Economic and Nutritional Implications from Changes in U.S. Agricultural Promotion Efforts

Abstract

Promotion programs that subsidize advertising for exported agricultural products continue to be used despite much criticism that they are an inefficient use of taxpayer money. At the same time, others have advocated for an increase in funds to support domestic advertising for fruits and vegetables. We investigate the economic and nutritional effects from changes in both export and domestic promotion expenditures for horticultural and nonhorticultural commodities. Simulation results show that even modest decreases in trade promotion expenditures coupled with a corresponding increase in domestic promotion efforts have the capacity to influence domestic market conditions, caloric intake, and nutrient consumption.

Consumer acceptance of genetically engineered potatoes: The role of information and agreement

“…However, this change in consumer behavior may have been more the result of antibiotech information campaigns than labels. Additional work has examined the relationship between labels, nutrition information, and consumer behavior (Stranieri et al, 2010; Teisl et al, 2001), as well as the relationship between nutrient consumption and government‐sponsored promotion of specialty crops—one type of information campaign (Ho et al, 2014).…”