Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A 1992 United Nations agreement in which signatory nations recognized the problem posed by climate change. They also agreed to the objective of stabilizing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a ...

free lunch (or breakfast, snack, or milk)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Refers to a federally subsidized meal (or snacks or half-pint of milk) that is offered under a child nutrition program at no cost to children who apply for and whose family income qualifies them for ...

free market

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A system in which the market forces of supply and demand determine prices and allocate available supplies, without government intervention. The concept of a free-market approach in agricultural ...

Free on board (F.O.B.)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Indicates that the seller assumes all responsibilities and costs up to the specific point or stage of delivery named including transportation, packing, insuring, etc. A wide variety of f.o.b. terms ...

free rider

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

In agricultural policy, the term generally refers to a firm or person who benefits from a collectively funded activity (such as a generic advertising and promotion, or check-off, program) without ...

free stocks

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Commodity stocks owned by farmers or others in the trade, rather than by those owned or controlled by the government. (Supplies in the Food Security Commodity Reserve are government-controlled and ...

Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A proposed multilateral agreement that would establish free trade in all products, including agricultural products, for all the countries of the Western Hemisphere, except Cuba. Launched at the ...