Gus Schumacher (economist)

August "Gus" Schumacher, Jr. (1939–2017) was an American economist and agricultural policy official. He was Vice-President of Policy at the Wholesome Wave Foundation in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was also a member of the 21st Century Sustainable Agricultural Task Force of the National Academy of Sciences.

For other people named Gus Schumacher, see Gus Schumacher (disambiguation).
Gus Schumacher
Born
August Schumacher Jr.

(1939-12-04)December 4, 1939
Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 2017(2017-09-24) (aged 77)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
London School of Economics

In 2007, Schumacher, along with Professor Robert Thompson, Gardner Professor of Agricultural Economics at Illinois, oversaw the preparation of the Task Force Report of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, titled “Modernizing America’s Food and Farm Policy: Vision for a New Direction” (2006).

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program at the United States Department of Agriculture is named after him.

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