Cutting food tariffs in general, however, is still good. Food prices have been up since Trump levied additional tariffs.

But it shouldn't be one-sided. The U.S. should continue to pair tariff reductions with opening new markets for its own farmers.

Reversing the productivity slowdown requires not just funding more agricultural R&D, but also directing it toward productivity-enhancing areas, supporting public-private R&D efforts, and streamlining regulations, as we also lay out in our policy roadmap thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-...

Key drivers of the agricultural productivity slowdown include:
- Low adoption of newer tools like drones
- Decades of underinvestment in public ag R&D
- A shift in R&D priorities away from productivity
- Regulatory bottlenecks stalling innovation

1️⃣ Streamline biotech regulations
2️⃣ Expand trade & market access for U.S. ag
3️⃣ Fund and modernize R&D including “moonshot” projects
4️⃣ Redirect ineffective subsidies such as for biofuels toward productivity-enhancing tech & programs

Read our full roadmap here: thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-...