tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post2599572486667248117..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: Interestsusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-66348701625324016112009-04-22T09:20:00.000-04:002009-04-22T09:20:00.000-04:00The contrast is between the public interest and sp...The contrast is between the public interest and special or particular interests.<br /><br />To take just one example, agricultural policy is most heavily influenced by farm sector interests, and the trade press covers news related to those interests, even though most Americans are in the non-farm sector. The blog is designed to cover agricultural policy topics relevant to the interests of both farmers and the food consuming public.<br /><br />Similarly, many controversies in food policy pit well-organized producer interests against loosely-organized consumer interests that reflect a larger fraction of the public. The blog is designed to provide news and commentary relevant to both groups, approximately in proportion to their share of the population.usfoodpolicyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-19127508913186720782009-04-21T14:16:00.000-04:002009-04-21T14:16:00.000-04:00hi parke,
since you are discussing potential inf...hi parke, <br /><br />since you are discussing potential influences on your research, I was wondering if you would kindly share with your readers the rationale behind the 'public interest perspective' phrase on your blog page? <br /><br />Thank you, WendyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702060817857755949noreply@blogger.com