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GOOD INDICATORSARE HARD TO FIND
Susan Offutt
Economic Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
SUSTAINABILITY
To leave for future generations the same or expanded set of opportunities compared to
those available to us today
SOURCES OF US FARM HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Wages andSalaries
Farm Income
Interest andDivividends
Off farmbusiness
Other Off farmincome
JOB OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
• Measure improvement or deterioration in economic, social, and environmental conditions
• Support analysis and design of public policies that would move us toward sustainability
EUROPEAN UNIONRURAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Support for rural development shall contribute to the achieving the following goals:
• improving the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry by means of support for restructuring;
• improving the environment and the countryside by means of support for land management;
• improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of economic activity
UNITED STATES RURAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS
• expand markets for agricultural products and support economic development,
• further develop alternative markets for agricultural products and activities,
• provide financing needed to help expand job opportunities and improve housing utilities and infrastructure in rural America,
• manage and protect America’s public and private lands working cooperatively with other levels of government and the private sector.
MEXICORURAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS
• develop a new rural society based on sustainable growth of the agrifood system and good governance that preserves the natural environment
• attain higher efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability of domestic production in national and international markets
• develop the supply chain and promote agricultural diversification that will provide additional sources of income and employment for the rural economy
• promote and take advantage of scientific advances and new technologies that support agricultural productivity, profitability and competitiveness for the rural sector and national economic development
Source: Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2001-2006, Programa Sectorial SAGARPA 2001-2006, Programa Especial Concurrente
FARM HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION
Farm Household(labor, land, capital)
Leisure Off-farm Farm
Government
Commodities
Social Value
Income
Household Utility
Pollution
Amenities
ProducedAssets
Natural Capital
Humanresources
ProducedAssets
Natural Capital
Humanresources
ProducedAssets
Natural Capital
Humanresources
COMPOSITION OF WORLD WEALTH BY INCOME GROUP
Raw material exporters
Other developing countries
High-income countries
Source: World Bank
UNITED STATES INDICATORS STATE OF THE ART
Information Area Development Stage
ECONOMIC SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
Advanced Macroeconomy Education
Health
Crime
Social Support
Developing Community
Governance
Ecology
Formative Sustainability
Transparency
Sustainability
Transparency
Security
Sustainability
DISTRIBUTION OF UNITED STATES SPENDING ON STATISTICAL DATA COLLECTION
0200400600800
1000120014001600
Million $