US Agricultural and Food Policies

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.

• PrefaceChapter 1: An introduction to policy analysisChapter 2: Twenty-first-century trends, opportunities, and challenges for US agriculture and food systemsChapter 3: A policy analysis toolbox: methods to investigate agricultural and food market scenariosChapter 4: Analyzing economic consequences of farm safety net programs in the 2014 Farm BillChapter 5: The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): evaluating costs and benefitsChapter 6: US agricultural and food sector connections to the global economyChapter 7: Analyzing effects of USDA nutrition programs on hunger and food security in the USChapter 8: Economic choices and outcomes for agriculture, natural resources, and the environmentChapter 9: Research, technology, and the growth of sustainable agricultural productionChapter 10: Exploring the multi-dimensional aspects of food securityChapter 11: Twenty-first-century perspectives on rural developmentChapter 12: Current developments and new dynamics influencing agricultural and food policy Chapter 13: When policies work at cross-purposes: addressing challenges and pursuing opportunities

‘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.