Investing in Research:

A Proposal to Strengthen the Agricultural, Food, and Environmental System

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Size: 168 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1989

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Board on Agriculture, National Research Council
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This book provides an analysis of funding for agricultural research in the United States and presents a proposal to strengthen this system. Its premise is that a judicious but substantial increase in research funding through competitive grants is the best ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
1 Executive Summary	1-9	(skim)
2 The Proposal	10-16	(skim)
3 Rationale for the Proposal	17-41	(skim)
4 Challenges Facing the Research System	42-56	(skim)
5 Program Areas and Scientific Opportunities	57-86	(skim)
6 Institutional and Administrative Issues	87-92	(skim)
Appendixes	93-94	(skim)
A Public and Private Sector Programs and Funding Trends	95-127	(skim)
B Private Sector Research Activities and Prospects	128-138	(skim)
C Setting and Acting upon Budget Priorities	139-143	(skim)
D Statements of Program Objectives and Funding Response	144-152	(skim)
References	153-155	(skim)

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This book provides an analysis of funding for agricultural research in the United States and presents a proposal to strengthen this system. Its premise is that a judicious but substantial increase in research funding through competitive grants is the best way to sustain and strengthen the U.S. agricultural, food, and environmental system. The proposal calls for an increased public investment in research; a broadened scientific scope and expanded program areas of research; and four categories of competitively awarded grants, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary research.

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