Postharvest: Agricultural Research Funding Is Critical

摘要

CAN support for agricultural research survive inside the beltway? This question was posed by Dr. Roger Beachy, director of the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) at a recent colloquium at the University of California-Davis. It iswell accepted that the investments made in agricultural research over the past 150 years have yielded tremendous returns. Agriculture productivity in the U.S. is second to none. But can we continue to be the best and to meet the challenges of the 21st century without a continued and strong commitment to agricultural research and education?