Challenges for U.S. Agricultural Research Policy (Part 4 of 9)
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ongress has long evinced interest in the effectiveness of the agricultural research and extension system. It has placed particular stress on high-priority national issues that it has previously identified, and on securing research results and applications (outcomes) that address those issues. Accordingly, Congress took the strong step in FACTA of specifying purposes that “[f]ederally funded agricultural research and extension programs shall be designed to, among other things, accomplish....” These purposes are to: 1. “continue to satisfy human food and fiber needs; 2. enhance the long-term viability and competitiveness of the food production and agricultural system of the United States within the global economy; 3. expand economic opportunities in rural America and enhance the quality of life for farmers, rural citizens, and society as a whole; 4. improve the productivity of the American agricultural system and develop new agricultural crops and new uses for agricultural commodities; 5. develop information and systems to enhance the environment and the natural resource base upon which a sustainable agricultural economy depends; and 6. enhance human health:
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تاریخ انتشار 1995