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AAEA/C-FARE Release Priorities and Solutions Report

Today AAEA, along with the Council on Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics (C-FARE), released the report “Agriculture and Applied Economics Priorities and Solutions.” It is part of the symposium “Tackling the Challenges of Innovative Trade and Maintaining Robust Markets, Capitalizing on Big Data, and Advancing Consumer Health” happening today in Washington, D.C.

The symposium lasts until 3:30 PM Eastern, and can be watched live online by clicking here.

To view the report, please click on this link.

“We are excited to share our report,” says Jill McCluskey, AAEA Past-President and chairperson of this project. “Agricultural and applied economists are tackling some of the most important problems that we face as a society.”

To learn more about the report, or to setup an interview, please contact Jay Saunders in the AAEA Business Office.

ABOUT AAEA: Established in 1910, the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) is the leading professional association for agricultural and applied economists, with 2,500 members in more than 20 countries. Members of the AAEA work in academic or government institutions as well as in industry and not-for-profit organizations, and engage in a variety of research, teaching, and outreach activities in the areas of agriculture, the environment, food, health, and international development. The AAEA publishes two journals, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, as well as the online magazine Choices. To learn more, visit www.aaea.org.

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