After Thailand became a constitutional monarchy in 1933, agriculture was emphasized together with other plans in bringing about the economic development of the country. Cooperative Land Settlement as an institution ha ...

Migration of labor out of rural areas in Mexico is an increasingly important feature of rural development in Mexico. New literature on migration and development suggests that migrants play a role of financial intermediar ...

Many changes have been taking place in Oregon's agriculture. Average size of farms has increased. The trend is toward fewer but larger, highly mechanized farms, leading to changed demand for farm machinery and consequ ...

The middle Deschutes River between Bend, Oregon and Lake Billy Chinook typically experiences critically low flows during the irrigation season. Commercial agriculture in the North Unit Irrigation District and Central Ore ...

Washington and Oregon became important states in the production of apples and pears in the early 1900's. During these beginning stages, wooden boxes were used for shipping both apples and pears. Apple containerization ...

State and federal aid payments to local governments have grown explosively over the last fifteen years. One reason for this growth is that the donor governments can alter a local government's budget choices through gr ...