But with the shift to export-led industrialization in 1965, there was demand for low-wage industrial labor, so government policies deliberately depressed prices of agricultural goods. Asian governments placed the burden of industrialization on the peasantry during the phase of so-called developmentalist, industry-first policies. At the same time, under the pretext of controlling the heavy subsidization of agriculture in developed countries, the AOA institutionalized the various channels...

Food grown close to home, whether nurtured in a backyard garden or purchased at the increasing number of local farmers' markets, is earning the kind of praise that affluent foodies and environmentalists once reserved for organics. When many local farmers' markets open for the season this week, they'll welcome a rush of customers eager for the year's first taste of locally grown strawberries and spring onions, farm eggs and baby collard greens. Fifty now operate around the state, according...

Legislation that would aid the specialty crops industry, which includes the fruit, grape, and vegetable-growing segments was introduced in the U. industry by implementing numerous specialty crop priorities in the 2007 Farm Bill to make the industry more competitive. Long the victim of "benign neglect" in Washington, specialty crops like grapes, wine, apples and vegetables are now finally starting to receive the attention they have long deserved, said James Trezise, president of the...

Takash s 12-year-old German shepherd Edelweiss wasn t doing well a few years ago and took the dog to a holistic veterinarian in the Beaver area, who recommended the raw food diet. Takash learned of a company in Columbiana, Ohio, called A Place for Paws, which processes and sells raw food for dogs, cats and ferrets, and decided to give their products a try. She gradually incorporated raw meat and poultry mixed with vegetables into Edelweiss diet and saw the dog s health and behavior...

PDF: Agritourism options The 180-acre farm currently hosts birthday parties in its children's play area, but it wants to add bar mitzvahs, communions, weddings, nonprofit events and corporate parties to the mix to make more people aware of the farm, said John Burns, the farm's general manager. PDF: Agritourism options The 180-acre farm currently hosts birthday parties in its children's play area, but it wants to add bar mitzvahs, communions, weddings, nonprofit events and corporate parties...