WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE: THE U.S. EXPERIENCE

Labor and Human Capital,

ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW DEMANDS FOR RETAIL FOOD STORES

Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,

CHANGING FOOD MARKETS: IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE

Marketing,

DISCRETE DEPENDENT VARIABLES: A GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE ESTIMATING TECHNIQUES WITH AN ANNOTATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LOGIT ANALYSIS

Research Methods/ Statistical Methods,

Food Safety in Three Dimensions: Safety, Diet Quality, and Bio-Security

Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,

SUPERMARKET TRENDS AND CHANGES IN RETAIL FOOD DELIVERY

Marketing, Agribusiness,

TRANSITION IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY: KEY STAKEHOLDER - DOMESTIC CONSUMERS

Agricultural and Food Policy,

THE GROWING ELDERLY CROWD AND THEIR FOOD HABITS

Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty,

EMERGING TRENDS IN THE NEW FOOD ECONOMY: CONSUMERS, FIRMS AND SCIENCE

Seven trends that emerge in the new global economy will be identified followed by a discussion of how they evolved and what they imply for public policy and for various types of firms and consumers. Some have called it the "brave new world" of food production and consumption. Some dislike what they see, others fear it, and many embrace it. The new food economy involves many non-food firms that provide ancillary services and products. They go way beyond the familiar farm input suppliers to consulting firms for software and data analysis, to electronic system designers, to engineers of food and packaging, to biological and physical scientists who redesign the food itself. Together, they make the food system work for consumers and for those firms that are receptive to new technology and new ways of doing business.Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Industrial Organization, International Relations/Trade,