Journal article
Toward a US Shift from Agricultural to Rural Development Policy: Forces of Challenge and Change
EuroChoices, Vol.7(1), pp.46-51
04/01/2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-692X.2008.00085.x
Abstract
On the 5th of November 2007, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition, in opening the floor debate on the 2007 Farm Bill, urged a new US commitment to rural policy, keeping in mind that nearly 85 per cent of total farm household income is now generated off-farm. Recent institutional developments, moreover, evidence the success of a decade-long effort to increase focus on the rural development Title of the Farm Bill. One result was the formation of the Alliance for Sensible Agriculture Policies ( ASAP), a loose federation of over 30 national organizations, representing the entire political spectrum. It remains highly active in support of Farm Bill reform. Currently, the Senate Bill contains a US$ 400 million increase in mandatory rural development funding. As we move toward an end-game, however, members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives will face the unbridled power of commodity organizations. It is likely that this will again overwhelm public sentiment and wise public choice. Despite overwhelming odds, a new commitment to a more innovative rural policy framework is emerging in the United States. I believe that this Farm Bill will ultimately be viewed as the beginning of a landscape-changing legislative framework for rural people and places in America.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Toward a US Shift from Agricultural to Rural Development Policy: Forces of Challenge and Change
- Creators
- Charles W. Fluharty - German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- EuroChoices, Vol.7(1), pp.46-51
- Publisher
- Wiley
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1746-692X.2008.00085.x
- ISSN
- 1478-0917
- eISSN
- 1746-692X
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984363623402771
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