{"id":558,"date":"2022-04-13T14:45:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/cfdas\/?p=558"},"modified":"2022-04-13T14:45:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:45:24","slug":"policy-opinions-revealed-in-consumer-food-insights-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/cfdas\/2022\/04\/13\/policy-opinions-revealed-in-consumer-food-insights-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy opinions revealed in Consumer Food Insights Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture<\/a>\u00a0reviews the Farm Bill, consumers shared their opinions on food and agriculture policy in a new survey. The third\u00a0Consumer Food Insights Report<\/a>\u00a0from Purdue University offers insights into the popularity of specific policies and how opinions differ depending on a consumer\u2019s income.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Increased funding for research to create crops more resistant to heat drought and flooding, and conservation programs to pay farmers and ranchers to adopt climate-smart practices were the most popular policies included, with more than 80 percent of the consumers in support. In addition, 63 percent of the respondents agreed that climate change will influence food prices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Food safety and inspection ranked as the most important USDA budget category.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Consumers ranked food safety and inspection as the most important USDA budget category. The majority of consumers think the Federal Government should spend more in this category. (Purdue University Image\/Courtesy of the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The survey-based report out of \u00a0Purdue\u2019s\u00a0Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability<\/a>\u00a0assesses food security and spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies and trust in information sources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Additional key results from the March survey include:<\/p>\n