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	ANC Agricultural Policy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Agricultural policies of the apartheid government promoted capital intensive forms of agriculture in the presence of widespread rural unemployment, leading to a significant reduction in employment in the sector.
		Agricultural policies which have an effect on natural resource management, will have to be thoroughly reviewed to ensure that they are not in conflict with objectives of sustainable development as is the case at present.
		Food security also requires that the consumer be protected from excessive levels of pesticides and toxins applied to most foods both on the farm and in storage.
	www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/policy/agricpol.html (17365 words)

	Iowa Food Policy Council
		A food policy is any legislative or administrative decision made by a government agency, business, or organization which effects how food is produced, processed, distributed, and purchased, designed to influence the operation of the food and agriculture system.
		Food Policy Councils convene individuals and government agencies which do not typically work directly with each other nor are they asked to be involved when farm and agricultural policy is discussed.
		Food Policy Councils can enter into a more comprehensive approach to analyzing food system issues which recognizes the inner-workings between different parts of the food system and the need for coordination and integration of actions if policy goals are to be achieved.
	www.iowafoodpolicy.org /qanda.htm (2517 words)

	Making the Connections: Domestic Agricultural Policy and International Trade
		A just agricultural policy can promote universal access to adequate food, which is a necessary ingredient for people to live dignified lives and be active participants in the development and governance of their communities.
		Agricultural policy is one area where the U.S. Government has the ability to assist small family farmers domestically, working with them to ensure that they receive an adequate income from what they produce.
		For landless agricultural workers in the Global South, many of whom are small farmers forced off of their land, working conditions can be even worse than they are in the U.S. Improving the working conditions of farm workers, both at home and abroad, is a priority for those seeking a more just food system.
	www.coc.org /index.fpl/1271/article/2645.html (1715 words)

	National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy
		The National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy released a report entitled "Quantification of the impacts on US agriculture of biotechnology-derived crops planted in 2005" on November 16, 2006.
		The National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy released a report entitled “Biotechnology-Derived Crops Planted in 2004 – Impacts on U.S. Agriculture” on December 6, 2005.
		With funding support from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, The National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy is in the process of developing a comprehensive socioeconomic and demographic database pertinent to understanding the impact of public policy on rural communities of the United States.
	www.ncfap.org (592 words)

	Annex 3: Agricultural Policy and Food Security in China
		Food supply availability in China is important not only because it concerns a large proportion of the world's population and consumption, but also because rapid industrialization has led to competition for resources between agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, strong income growth, rapid urbanization, and population growth.
		This paper evaluates China's food security situation, reviews the performance of the food and agricultural sector, considers the role of food policies, particularly the most recent price and marketing reform policies, in improving the food situation, and identifies key issues related to food security which require further intervention.
		Among various components of the public agricultural expenditure, the decline in the share of local government was highest in the agricultural capital construction investment (i.e., irrigation), which fell from 63 percent in 1978 to 47 percent in 1985 (Huang and David, 1995).
	www.fao.org /docrep/004/ab981e/ab981e0c.htm (4837 words)

	cochrane summary
		Agricultural policy is a subject on which many books have been written (of which I have contributed my share), and many more will no doubt be written.
		Food Production Refinancing Agency, with adequate capital, should be established to help all farms, regardless of size, to restructure their debt loads in periods of falling prices so that interest charges and other loan terms are consistent with the new lower levels of product prices.
		The food and agricultural sector would be given effective program tools to ride out, but not without some pain, the economic bumps a global economy will surely encounter in the years ahead.
	www.agobservatory.org /library.cfm?RefID=29732 (2835 words)

	The State and Local Food Policy Project - Food Policy Council Questions & Answers
		The primary goal of most Food Policy Councils is to examine the operation of a local food system and provide ideas and recommendations for improvement however some FPC's choose to focus on solutions to a specific topic, such as hunger and food insecurity.
		A food policy is any legislative or administrative decision made by a government agency, business, or organization which effects how food is produced, processed, distributed, and purchased.
		Food policies are designed to influence the operation of the food and agriculture system.
	www.statefoodpolicy.org /sfpcqanda.htm (2573 words)

	GLOSSARY OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY TERMS
		FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985 - The comprehensive farm bill that replaced the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 and sets United States farm policy through September 30, 1990.
		The policy issues that arise with growth hormones are the effects of its use upon supply and prices of the affected product and the safety of the product for consumption.
		The Food Security Act of 1985 had sodbuster provisions that restricted plowing up of highly erodible land for crop production and required approved soil conservation plans on highly erodible land in crop production in order to be eligible for government farm program benefits.
	www.worldbank.org /html/aftsr/sfi23.htm (8108 words)

	Food and Ag Policy
		The report, Food and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century, details the enormous changes that have taken place in agriculture which continue to accelerate across the American food and farm sector.
		Trade policy must focus on gaining access to foreign markets through tariff reduction and the elimination of trade distorting subsidies and be supported by domestic policy that meets our existing international obligations and provides ample latitude to pursue ambitious goals in trade negotiations.
		Rural America is diverse, and tailored policies must create conditions that will attract private investment, encourage the education of the rural labor force, and promote alternative uses of the natural resource base, including through development of renewable energy sources and carbon sequestration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
	www.furcommission.com /news/newsF03n.htm (814 words)

	Agricultural policy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agricultural policies may be used to support domestic producers as they gain domestic and international market share.
		Opponents point out that most agriculture in developed nations is produced by industrial corporations (agribusinesses) which are hardly deserving of sympathy, and that the alternative to exploitation is poverty.
		This position is particularly popular in competitive agricultural exporting nations in both the developed and developing world, some of whom have banded together in the Cairns Group lobby.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agricultural_policy (2024 words)

	Food and Agricultural Policy Research Projects - RTI International
		For USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, RTI is conducting statistical analyses using recent survey results and data on plant operations to identify the plant characteristics, practices, and compliance history associated with food safety performance as measured by Salmonella testing results.
		For USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, RTI is developing facility-level models to estimate the economic effects associated with regulations affecting beef slaughter and processing facilities, pork slaughter and processing facilities, and poultry slaughter and processing facilities.
		For USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, RTI conducted a study to measure changes in consumer food safety knowledge, safe food handling practices, and confidence in the safety of meat and poultry since the PR/HACCP farm-to-table initiatives were implemented.
	www.rti.org /page.cfm?nav=136 (2085 words)

	New Mexico Food and Agriculture Policy Council
		representative membership to this policy council, enabling them to be further involved in the discussion and education related to these important issues.
		In addition, the Governor is invited to appoint a Council member, enabling further involvement in the discussion and education related to food policy issues.
		The New Mexico Food and Agriculture Policy Council will focus on key food and agriculture policy issues and opportunities that are affected by government and legislation, address top priorities in 2003, and strengthen advocacy among consumers and communities for New Mexico food and agriculture.
	www.statefoodpolicy.org /nm_fpc.htm (601 words)

	CIFAP \| Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy
		Fifth joint conference on agriculture, food, and the environment; proceedings of a conference, Padova, Italy, June 17-18, 1996.
		Session I : Recent Trends in Agricultural Policy of the USA and EU Agricultural policy reform in the United States: Notes on the 1995-96 farm bill.
		Fourth Minnesota/Padova conference on food, agriculture and the environment; proceedings of a conference, Wayzata, Minnesota, September 4-10, 1994.
	www.cifap.umn.edu /publications/papers.html (1557 words)

	Elton R. Smith Endowment in Food and Agricultural Policy
		The Elton R. Smith Endowment in Food and Agricultural Policy was established by Michigan State University Department of Agricultural Economics and the Michigan Farm Bureau to carry on Elton R. Smith's commitment, leadership, and global vision of policy education and research.
		The Elton R. Smith Endowment in Food and Agricultural Policy is named after Elton R. Smith for his life long contributions to the betterment of Michigan and American agriculture.
		Elton Smith was renowned as a forward-thinking, articulate, and knowledgeable spokesperson for agriculture.
	www.aec.msu.edu /agecon/smith_endowment/smith.htm (247 words)

	Citizens Against Government Waste:
		CAGW Food and Agriculture Policy Fellow John Frydenlund serves as the Center's director.
		As director of the Heritage Foundation's Agriculture Policy Project in 1995, Mr.
		The Center works to reform such farm fat as federal dairy, sugar, and peanut subsidies -- some of the agricultural subsidies and supply controls that were least reformed in the Farm Bill.
	www.cagw.org /site/PageServer?pagename=policy_Food_and_Agriculture (240 words)

	CARD News: Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Receives USDA's Highest Honor
		Ames, Iowa -- The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), a dual policy center of Iowa State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia, received a Secretary's Honor Award from Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on July 8.
		Bruce Babock, director of FAPRI's administrative organization, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, and co-director of FAPRI at Iowa State, said he appreciated this acknowledgement of the FAPRI team's efforts in helping to inform the discussion surrounding the new farm legislation.
		CARD is a center located within the Department of Economics in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University.
	www.card.iastate.edu /about/news/show_release.aspx?id=17 (302 words)

	IFPRI News Release: IFPRI and China Hold Workshop to Examine Chinese Food and Agricultural Policy Goals
		Against this backdrop, the Washington, D.C.-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and China are holding a joint workshop at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing on June 25 and 26.
		IFPRI was established in 1975 to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting food needs of the developing world on a sustainable basis, with particular emphasis on low-income countries and the poorer groups in those countries.
		IFPRI is a member of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), and a leading research institute in the areas of agricultural and food policy.
	www.ifpri.org /PRESSREL/062598.htm (510 words)

	Food and Agricultural Policy
		Our agricultural producers now operate in a global, technologically advanced, rapidly diversifying, highly competitive business environment that is relentlessly driven by increasingly sophisticated consumers.
		According to Food and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century, our challenge today is to confront and manage the change immediately before us while at the same time modernizing our farm and food system infrastructure to ensure continued growth and development for the 21st century.
		The stocktaking exercise described in Food and Agricultural Policy is an effort to formulate a longer term view of the Nation's agriculture and food system, and to offer constructive ideas and suggestions to help guide the necessary efforts and investments to meet future needs.
	www.ntis.gov /products/specialty/usda/agri_foodpolicy.asp?loc=4-5-2 (239 words)

	agricultural policy and farm bill information and resources
		Food and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century -- The Bush administration's review of the food and agriculture system with recommendations for the future.
		Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas AandM University
		Agricultural Policy Analysis Center at the University of Tennessee
	cherokee.agecon.clemson.edu /ag_policy.htm (218 words)

	ISU News: USDA Honors Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		AMES, Iowa - The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), a center jointly administered by Iowa State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia, received a Secretary's Honor Award from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Monday, July 8.
		Babcock is director of FAPRI's administrative organization, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, and co-director of FAPRI at Iowa State.
		Babcock added that the changing structure of agriculture and trade have added new dimensions to the analysis that FAPRI undertakes.
	www.ag.iastate.edu /aginfo/news/fapri.html (305 words)

	Food and Agricultural Policy Research Presentations - RTI International
		The following presentations are the results of research that RTI International has conducted in food and agricultural policy.
		Preceding most cases of foodborne illness is contamination of food by pathogens and failure of retail food establishments or households to destroy or sufficiently control… Full Abstract»
		Analyses of policy options to mitigate global climate change generally concentrate on national levels of governance.
	www.rti.org /page.cfm?nav=139 (829 words)

	Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
		The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy promotes resilient family farms, rural communities and ecosystems around the world through research and education, science and technology, and advocacy.
		Sow the Seeds Fund is the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and Wedge Coop's joint project to support sustainable food systems.
		When farm policy is geared to drive down farm prices, food companies benefit—but these policies also contribute significantly to the national obesity epidemic.
	www.iatp.org (740 words)

	Cheap Food Policy: Fact or Rhetoric? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The term “cheap food policy” has frequently been used as a descriptor for U.S. commodity programs by those who contend these payments to farmers ultimately result in lower food costs for consumers.
		More recently, farm policy has been criticized for contributing to the obesity problem in the U.S. by making large quantities of fattening foods widely available and relatively inexpensive.
		For many decades, U.S. farm policy has been described as a "cheap food" policy-in the broadest sense meaning the results of actions taken by the federal government to affect agriculture include lower retail food prices for consumers.
	www.thepoultrysite.com /articles/399/cheap-food-policy-fact-or-rhetoric (864 words)

	The Agricultural & Food Policy Center
		To provide unbiased and objective economic analysis of the impacts for policy alternatives on stakeholders.
		Sorghum and Feedgrains - This initiative is geared to perform timely policy and economic analysis of current issues in the sorghum and feedgrains sector.
		These operations are used in policy research analysis.
	www.afpc.tamu.edu (268 words)

	U.S. Food Policy: Sukkot agricultural festival
		In ancient times, the final agricultural harvest took place in the beginning of the autumn and following the intensely busy work of harvesting people would celebrate their abundance and give thanks to God.
		The 2005 USDA Food Guide Pyramid Is Associated with More Adequate Nutrient Intakes within Energy Constraints than the 1992 Pyramid.
		Comparison of a Qualitative and a Quantitative Approach to Developing a Household Food Insecurity Scale for Bangladesh.
	usfoodpolicy.blogspot.com /2006/10/sukkot-agricultural-festival.html (411 words)

	Food and Agricultural Policy
		With the aid of a graph, show the impact of the U.S. sugar quota vs. free tr ade in imports on quantity produced domestically, consumption, the level of impo rts, and the domestic price.
		The following policy proposal has been advanced by the Everglades Environm ental Coalition: "Countries exporting sugar to the United States under the curre nt import quota system should be paying one-cent a pound tax out of the quota re nts to pay for environmental restoration of the Everglades National Park.
		This way, both domestic producers and environmental interests will be protected." No te that the Farm Bill guarantees a minimum price of 21 cents a pound for domesti cally produced sugar and that the world price is around 10 cents a pound.
	www.ucc.uconn.edu /~lopez/final98.html (330 words)

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