Farm Finance: Number of New Farmers Is Declining

RCED-93-95 Published: May 03, 1993. Publicly Released: May 03, 1993.

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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on people's entry into farming and on the Farmers Home Administration's (FmHA) implementation of Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 provisions to encourage beginning farmers.

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Agricultural industryAgricultural programsEconomic analysisEligibility criteriaFarm creditFarm subsidiesGovernment guaranteed loansLending institutionsReal property acquisitionFarmers