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This project analyzes the impacts of changes in strategies, technologies, consumer behavior, and policies on the economic performance of the food system.
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This research provides information for the guidance of public policies at the state, national, and international level to improve performance of food systems. </p>
To analyze the impacts of changes in strategies, technologies, consumer behavior, and policies on the economic performance of the food system. <P>
To provide economic analysis of private and public strategies in order to assess their impact on improvement in food safety and other quality attributes. </p>
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Develop microeconomic based models of industrial organization, strategic decisions, and policy impacts, conduct empirical research using economic methods.
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