Agriculture's futures: America's food system
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1987
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| Item Description: | Aus: Applied agricultural research ; 1,4 |
| Physical Description: | X, 93 S. |
| ISBN: | 0387964827 3540964827 |
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Autor: Wallace, Luther T.
Jahr: 1987
Contents
Preface .......................................................................................... v
Introduction...................................................................................... ix
Overview ........................................................................................ 1
The Farm and Food System........................................................................ 1
The Industrialization of U.S. Agriculture............................................................. 1
The Shift of Work from Farm Firms to Nonfarm Firms.................................................. 2
From Self-Sufficiency to Specialization and Interdependence............................................ 2
Changes in Processing and Distribution ............................................................. 3
The Transportation System and Product Flows........................................................ 4
World Markets and the Increasing Complexity of Coordinating Supply and Demand ........................ 4
The Changing Role of Government ................................................................. 5
Politics and the Food System ...................................................................... 5
Future Prospects................................................................................. 6
Macro Forces Shaping U.S. Agriculture ............................................................... 8
Growing Sensitivity to Macroeconomic Events........................................................ 8
Dimensions of Farm Financial Stress ................................................................ 9
Financial Status of Farmers ........................................................................ 10
Financial Status of Farm Lenders ................................................................... 11
Farm Solutions: The International Dimension......................................................... 14
Change in Monetary and Fiscal Policy .............................................................. 14
Tax Policies .................................................................................... 15
Agricultural Policies.............................................................................. 15
The Changing Structure of Agriculture................................................................ 16
Recent Evolution in Farm Structure ................................................................. 16
Family Farm Survival — Is It an Issue? ............................................................... 19
The Future of Cooperatives........................................................................ 19
Impact on Farm Families.......................................................................... 20
Implications for Rural Communities................................................................. 21
Policy Implications .............................................................................. 22
Concentration, Conglomerates, and Multinational Firms in the Food Marketing System...................... 22
Outlook........................................................................................ 24
Farm Production Inputs: Future Changes.............................................................. 26
Land .......................................................................................... 26
Water ......................................................................................... 27
Labor.......................................................................................... 27
Management.................................................................................... 29
Financial Capital ................................................................................ 29
Transportation .................................................................................. 31
Energy......................................................................................... 32
Technology and Productivity—Future Courses......................................................... 35
Productivity and Technology Evaluation ............................................................. 35
Sources of New Technology....................................................................... 37
The Relationship Between R D and Economic Growth/Productivity .................................... 38
Policy Issues Concerning Public and Private Research ................................................. 38
Property Rights: New Ideas, Secrecy Needs, and Profit................................................. 39
Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering ................................................................ 40
Potential Changes in Agriculture Through Biotechnology ............................................... 40
Technology in Food Processing .................................................................... 42
What Is a New Food Product? ..................................................................... 42
Quality Control, Cost Reduction, and Productivity .................................................... 43
Meteorology and Climate Change .................................................................. 44
Contents
VIII
Consumer Demand and Food Marketing .............................................................. 46
Consumer Expectations, Tastes, and Preferences...................................................... 46
Changes in Demand ............................................................................. 47
Business Firms Beyond the Farmer.................................................................. 48
Food Manufacturers.............................................................................. 48
Food Retailing and Wholesaling.................................................................... 49
Merchandising * Role in the System................................................................. 51
International Agricultural Trade ..................................................................... 54
An Historical Perspective ......................................................................... 56
Future Agricultural Trade Policy.................................................................... 58
Future Solutions................................................................................. 60
Federal Farm Programs............................................................................. 61
Why Government Policy?......................................................................... 61
Historical Policy Perspective....................................................................... 62
The Stage for Future Agricultural Policies ............................................................ 64
Policy Alternatives............................................................................... 64
The Role of Government in Agriculture............................................................... 68
Economic and Political Guides to the Future ......................................................... S8
Characteristics of Government s Future Role ......................................................... 69
Coalitions Between Farmers and Nonfarmers......................................................... 70
Past and Present Goals ........................................................................... 70
Policy Problems and Remedial Strategies ............................................................ 71
Credit and Agricultural Finance .................................................................... 71
Food Safety Issues ............................................................................... 73
Tax Policies and Tax Management.................................................................. 74
Federal or Private Sector Insurance Programs......................................................... 74
Market Orders .................................................................................. 75
Public Education and Research .................................................................... 77
Natural Resources and the Environment .............................................................. 78
Natural Resource Issues........................................................................... 78
Wildlife and Agricultural Issues .................................................................... 79
Policy Tools and Resource Policy .................................................................. 80
Future Water Issues ............................................................................ 81
Soil Conservation................................................................................ 83
Air Issues............................................... ...... 84
Toward a Sustainable Agriculture................................................................... 85
Suggested Readings................................................................................ 87
Index............................................................................................ 90
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