Agribusiness Worldwide articles from January 1989

Agribusiness Worldwide archives from January 1989

Agribusiness Worldwide's 1989 focus is on making agriculture profitable. (Editor's Letter) (editorial)
January 1, 1989... Agribusiness Worldwide's 1989 focus is on making agriculture profitable What lies ahead for agribusiness in 1989? Perhaps it is easier to discuss what does not. A well-ordered, equitable trading system certainly is not on the agenda....

Organizing privatized venture for success. (fourth article in a series of four) (Agribusiness)
January 1, 1989... ORGANIZING PRIVATIZED VENTURE FOR SUCCESS The first three articles of this series on privatization of agricultural enterprises in the developing countries examined the reasons why many state-owned agricultural enterprises have failed; what...

What happens after harvest is crucial: maintaining quality essential to winning export markets. (Crops)
January 1, 1989... WHAT HAPPENS AFTER HARVEST IS CRUCIAL The aim of any good post-harvest handling system for horticultural commodities is the delivery of top-quality produce to market at the lowest possible cost and with the least amount of wastage. The...

You can't help farmers if you won't get dirty: agriculturists trained in hands-on methods perform best. (Crops)
January 1, 1989... YOU CAN'T HELP FARMERS IF YOU WON'T GET DIRTY A number of foreign consultants emphasize that in most developing countries agricultural technicians and graduating agriculturists need to have more practical and less theoretical training if...

High-horsepower tractors for the large-scale farm. (Special Report: Four-Wheel-Drive Tractors)
January 1, 1989... HIGH-HORSEPOWER TRACTORS FOR THE LARGE-SCALE FARM The market for high-horsepower (200- to 400-hp), articulated, four-wheel-drive (4WD) tractors is very small and select, with most units being sold in plains states and provinces of the...

Puerto Rico's anti-tick campaign in final phase. (Livestock)
January 1, 1989... PUERTO RICO'S ANTI-TICK CAMPAIGN IN FINAL PHASE Puerto Rican ranchers and dairymen soon may see their herds free from the threat of disease-carrying ticks that have plagued their island's livestock industry for nearly a decade. The island's...