A new report from the World Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute looked into farm subsidies and overall farm policies. The report said that repurposing current agricultural public policies “could deliver multiple benefits for people, the planet, and the economy.”
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The U.S. trade agenda is harming farmers and with the depressed farm economy and overproduction of commodities, National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson suggests it’s time to rethink U.S. farm policy. Johnson recently said it’s time to have an “honest conversation” on farm policy in the United States.
“This era of free t...