This article assesses the political economy of the 2014 U.S. farm bill, with a focus on the farm support safety net. The farm bill secured substantial bipartisan majorities in a politically contentious Congress. Planned outlays are predominately for nutrition assistance programs directed toward a traditional nonfarm constituency in the farm bill coalition, while annual fixed direct payments to …

This article argues that the structure of the Vietnamese rice export system is, in political economy terms, a rational response to the volatility present in the international rice market. In particular, it is argued that the Vietnamese Food Agency, along with VINAFOOD-1 and VINAFOOD-2, have been structured so that they can benefit from the domestic demands for export restrictions anticipated t…

This research examines consumer preference and compares their willingness-to-pay for a host of value-added attributes of processed blackberry jam, and focuses on various organic and local production location designations. Instead of being treated as a binary attribute, three levels of USDA organic are considered: 100% organic, at least 95% organic, and made with organic ingredients (at least 7…

In many Sub-Saharan African countries, farmers typically have a choice between selling their products to traders who travel between villages and markets and transporting their products to the nearest market themselves. Because of communities� remoteness and poor communications with marketplaces, farmers� uncertainty about market prices is usually high. Traders may take advantage of fa…

Tahun Terbit

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Tahun Terbit

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Tahun Terbit

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Tahun Terbit

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Tahun Terbit

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Tahun Terbit

2015

Edisi

1

ISBN/ISSN

978-602-258-313-4

Deskripsi Fisik

vi, 196 hlm.: ill; 23 cm

No. Panggil

375.001 LEO s