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Food systems are no longer shaped only by farmers and markets. They are increasingly influenced by geopolitics, climate change, public health concerns, trade disputes, technological innovation, and the growing pressure to build more resilient and sustainable economies. At the center of these transformations stand the world s two most influential agricultural policy frameworks: the U.S. Farm Bill and the European Union s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
This book offers a timely and comprehensive comparative analysis of how the United States, and the European Union govern agriculture, food, nutrition, and rural development in an era of profound global change. Focusing on the reform process leading to the 2026 U.S. Farm Bill and the future evolution of the CAP toward the 2028 programming period and the EU Vision for Agriculture to 2040, the volume explores how both systems are adapting to new economic, environmental, and geopolitical realities.
Through a Transatlantic perspective, the book examines the historical evolution, governance structures, and political dynamics behind these landmark policies. It analyzes how the EU and U.S. address major challenges including farm income instability, food security, nutrition and public health, sustainability, climate resilience, trade disruptions, and the future of rural communities.
Comparing the governance models of the United States and the European Union, the book provides clear framework to help scholars, policymakers, students, and professionals understand how agricultural, food, and nutrition policies influence and shape innovation in farming and food systems on both sides of the Atlantic.
This book examines the relationship between the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the US Farm Bill, with a special focus on the Italian interpretation of CAP and its American partners using the US Farm Bill. The text provides insight into agricultural, food, and nutrition policy, and it provides details to help contextualize recent political and legislative history.
It analyzes the 2024 Farm Bill reform, analyzing new agricultural, environmental, economic, and social challenges, including climate change, poverty, and disruptions in food supply chains. The book also addresses the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period between 2023 and 2027, comparing it to the Green Deal, Farm to Fork, and Biodiversity 2030. The author analyzes the rationale behind the comparative integrations. Chapters discuss recent farmer protests across European countries and the underlying challenges. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of the agricultural, nutrition, and food policies of the USA and Europe, offering a comprehensive framework for understanding these complex policies and their impacts on agriculture, food, society, and the environment.
The resulting text provides a thorough understanding of the intricate policies and their implications for agriculture, food systems, societal well-being, and environmental sustainability.
Part I -The Farm Bill and the US Food System.- Chapter 1. The U.S. Agricultural sector broadly described.- Chapter 2: The Farm Bill as a shaper of US food policy.- Chapter 3. Farm Bill evolution from the 1930s to the present: how Farm Bills changed over time to reflect new concerns, changes in dominant views about management versus market orientations.- Chapter 4: The politics of the Farm Bill.- Chapter 5: Current tensions in US agri-food policy.- PART II: The European Union s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).- Chapter 6: General description of the European agriculture, institutional framework and the governance of the political decision-making process.- Chapter 7. The CAP as a shaper of EU Policy system.- Chapter 8: The CAP 2023-2027 and the new Delivery Model integrated with the Green Deal, Farm To Fork, and Biodiversity 2030 strategies.- Chapter 9: Current tensions in EU agri-food policy and the transition towards a new CAP.- Chapter 10. Framing the next EU CAP 2040.- PART III: Comparative Analysis of the US Farm Bill and EU CAP.- Chapter 11. Introduction to comparative analysis.- Chapter 12: Conclusions and future paths.
Vincenzo Carè is a visiting researcher for the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. He was a researcher for the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics within Italy's Center for Politics and Bioeconomy and previously served as a visiting researcher in the economics department at Northeastern University.
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