Since 2000, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), has spent approximately $40 million per year to …

How much has food abundance, attributable to U.S. public agricultural R&D, contributed to the high and rising U ….S. obesity rates? In this paper we investigate the effects of public investment in agricultural R&D on food prices, per capita … implied changes in prices and quantities consumed of nine categories of food for given changes in research expenditures …

Food safety shocks can threaten the health of consumers, create havoc within an industry and result in severe losses to … producers. Governments often attempt to aid food safety by mandating standards and inspection of food products to supplement the …

farmer and consumer (taxpayer) interests and underplay the role of agribusiness. A more complete understanding of … agricultural policy requires paying attention to the important role of agribusiness interests. Policies that benefit farmers (e ….g., price supports, supply controls, deficiency payments) may either enhance or reduce agribusiness profits. The type of policy …

Recent trends in farm productivity and food prices raise concerns about whether the era of global agricultural … abundance is over. Agricultural R&D is a crucial determinant of agricultural productivity and production, and therefore food … productivity growth over the coming decades. The agricultural R&D world is changing, and in ways that will definitely affect future …