Global agriculture and the American farmer
Subtitle: opportunities for U.S. leadership
By: Kimberly Ann Elliott
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781933286983
Subjects: Agriculture and state
Description: Elliott focuses on three policy areas that are particularly damaging for developing countries: traditional agricultural subsidy and trade policies that support the incomes of American farmers at the expense of farmers elsewhere; the biofuels mandate, which in its current form increases market volatility while doing little if anything to mitigate climate change; and weak regulation of antibiotic use in livestock, which contributes to the global spread of drug-resistant super bugs. While noting that broad reforms are needed to fix these problems, Elliott also identifies practical steps that U.S. policymakers could take in the relatively short run to improve farm policies--for American taxpayers and consumers as well as for the poor and vulnerable in developing countries.--AMAZON.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-159) and index.
Table of contents: title: Agriculture, development, and global public goods : U.S. policies at cross-purposes; title: Agriculture, poverty, and food security in poor countries; title: Domestic agricultural support at the expense of developing country farmers; title: Biofuel policies at the expense of food security and climate change; title: Livestock support at the expense of global health; title: Grasping opportunities for American leadership; title: Appendixes: A. Though largely hidden, U.S. biofuel policy contributes to palm oil demand; title: B. Livestock and climate change.