Food, Agriculture, and Rural Policy into the Twenty-First Cen... - 9780367161729

CRC Press

This book contributes to 1995 policymaking by offering information concerning an array of issues fundamentally important to the U.S. agricultural and food sector. It reviews a set of policy approaches for dealing with these issues, and assesses trade-offs among these alternative approaches. > This book contributes to 1995 policymaking by offering information concerning an array of issues fundamentally important to the U.S. agricultural and food sector. It reviews a set of policy approaches for dealing with these issues, and assesses trade-offs among these alternative approaches. > Part One: The Setting 1. The Economic Setting for U.S. Food and Agriculture 2. World Food and Agricultural Economy 3. Evolution of U.S. Food and Agricultural Policy: 1970s to 1990s 4. Structure of Food and Agricultural Sector Part Two: The Issues 5. Water, Agriculture, and Public Policy 6. Land Use Issues 7. Sustainable Agriculture 8. Domestic Food Aid Programs 9. Overseas Food Aid Programs 10. Food Qn