Available, on request, from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington 25, D.C., are: Cooperative Farm Credit Can Assist In Rural Development ( Circular No. 44 ), and The Cooperative Farm Credit System ( Circular No. 36-A ).

* Agriculture and Rural development from the World Bank

* United States Department of Agriculture, USDA Economic Research Service: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America.

Wojciech Olejniczak, the former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, was elected the president of SLD on 29 May 2004, succeeded Józef Oleksy, who resigned from the post of Polish Prime Minister due to alleged connections to the KGB.

* Jaime Wheelock, leader of the FSLN Proletarian Tendency, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

After some months in the ministry of relations with Parliament, Chirac's first high-level post came in 1972 when he became Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development under Pompidou, who had been elected president in 1969, after de Gaulle retired.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development: 1972 – 1974.

# Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development

* Types of Rural Economy: Studies in World Agriculture, London: Methuen, 1970

The Pikeville Medical Center received a 44 million dollar loan from the U. S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program in 2010 to construct an 11-story office building and an adjacent parking garage in downtown.

Originally it was administered by Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, then the Rural Development Service for the United Kingdom Governments Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and currently Natural England following successive re-organisation of the departments.

The Rural Utilities Service ( RUS ) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA ), one of the federal executive departments of the United States government charged with providing public utilities ( electricity, telephone, water, sewer ) to rural areas in the United States via public-private partnerships.

The three agencies are headed by administrators, who each report to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development ( the RUS administrator is the only one of the three who is Senate-confirmed ).

The Commissioner responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Cioloş, has outlined seven major challenges which the future CAP needs to address: food production, globalisation, the environment, economic issues, a territorial approach, diversity and simplification

The European Commissioner responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Cioloş in his Public Hearing upon his nomination has showed his concern in small farms: " small holdings represent an important share, not only in the new Member States but also in South Europe ".

* The Triumph of Technique: The Industrialization of Agriculture and the Destruction of Rural America

He edited The Cyclopedia of American Agriculture ( 1907 – 09 ), the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture ( 1900 – 02 ), and the Rural Science, Rural Textbook, Gardencraft, and Young Folks Library series of manuals.

* Hervé Gaymard – Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs

* Hervé Gaymard – Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs

* Hervé Gaymard – Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fish, and Rural Affairs

* Dominique Bussereau – Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fish, and Rural Affairs ( replaced Hervé Gaymard )

Mumbai Headquarters of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of India, which on-lends funds to banks providing microcredit.

* After the Development of Agriculture, A. D. A., system of counting years, like A. D. and A. M.

Membership in International Organizations: The major organizations in which Colombia is a member include: the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, Andean Pact, Caribbean Development Bank, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Group of 3, Group of 11, Group of 24, Group of 77, Inter-American Development Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Chamber of Commerce, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Criminal Police Organization, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Labour Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Maritime Satellite Organization, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), International Olympic Committee, International Organization for Migration, International Organization for Standardization, International Telecommunication Union, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Trade Union Confederation, Latin American Economic System, Latin American Integration Association, Latin Union, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of American States ( OAS ), Permanent Court of Arbitration, Rio Group, United Nations ( UN ), UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Universal Postal Union, World Confederation of Labour, World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Meteorological Organization, World Tourism Organization, and World Trade Organization.

FAO is composed of eight departments: Administration and Finance, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Economic and Social Development, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry, Knowledge and Communication, Natural Resource Management and Technical Cooperation.

The Alliance was founded by the Rome based food agencies-the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ), UN World Food Programme ( WFP ), International Fund for Agriculture Fund for Development ( IFAD ),-and Bioversity International.

Additionally outside the region, FSM is a member or participant of the ACP ( Lomé Convention ), the Alliance of Small Island States, the Asian Development Bank, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP ), the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), the G-77, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the IMF, the International Olympic Committee, the ITU, the NAM and the World Meteorological Organization.

Additionally outside the region, Kibibati is a member or participant of the ACP ( Lomé Convention ), the Asian Development Bank, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP ), the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the IMF, International Maritime Organization, International Olympic Committee, International Telecommunication Union ( ITU ), Universal Postal Union and the World Meteorological Organization.

Laos is a member of the following international organizations: Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation ( ACCT ), Association of Southeast Asian NationsASEAN, ASEAN Free Trade Area ( AFTA ), ASEAN Regional Forum, Asian Development Bank, Colombo Plan, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific ( ESCAP ), Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), Group of 77G-77, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( World Bank ), International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ), International Development Association ( IDA ), International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD ), International Finance Corporation ( IFC ), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Labour Organization ( ILO ), International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), Intelsat ( nonsignatory user ), Interpol, International Olympic Commission ( IOC ), International Telecommunication UnionITU, Mekong Group, Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM ), Permanent Court of Arbitration ( PCA ), United Nations, United Nations Convention on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ), United Nations Industrial Development Organization ( UNIDO ), Universal Postal Union ( UPU ), World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization ( WHO ), World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ), World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ), World Tourism Organization, World Trade Organization ( observer ).

North Korea also belongs to the Food and Agriculture Organization ; the International Civil Aviation Organization ; the International Postal Union ; the UN Conference on Trade and Development ; the ITU ; the UN Development Programme ; the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ; the World Health Organization ; the World Intellectual Property Organization ; the World Meteorological Organization ; the International Maritime Organization ; the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Non-Aligned Movement.

* U. S. House Committee on Agriculture – Glossary of agricultural terms, programs and laws

Agriculture is dealt with separately by the Special Committee on Agriculture ( SCA ).

There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture from 1863 to 1867 and chairman of the Committee on Finance from 1863 to 1865 and again from 1867 to 1877.

While in the Senate, Dole served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1971 until 1973, the ranking Republican on the Agriculture Committee from 1975 to 1978, and the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee from 1979 to 1980.

* County Wicklow Committee of Agriculture

Guinea-Bissau is a member of several international organizations: the United Nations and many of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Group of 77, and the International Civil Aviation Organization ; the African Development Bank ( AFDB ); the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ); the West African Economic and Monetary Union ( WAEMU ); the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ); the African Union ( AU ); and, the permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel ( CILSS ).

The Agri-Business Committee promotes local agriculture with two events annually with a media blitz via newspaper, radio, and television ; one in March during National Agriculture Week and again in July during Christian County Agriculture Week.

Detroit Lakes is located in Minnesota's 7th congressional district, represented by Collin Peterson ( DFL ), the current chairman of the House Agriculture Committee who resides in Detroit Lakes.

* Collin Peterson, current United States Congressman, ranking member of House Agriculture Committee, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, 7th Congressional District of Minnesota, currently resides in Detroit Lakes

Valentine is named for Edward K. Valentine, who as a congressman from Nebraska, was the chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture during his six years in office ( 1879 – 1885 ).

* Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture

The bill was named for Congressman William Hatch, who chaired the House Committee of Agriculture at the time the bill was introduced.

Drabenstott is also chair of the National Policy Association's Food and Agriculture Committee and a director of the National Bureau of Economic Research at Harvard University.

Cochran served as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference ( caucus ) from 1991 to 1996, and is its only former chair currently in the Senate ; he chaired the Senate Agriculture Committee from 2003 to 2005.

Mabus began his professional career working in Washington as legal counsel to the U. S. House Agriculture Committee.