On Tuesday afternoon, administration officials applauded the decision by Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, who had just announced his support for the landmark trade agreement, which opens up Chinese agriculture, technology and manufacturing markets to U.S. goods.
His Sameer Group operates in construction, agriculture, information technology, telecom and finance.
Not only will the plan legalize the formerly illegal, but it will hugely increase future immigration flows of both permanent and temporary workers: agriculture workers, technology workers, even ski instructors.
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California still ranks first in technology, agriculture and entertainment among the 50 states.
In China's "four modernization" programs, launched in the 1970s, defense modernization ranked last, behind industry, agriculture and science and technology.
The future of agriculture cannot rely on technology alone.
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Nine areas of priority were highlighted, including reforming public administration, fiscal reform, financial liberalization to allow for more international bank participation in the Chinese economy, social welfare reform, urbanization, agriculture modernization, and technology and innovation.
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Several other agreements are expected to be signed during the two-day summit in South Africa's coastal resort city of Durban, including in defense, education, energy, science and technology, agriculture and transport, according to South African President Jacob Zuma.
The medium- and long-term measures outlined in the draft document call for investment in agriculture and agricultural science and technology.
Peace Corps staff overseas have been working with Volunteers on a variety of projects in the fields of agriculture, business and information technology, education, environment, and public health.
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"Technology is taking over agriculture just like it's taking over the world, " John Anderson said.
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These include education, science and technology, labour and agriculture.
According to this agreement both countries will cooperate in the areas of energy exploitation and exploration and in joint ventures involving petrochemical and hydroelectric development as well as hydrocarbons, mining, agriculture, infrastructure, science and technology.
In any case, the world-class agriculture in the delta employs advanced seed technology and chemical fertilisers, and does not depend on river-borne sediment of negligible nutrient value.
We have medical and information technology, low-cost agriculture, advanced educational methods, and a track record of growth that can help them achieve their version of this dream.
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"It will further enable the transition of the local economy from one of traditional industries, such as agriculture, to a modern, high technology based economy, building on strong existing foundations".
As our economy has shifted emphasis from agriculture to industry, to information, to technology, we have argued and struggled at each and every juncture over the best way to ensure that all of our citizens have a shot at opportunity.
The impact investing industry channels capital to market-based solutions in areas such as affordable housing, clean technology, financial services for the poor, sustainable agriculture and other related sectors while targeting returns ranging from below market to market rate.
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And while a smaller proportion of Germans work in agriculture, here too they are more efficient - partly because "technology is more widespread", he says.
The first focused on agriculture and food security, and I was able to see innovations in technology and research, which are transforming Indian farming.
He wants us to begin to invest even more in the new jobs of the 21st century -- in infrastructure, in information technology, in clean energy, in manufacturing, in modern agriculture.
Founded in 2001 by a pair of Stanford grads, Blue River Technology is using that money to develop an alternative to chemical-intensive agriculture, which is both labor intensive (even with all that spraying fields still need to be weeded) and environmentally toxic.
Its adoption would leave intact unnecessary, costly constraints on the use of the most precise and predictable technology to develop products that are critical to progress and especially to sustainability in agriculture.
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