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21Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
22agricultural economics — Introduction study of the allocation, distribution, and utilization of the resources used, along with the commodities produced, by farming. Agricultural economics plays a role in the economics of development, for a continuous level of farm… …
23mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …
24Economic history of Brazil — The economic history of Brazil covers various economic events and traces the changes in the Brazilian economy over the course of the history of Brazil. Portugal, which first colonized the area in the 16th century, enforced a colonial pact with… …
25Coffee production in Costa Rica — A coffee plantation in the Orosí valley The coffee production in Costa Rica played a key role in the country s history and still is important for the Costa Rican economy. In 2006, coffee was Costa Rica s number three export,[1] after …
26International Rubber Regulation Agreement — The International Rubber Regulation Agreement was a 1934 accord between the United Kingdom, India, the Netherlands, France and Thailand that formed a cartel of major rubber producing nations to restrict global rubber production and maintain a… …
27Edward Rumely — Edward Aloysius Rumely (1882 1964) was a physician, educator, and newspaper man from Indiana. Education Rumely was born at La Porte, Indiana, in 1882. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, University of Heidelberg and University of… …
28en|cour|age — «ehn KUR ihj», transitive verb, aged, ag|ing. 1. to give hope, courage, or confidence to; urge on: »The cheers of their schoolmates encouraged the players to try to win the game for the school. SYNONYM(S): hearten, inspirit. 2. to give help to;… …
29o|ver|buy — «OH vuhr BY», verb, bought, buy|ing. –v.t. to buy on margin more (stock or other securities) than one can support if prices drop. –v.i. to buy too much or beyond one s means …
30o|ver|sell — «verb. OH vuhr SEHL; noun. OH vuhr SEHL», verb, sold, sell|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to sell to excess: »At LaGuardia it turned out that the flight she was booked on was oversold (New Yorker). 2. to sell too much of: a) to sell more of (a commodity …
