AmberWaves November 2006 > Features

Adjusting for Living Costs Can Change Who Is Considered Poor by Dean Jolliffe Includes audio podcast interview Adjusting Federal poverty measures to account for geographic cost-of-living differences reverses the rankings of metro and nonmetro poverty. Food Safety Improvements Underway in China by Linda Calvin, Fred Gale, Dinghuan Hu, and Bryan Lohmar Facing growing demand abroad and at home for safer food, China is overhauling its food system to meet international food safety standards. Managing Risk With Revenue Insurance by Robert Dismukes and Keith H. Coble Revenue insurance may do a better job of stabilizing farm income and may protect more farms than other risk management tools. Brazil's Booming Agriculture Faces Obstacles by Constanza Valdes Brazil’s position as a food and agricultural superpower could be threatened as supply-side factors slow production growth and rising domestic demand reduces surpluses.