Gerald D. Toland Jr., William E. Nganje, Raphael Onyeaghala

US Agricultural and Food Policies (eBook, ePUB)

Economic Choices and Consequences

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This text provides opportunities to "practice the craft" of policy analysis by engaging the reader in realistic case studies and problem-solving scenarios that require the selection and use of applicable investigative techniques. US Agricultural and Food Policies will assist undergraduate students to learn how policy choices impact the overall performance of agricultural and food markets. It encourages students to systematically investigate scenarios with appropriate positive and normative tools. The book emphasizes the importance of employing critical-thinking skills to address the complexities associated with the design and implementation of 21st-Century agricultural and food policies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315459516
• Artikelnr.: 49271219

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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