Global Agriculture and the American Farmer

It has long been recognized that American farm policy is costly and inefficient and helps large farmers much more than smaller ones. In this work, Kim Elliott shows that these same policies are harmful to the poor, especially poor farmers, in developing countries and suggests ways that harm could be reduced.”- Anne Krueger, Senior Research Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Senior Fellow, Stanford Center for International Development;

“Due to its size and influence, U.S. farm and food policy has international—even global—impact. Kim Elliott's book is an important examination of how 'domestic' policy translates into the lives of people around the world, especially poor farmers and consumers in developing countries. It demonstrates clearly that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially ending poverty and hunger, isn't just poor countries, but also requires changes in developed countries as well.”- Rayond C. Offenheiser, President Oxfam America;

“Kim Elliott has written an important book. It provides an unflinching and honest examination of the oftentimes contradictory agriculture policies of the United States. She spares few avenues as she explains how U.S. policies toward climate, health, trade, food security, and development often fall short and are undermined by 'do as I say, not as I do' policies that run at cross purposes to the goals of those programs. Her book is an uncomfortable look at past and present U.S. agricultural policy, but it also provides an optimistic guide to how the U.S. can provide global leadership in the future.”- Joseph W. Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute; former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture