Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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Community food security

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The availability within a community of adequate food market, with sufficient quality and quantity of food, and the financial and physical ability of the people in that community to acquire the ...

Comparative advantage

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Refers to the economic theory that in international trade it is more advantageous for a country to devote its resources not to all lines of production in which it may have superiority (least cost ...

Recombinant DNA (rDNA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The technique of isolating DNA molecules and inserting them into the DNA of a cell ("recombining DNA"). Also known as genetic engineering.

Reclamation law

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The body of law beginning with the Reclamation Act of 1902 that governs investigation, construction, and operation of Bureau of Reclamation projects.

A special fund established by Congress under the Reclamation Act of 1902, as amended, for receipts from the sale of public lands and timber, proceeds from the Mineral Leasing Act, and certain other ...

Reclamation Act of 1902

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

P.L. 57-161 (June 17, 1902), as amended, appropriated the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands and resources in 17 western states to the construction of irrigation works for the ...

Public water system

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A term from the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) which refers to "a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if such system has at least fifteen service connexions ...