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Can We De-Mechanize Agriculture?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Earle E. Gavett
Earle E. Gavett*
Affiliation:
Energy Related Research, Economic Research Service, USDA
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American agricultural production is viewed by starving masses in the world as a great white knight; it can come charging into their lives and rescue them from starvation, malnutrition, and misery. Over the years we have maintained a granary that fed many millions of starving people. Now that these granaries are essentially depleted, there is a demand on the part of the World Health Organization, members of Congress and others that we replenish these reserves and continue to serve this role, rescuing people from starvation.

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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , October 1975 , pp. 47 - 57
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the United States Department of Agriculture.

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