United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-10-07 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-94-45 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-45 P0b002ee18039a2e9 f:trc94045 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-45 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-45 T-RCED-94-45 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 CSRS Competitive Grant Testimony RCED 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. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-45/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-45.htm GAO/T-RCED-94-45 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-45 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-94-45; Agricultural Research: Refocusing Priorities to Meet Current Concerns; 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 CSRS Competitive Grant