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update
- February 2004
Rural America faces many opportunities and challenges in the
21st century. Will partnerships between public and private
institutions help to enhance the economic prospects for rural
residents?
Leslie
Whitener
Joseph Jen
Kathleen Kassel |
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Crop variety research and development have contributed to
the unprecedented crop yields experienced by U.S. farmers since
the 1930s. As the seed sector becomes increasingly dominated
by large private firms, will the intensity of research effort
decrease?
Jorge
Fernandez-Cornejo
David Schimmelpfennig
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Anatomy
of Nonmetro High Poverty Areas:
Common in Plight, Distinctive
in Nature
Poverty declined in the 1990s, particularly in rural
and small-town nonmetro areas. Still, over 400 nonmetro
areas had poverty rates of at least 20 percent in 2000.
What socioeconomic factors characterize these high poverty
areas, and what kinds of policies will help them?
Calvin
L. Beale
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The
Elephant is Jogging:
New Pressures for Agricultural Reform in India
Endowed with rich land, water, and labor resources, India’s
agricultural sector boomed in the last half of the 20th century.
Now, however, the ag sector is facing new pressures to meet
the demands of a growing middle class. Are producers and policymakers
poised to respond to these pressures?
Maurice
R. Landes |
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The
U.S. Ag Trade Balance. . . More Than Just A Number
The United States has been a net exporter of agricultural
products since 1959, an uninterrupted span of 44 years. This
surplus may turn into a deficit in the next decade. What does
this turnabout say about the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture?
Alberto Jerardo |