1.8.5: Food, Farmers, and Agricultural Environmental Damage

Assess federal programs’ ability to ensure a plentiful and safe food supply, provide economic security for farmers, and minimize agricultural environmental damage

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Key Efforts: Evaluate federal efforts to ensure a „„safe food supply and guard against agroterrorism and infectious disease. Evaluate agricultural production and „„federal support for it. Identify the potential environmental „„impacts of agricultural practices. Assess management practices and „„efficiencies at USDA and other food safety agencies.

Stakeholder(s):

• Farmers

Indicator(s):

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