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A fair farm bill for the world

US farm policy in support of small farmers, rural development and livelihoods worldwide Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (2007)

The U.S. Farm Bill has had a dramatic impact on agricultural economies across the globe. This paper reflects on ways to improve U.S. farm policy in support of small farmers, rural development and livelihoods around the world. Specifically, it looks at how the Farm Bill directly affects trade, subsidies, dumping, food aid, market concentration and public health.The authors recommend that a fair Farm Bill for the international community would include the following: i) commodity programmes that ensure a fair market price for farmers and eliminate export dumping: ii) stronger antitrust enforcement and improved price transparency in the food and agriculture industry could help competition in the global market; iii) support for local food economies, smaller farmers and greater food security would help diversify U.S. cropping systems and reduce agriculture exports; and iv) a transition to untied, cash-based food aid and a phase out of sales of food aid (monetisation).

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