Agricultural Research: Refocusing Priorities to Meet Current Concerns
(Testimony, 10/07/93, GAO/T-RCED-94-45).

The nation's agricultural research system began in 1887 with the
creation of agricultural experiment stations.  For almost a century, the
system's goal was to boost productivity.  Today, however, the system is
being asked to respond to a host of new goals, such as finding ways to
minimize agriculture's impact on the environment, improve human
nutrition, increase market demand, and develop rural economies.  If the
system's priorities are to be redirected, a number a structural
impediments will have to be overcome.  This testimony provides an
overview of (1) the current structure and budget for agricultural
research, (2) the new agricultural research objectives that have been
introduced in recent years, and (3) factors that have inhibited
refocusing of the research agenda on these new objectives.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-94-45
     TITLE:  Agricultural Research: Refocusing Priorities to Meet 
             Current Concerns
      DATE:  10/07/93
   SUBJECT:  Research program management
             Agricultural research
             Funds management
             State-administered programs
             Research programs
             Agricultural production
             Mission budgeting
             Research and development costs
             Agricultural experiment stations
             Research grants
IDENTIFIER:  CSRS Competitive Grant
             
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