Preface
Chapter 1: An introduction to policy analysis
Chapter 2: Twenty-first-century trends, opportunities, and challenges for US agriculture and food systems
Chapter 3: A policy analysis toolbox: methods to investigate agricultural and food market scenarios
Chapter 4: Analyzing economic consequences of farm safety net programs in the 2014 Farm Bill
Chapter 5: The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): evaluating costs and benefits
Chapter 6: US agricultural and food sector connections to the global economy
Chapter 7: Analyzing effects of USDA nutrition programs on hunger and food security in the US
Chapter 8: Economic choices and outcomes for agriculture, natural resources, and the environment
Chapter 9: Research, technology, and the growth of sustainable agricultural production
Chapter 10: Exploring the multi-dimensional aspects of food security
Chapter 11: Twenty-first-century perspectives on rural development
Chapter 12: Current developments and new dynamics influencing agricultural and food policy
Chapter 13: When policies work at cross-purposes: addressing challenges and pursuing opportunities
Gerald D. Toland, Jr. is a Professor of Economics
at Southwest Minnesota State University, USA.
William E. Nganje is a Professor in the Department of
Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University,
USA.
Raphael Onyeaghala is a Dean of the College of Business, Education,
Graduate, and Professional Studies at Southwest Minnesota
State University, USA.
‘An ambitious, comprehensive examination of U.S. agricultural and food policies initiated with extensive historical backgrounds, explained with strong statistical rigor, and employing a diverse collection of economic models and graphical illustrations. The text identifies key issues facing both policy makers and subjects today through applications to appropriate scenarios with arguments based on a broad collection of classic and contemporary economic literature.’ — Dr. C. Robert Stark, Jr., Professor of Agriculture Economics and Extension Economist, School of Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Monticello, USA.
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