Description of C-FARE Events: (2017 - 2015)
6. Priorities and Solutions Project (2017)
A Report of research priorities for the agricultural and applied economics profession was generated by the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) as part of the joint Agricultural and Applied Economics Priorities and Solutions Project. The event highlighted the role of economics in addressing industry challenges trade, markets, big data, and consumer preferences.
Goals of Priorities and Solutions Project:
Cultivating economic development and trade policy for economic stability, growth, and equality.
Understanding consumer preferences to enhance well-being.
Ensuring growth and opportunities in the farm economy.
Preparing the agricultural sector for a dynamic climate.
Achieving nationwide food security to enhance rural and urban economic vitality.
Enhancing natural resource and agricultural sustainability.
Big data for advances in agricultural production, food supply, and meeting consumer demands.
Advancing rural economic growth for a robust America.
Building an American energy economy.
Developing the solution supply chain by integrating innovation into the marketplace.
7. Dynamics of Farm Profitability: Factors Influencing the Decline in Farm Income (2016)
Moderator: Caron Gala, C-FARE Executive Director
Speakers:
Jeffrey Hopkins, Farm Economy Branch Chief in the Resource and Rural Economics Division (RRED) at the USDA Economic Research Service
Allen Featherstone, Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University and Director of Master in Agribusiness Program
Ani Katchova, Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics and Farm Income Enhancement Chair in The Ohio State University
8. Brandt Forum: Reaping Returns from U.S. Investment in International Agricultural Development (2016)
The event highlighted state-of-the-art knowledge of market development, policy, and research innovation investments in international agricultural development. Panelists described how broad-based economic growth in low-income countries can alleviate poverty, improve food security, and increase capacity for international trade. Speakers reviewed the domestic and international impacts of research and development partnerships forged between USAID, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, public universities, and the private sector.
Researchers conveyed findings on the trade-offs of policies that emphasize the supply and demand sides of water allocation and use, as well as those that promote adaptation and consider consumer behaviors. Research-based ideas were presented about how to manage the application of new technologies to adapt to long-term and persistent drought. The speakers presented on the work that land-grant universities and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have collaborated on through various programs, forecasting, and monitoring efforts.
IMPACT: Reached over 100 staff, DC agency experts, and media. Ariel met with staff from his entire California delegation as well as Representative Ken Calvert. There was significant interest in Ariel’s webinar and slides.
9. The Economics of Managing Drought: Policy Evaluation and Water Markets (2016)
10. White House Hosted C-FARE & AAEA (2015)
AAEA President, Jill McCluskey and C-FARE Executive Director, Caron Gala were invited to a meeting at the White House hosted by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Agricultural and food researchers, educators, students, and other experts gathered to discuss how to prepare the next generation of student for the spectrum of skills needed to supply the workforce with robust industry leaders, managers, financial analysts, agricultural economists, and interdisciplinary scientists. Jill put together a summary document that concluded that the profession and the sector must aim to accomplish the following three things:
We must integrate opportunities for real-life problem-solving into our educational approaches
We must engage in multidisciplinary problem-solving and research that is informed at the early stages by the science of applied economics
We must strategically partner within economics to attract top students and provide training in the STEM pipeline