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| Agricultural Adjustment Act | Created in 1946. Sought to change imbalance between production and post-production research. |
| Fertile Crescent | An area at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea and Central Asia where a large variety of crops are grown. |
| Hatch Act | This act, initiated in 1887, increased research by setting up experimental stations at each of the land-grant colleges. |
| Research and Marketing Act | This act created four regional research laboratories as part of what is now the Agricultural Research Service. Each laboratory specializes in the crops grown in its region. |
| Old World | comprised of Africa, Europe, and Asia plus surrounding islands |
| New World | comprised of the Americas. |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| Farm Bill | The 2007 proposals included funding for bioenergy and biobased product research initiative. |
