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An Illustrated Guide to Research Findings from USDA's Economic Research Service

  • EIB-48

Overview

This book contains a sampling of recent ERS research illustrating the breadth of the Agency's research on current policy issues: from biofuels to food consumption to land conservation to patterns of trade for agricultural products.

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  • USDA's Farm Act Funds

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  • About 1 in 5 Americans Participates in at Least One of USDA's Nutrition Assistance Programs During The Year

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  • Who Has Trouble Putting Food on the Table?

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  • Higher Productivity Drives Growth in U.S. Agriculture

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  • Transforming "Working Lands" Conservation Budgets Into Environmental Gains

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  • U.S. Farms?Large and Small

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  • Racial and Ethnic Diversity is Increasing in Rural America

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  • Forestland a Big Draw for Rural Living

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  • Land Retirement

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  • Economics of Invasive Species in Agriculture

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  • Biofuels and Agriculture

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  • Anatomy of a Global Food Price Spike

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  • Developing Countries Emerge as Biggest Destination for U.S. Food Exports

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  • NAFTA Clears the Way for Agricultural Trade with Canada and Mexico

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  • U.S. Demand for Organic Products Goes Global

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  • Global Food Security: A Goal, A Challenge

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  • Where Does Your Food Dollar Go?

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  • The Amount Spent on Food Rises with Income...While The Proportion Falls...And Diet Composition Shifts, Particularly in Other Countries

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  • Regional Variation Nearly Double Inflation Rate for Food Prices

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  • Can Low-Income Americans Afford a Healthy Diet?

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  • Why Do So Few Americans Choose a Healthy Diet?

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  • America Eats More of Everything?And Too Much of Some Things

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  • Food Safety From Farm to Fork

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