Committee on Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations,Committee on Animal Nutrition,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs discusses the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new method for estimating the amount of ammonia…

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      Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Sciences,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program

      By 2050 the world’s population is projected to grow by one-third, reaching between 9 and 10 billion. With globalization and expected growth in global affluence, a substantial increase in per…

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      Agriculture’s Role in K-12 Education: Proceedings of a Forum on the National Science Education Standards

      Board on Agriculture,Professional Scientific Societies Related To Agriculture Food, And The Environment,National Research Council,Steering Committee on Agriculture's Role in K-12 Education

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      New Findings on Poverty and Child Health and Nutrition: Summary of a Research Briefing

      Board on Children, Youth, and Families,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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      Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems: Fishing, Food Webs, and Future Options

      Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II - Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council conducted an independent study to weigh the collective evidence for fishery-induced changes to marine ecosystems and the implications of the findings for US fisheries management. This…

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      Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-Term, High-Intensity Combat Operations

      Committee on Optimization of Nutrient Composition of Military Rations for Short-term,High-stress Situations,Committee on Military Nutrition Research,National Academy of Sciences

      Recognizing the importance of good nutrition for physical and mental status, the Department of Defense asked the Institute of Medicine to guide the design of the nutritional composition of a…

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      Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health

      Tina I. Rouse,Debra P. Davis,Planning Group for a Workshop on Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Features the thoughts of more than 100 leaders in agriculture, health research, education policy, and industry convened at the National Academies in June 2003. This work argues that the nation…

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      Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Health and Medicine Division,Food and Nutrition Board

      For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk…

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      Contributions of Land Remote Sensing for Decisions About Food Security and Human Health: Workshop Report

      Committee on the Earth System Science for Decisions About Human Welfare: Contributions of Remote Sensing,Geographical Sciences Committee,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Land remote sensing: the use of space-based satellite technologies to obtain information on environmental variables such as land-use and land-covering combination with other types of data can provide information on…

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      A Risk-Characterization Framework for Decision-Making at the Food and Drug Administration

      Committee on Ranking FDA Product Categories Based on Health Consequences, Phase II,National Research Council

      National Research Council of the National Academies.

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      Implementing the New Biology: Decadal Challenges Linking Food, Energy, and the Environment: Summary of a Workshop, June 3-4, 2010

      Planning Committee on Achieving Research Synergies for Food/Energy/Environment Challenges: A Workshop to Explore the Potential of the New Biology,National Research Council

      As the second decade of the 21st century begins, the challenge of how to feed a growing world population and provide sustainable, affordable energy to fulfill daily needs, while also…

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