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Robert L. Thompson    
Ph: (217) 333-1313
Fax: (217) 333-5538
rlt@illinois.edu

 

Outreach

Outreach presentations on a variety of public policy issues, including:

agricultural policy, particularly prospects for the next US farm bill

agricultural trade policy, particularly the WTO trade negotiations and how they might affect future US farm policy

long-term trends in global agriculture and what they mean for Midwestern agriculture

globalization and trade liberalization

global poverty and hunger

agricultural biotechnology

how to be effective in influencing public policy

List of Presentations

2007

2006

2005

2004

Sample Presentations

"Economic Outlook for American Agriculture," Jan. 16, 2007 .

"A Retrospective on the Doha Round of WTO Trade Negotiations," Jan. 26, 2007 .

“Doha Progress and Farm Bill Implications: A Fresh Assessment” July 27, 2006.

WTO Ag Trade Negotiations and the 2007 Farm Bill August 10, 2005.

Prospects for U.S. Agriculture in the Doha Round of WTO Trade Negotiations July 25, 2005.

Global Agricultural Trade and Trade Policy Sept. 16, 2005.

Trade & Globalization: Is Free Trade Beneficial? Sept. 13, 2005.

World Agriculture August 2, 2005.

Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Oct. 19, 2005.

Ag Biotech & Rural Development in a Globalizing World: Policy Considerations Sept. 8, 2005.

 

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