Changing Structure of Agricultural and Rural America: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges - Brossura

Cowan, Tadlock

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1590335546 ISBN 13: 9781590335543

Casa editrice: Nova Science Pub Inc, 2003

Riassunto

When agricultural production and related businesses dominated rural economies, policies that strengthened and improved agriculture tended to strengthen and improve the well-being of most America's small communities and rural dents. As the strength of this linkage declined over the past century, many have felt that the rural policy has been left largely fragmented and unfocused, compromising a patchwork of programs and initiatives rather than a coherent policy. Yet agriculture remains the primary policy framework for Congresses' consideration of rural issues. Signint changes are occurring in the structure of the US agro-food system. These changes are likely to pose important questions about the direction and coherence of current rural policy. discussed in this book: (1) a continuation in the trend toward fewer and larger farms; (2) a potential acceleration of that trend as production shifts to more tightly integrated and vertically co-ordinated production through supply chains; (3) greater environmental pressures on conventional agricultural production practices stemming from urban and suburban interests; and (4) changing food consumption patterns.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Nova Science Pub Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1590335546
• ISBN 13: 9781590335543
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 85
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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