Challenges for U.S. Agricultural Research Policy

摘要

;Contents: Overview and Policy Implications (U.S. Agricultural Research andExtension System, The Changing Environment for Agricultural Research, Conclusions); Purposes of the Agricultural Research and Extension System (Implementation of the Purposes, Relevance and Accountability: Key Challenges and Perspectives, Approaches to Accomplishing Purposes); National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP in Relation to USDA's Research Portfolio and the Federal Extramural Research System, Implementation); Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Implementation, The Place of Sustainable Agriculture in USDA's Overall Program, Perspectives on Sustainable Agriculture); Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization (Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization (Subtitle G)); Agricultural Science and Technology Review Board (Section 1605); Financing, Organizing, and Managing the Agricultural Research Portfolio (Basis for Government Intervention in Research, Government Role in Agricultural Research).