Conservation, Trade Policies Hit Poorest in the World
July 13, 2011
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The government spends $5 billion annually on programs that take farmland out of production or pay farmers to use their land in a more environmentally sensitive way. Tomislav Vukina of North Carolina State University will argue that these conservation programs should be combined with Title I programs and environmental externalities should be combated through direct regulations. Internationally, agriculture exports reached $97 billion in 2009. Daniel Sumner of the University of California–Davis will discuss the adverse effects of current US trade and domestic policies on the global poor.
If you cannot attend, we welcome you to watch the event live on this page.
The government spends $5 billion annually on programs that take farmland out of production or pay farmers to use their land in a more environmentally sensitive way. Tomislav Vukina of North Carolina State University will argue that these conservation programs should be combined with Title I programs and environmental externalities should be combated through direct regulations. Internationally, agriculture exports reached $97 billion in 2009. Daniel Sumner of the University of California–Davis will discuss the adverse effects of current US trade and domestic policies on the global poor.
