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AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT ü The current labour force consists of approximately 400 million men and women. ü   56% are engaged in agriculture as their primary occupation which is down from 65% in the early 1990s. Another 13% are engaged in manufacturing and the balance are employed in the service sector, which has grown from 25% to 32% of total employment over the past two decades ü   The organized sector provides less than 8% of the total jobs, about 3% in private firms and 5% in the public sector. The informal/unorganized sector is provides the other 92%. ü Only 6-8% of India's workforce has received formal training in vocational skills, compared with 60% or more in developed and most rapidly developing countries. ü   There is enormous scope for raising the productivity of Indian agriculture, doubling crop yields and farm incomes, and generating significant growth in demand for farm labour ü   Rising rural incomes consequent to higher productivity will...

http://humanevents.com/2005/05/31/ten-most-harmful-books-of-the-19th-and-20th-centuries/ HUMAN EVENTS asked a panel of 15 conservative scholars and public policy leaders to help us compile a list of the  Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Each panelist nominated a number of titles and then voted on a ballot including all books nominated. A title received a score of 10 points for being listed No. 1 by one of our panelists, 9 points for being listed No. 2, etc. Appropriately,  The  Communist  Manifesto , by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, earned the highest aggregate score and the No. 1 listing.

Sun-dried tomatoes for the year-round pantry http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970203462304577137023159847022 That juicy summer tomato might be seasonal, but its flavors don't have to be. Countless sun-dried tomato purveyors are practiced at storing the fruit in oil, preserving its sweet and tart charms. James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Tusk of Quince in San Francisco offered this advice on what to look for when shopping for the antipasto essential: Start with regions known for quality tomatoes. "The south of Italy—Sicily, Campania, Napoli—has great sun-dried tomatoes," the chef said. "And if it's a small farmer with a history and a tradition behind the growing and drying, then you're going to enjoy it." Mr. Tusk adds that the color of the tomatoes should be, "red-fleshed, not brown, and they should keep their shape well. If you see fruit inside the jar that is broken, then it is over-dried." The flavor should be n...

http://en.tnuva.co.il/about/ Tnuva was established in 1926, when the moshavim and kibbutzim decided to coordinate and unify all stages of processing, producing and distributing fresh agricultural produce. At first, Tnuva distributed only fresh milk for drinking and later on also dairy products . In the early 1930s, as it became more established, Tnuva began marketing additional fresh farm produce: eggs, poultry, vegetables and fruits. Tnuva developed parallel to the development of the Jewish community in the country, and following the establishment of the State of Israel played an important role in the growth of Israel’s economy. Hundreds of refrigerated trucks transporting fresh produce, bearing the Tnuva logo, made sure that every city, town and village across the country were reached every day, throughout the year. Over the years, Tnuva became an inseparable part of the day-to-day life of every child, family and household in Israel. In the ’50s and ’60s the concept of “...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkanellos/2013/11/12/profits-become-elusive-in-recycling/ San Francisco,  CA   CA   +0.35% -Recycling is a great business, as long as commodity prices are high. Waste Management   WM   -0.31% , the country’s largest waste hauler and processor, has long been an advocate of  recycling and reuse . Five years ago, the company recycled around 6 million tons of materials in the U.S. explained CEO David Steiner during a meeting recently at the BSR conference San Francisco. It set a goal of recycling 20 million tons by 2020 and began up to $100 million a year in recycling facilities and technology. Photos:  In Pictures: America's Biggest Landfills Christopher Helman Forbes Staff Last year, the company recycled 12 million tons of materials. The company has even helped  General Motors   GM   +0.03%  and Toyota turn manufacturing facilities in zero-waste centers, turning old plastic armrests in...

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Brigadier General  John E. Michel  is the Commanding General, NATO Air Training .In addition to serving the US as an active duty General Officer in the  Air Force for 26 years and counting, General Michel enjoys helping people learn to walk differently in the world so they can become the best version of themselves possible, something he addresses in his book,  Mediocre Me . General Michel is a widely recognized expert in culture, strategy and individual and organizational change. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/10-leadership-lessons-from-us_b_4885200.html?utm_hp_ref=tw&utm_content=buffera08c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer