The Negligible Welfare Effects of the International Food Aid Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill

There is ample evidence about how to make international food assistance more responsive to recipient needs, faster, cheaper, and healthier. The 2014 Farm Bill moves U.S. international food aid and food assistance policies in the right direction, but ultimately it falls far short of what could be done.
               
Erin C. Lentz and Christopher B. Barrett

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Recordings Posted for Farm Bill Webinar Series: Nutrition & Food Policy, Trade Implications and Research Title Highlights

2014 Farm Bill Webinar Series Continues:

Recordings for this webinar and past webinars are available here:

http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimesenglish/ag-in-uncertain-times/recordings/

Presentations:

* Dr. Helen Chipman, NPL-Food and Nutrition Education NIFA, USDA - Nutrition and Food Policy:
Nutrition Education - EFNEP/SNAP-Ed

* Dr. John Vansickle, University of Florida - 2014 Farm Bill Implications to Trade Policy and Food Aid

* Dr. John King & Kelly Day-Rubenstein Agricultural Economists, USDA Economic Research Service - 2014 Farm Bill Research Title Highlights

Upcoming Webinar Presentations:
April 14 - Specialty Crop Programs, Food Safety & FSMA and Thoughts for the Future
Archives: Webinars will be recorded and presentation materials are archived at:

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Regional Extension Farm Management Committees and Ag in Uncertain Times