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September 2005 — Asia-Pacific Food Demand Increasingly Concentrated in Urban Areas
Feature articles in the September issue include…Farm Poverty Lowest in U.S. History, Asia-Pacific Transportation Infrastructure: Linking Food Sources to Urban Centers, Rural Areas Benefit From Recreation and Tourism Development, Improving Air and Water Quality Can Be Two Sides of the Same Coin. Other articles cover such topics as…food consumption in rural China, organic price premiums, global food security, consumption of nonalcoholic beverages, diet quality, crop genetic diversity, adoption of genetically engineered crops, job growth in nonmetro low-employment counties, older women and poverty in rural areas, and a composite measure of economic well-being. Also includes selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, and rural America.
Up Front
 Complexity and Collaboration
Feature Articles
Asia-Pacific Transportation Infrastructure: Linking Food Sources to Urban Centers
Farm Poverty Lowest in U.S. History
Rural Areas Benefit From Recreation and Tourism Development
Improving Air and Water Quality Can Be Two Sides of the Same Coin
Findings
Markets and Trade
China's Food Market Revolution Reaches the Countryside
Organic Price Premiums Remain High
Some Improvements Are Projected for Global Food Security
Farmland Owners Designate Base Acres to Maximize Payments
Diet and Health
How Americans Quench Their Thirsts
Diet Quality Usually Varies by Income Status
Resources and Environment
Crop Genetic Diversity Boosts Production But Faces Threats
Use of Genetically Engineered Crops Rising Steadily During First Decade
Rural America
Low Earnings But Steady Job Growth in Low-Employment Counties
Older Women and Poverty in Rural America
Gleanings
Current Activities
U.S. Food Security Measurement Methods Adapted for Use in Other Countries
Interagency Group Discusses the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
Recent Meetings
Globalization and Restructuring in Rural America
Bridging the Gap—1890 and 1862 Land Grant Institutions
Farm Policy and Rural Economies
New Releases
Conservation on Working Lands
On the Shoulders of Giants
Comprehensive China Database
Many Factors Influence Overweight and Obesity
New Environmental Quality Incentives Program Data
Commodity Markets and Trade
Data Feature
Composite Measure of Economic Well-Being
Indicators
Estimating the Raw-Fiber Equivalent of U.S. Cotton Textile and Apparel Imports
Certified organic handling facilities concentrated on Pacific Coast
Another look at farm poverty
Profiles
Amber Waves Awards
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