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| Brinkman, George L.. |
| For many decades a major emphasis in public policy has been the assurance of food safety and security. Measurement of the economic returns to these programs is often difficult and challenging. In many cases the difficulty in obtaining data and the sheer complexity of the issues make the use of traditional econometric and programming approaches impractical for assessing these activities. This paper presents a summary of an innovative method for measuring benefits and costs of hard-to-assess programs and activities, such as those that deal with food safety, meat inspection and quality assurance. The building block approach described here for measuring benefits and costs was developed as an alternative method for measuring returns to meat inspection,... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45732 |
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| Brinkman, George L.. |
| Agricultural research has been a very important factor in enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the Canadian agri-food sector. Science and innovation have been identified as together forming one of the five pillars in the Canadian Agri-food Policy Framework (APF). A major focus of the science and innovation section of the APF is to plan to realign public and private research efforts into a more comprehensive strategic approach for research and innovation in Canada. Despite the importance of research and the need for a strategic approach, however, assessment of critical strategic research policy issues for the Canadian agri-food sector has been limited. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45744 |
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