Economics of Agriculture


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Excerpt from Economics of Agriculture: Reports and Publications Issued or Sponsored by Usda's Economic Research Service; July 1970-June 1971 Supplement No. 3 to ers-368 lists research publications produced or sponsored by the Economic Research Service, u.s. Department of Agriculture, on agricultural economics and related socioeconomic studies during July 1970 through June 1971. It updates ers-368 and Supplements No. 1 and 2 to ers-368, and includes cita tions for the five ers domestic research divisions and both ers foreign research divisions. Prior related listings are ers-343 and hrs-430 (formerly ers-bso and ers-foreign-l67). Additional Marketing Economics Division publications are listed in ers-205. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.










Economics of Agriculture


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Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food: Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences


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The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 directed the U.S. Dept. of Agr. to conduct a 1-year study to assess the extent of areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, identify characteristics and causes of such areas, consider how limited access affects local populations, and outline recommend. to address the problem. This report presents the findings of the study, which include results from two conferences of national and internat. authorities on food deserts and a set of research studies. It also includes reviews of existing literature, a national-level assessment of access to large grocery stores and supermarkets, analysis of the economic and public health effects of limited access, and a discussion of existing policy interventions. Illus.