Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture
Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-03-18

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0309170346

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested that the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Research Council (NRC) convene a panel of experts to examine whether publicly funded agricultural research has influenced the structure of U.S. agriculture and, if so, how. The Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of U.S. Agriculture was asked to assess the role of public-sector agricultural research on changes in the size and numbers of farms, with particular emphasis on the evolution of very-large-scale operations.

Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer
Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer

Author: Isaac Arnon

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 846

ISBN-13: 9401167710

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Agricultural research was probably the first and is the most widespread form of organised research in the world, and one in which both the most developed and underdeveloped countries are engaged. Whilst most forms of research activity, such as in the field of medicine, have world wide application, agricultural research, by its very nature, has to be regional; practically no research finding can be adopted without studying the results of its application under the infinite number of ecological situations with which the farmers of the world are faced. The improvement of agricultural production is the essential first step whereby developing countries can hope to raise their standard of living. Research is therefore an activity in which no underdeveloped country can afford not to engage; nor can countries in which agriculture has reached a high level of development and sophistication afford to neglect agricultural research. It is not because of inertia or vested interests that highly industrialised countries maintain, mostly at public expense, a costly and complex infrastructure for agricultural research. Even when problems of overproduction weigh heavily on the economy, agricultural research is considered the essential key to further progress: the objectives and goals are simply changed and adapted to the needs of the economy.

Technology Transfer
Technology Transfer

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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Paradigm for Successful Utilization of Renewable Resources
Paradigm for Successful Utilization of Renewable Resources

Author: David J. Sessa

Publisher: The American Oil Chemists Society

Published: 1998-05-30

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780935315943

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Proposes a paradigm shift in thinking about new products in order to encourage administrators, managers, marketing specialists, and funders of research to share ideas, concepts, and criteria for developing marketable biobased polymeric materials with specific tailored properties. The wide range of topics, intended to inspire rather than define, embraces techniques and approaches in scientific organizations, commercializing cornstarch-derived glycosides for textiles and other products, interactions between proteins and polysaccharides during network formation as revealed by observing canola protein, emulsified soy protein-lipid films, and protein chain immobilization factors for edible emulsion films. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Agriculture and Phosphorus Management
Agriculture and Phosphorus Management

Author: Andrew N. Sharpley

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1999-12-20

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781566704946

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Using the Chesapeake Bay as a case study, Agriculture and Phosphorus Management discusses the impact and management of phosphorus in watersheds. Although urban and other sources contribute phosphorus to the Bay, the papers presented focus on how its role in agriculture impacts water quality. They review the new guidelines and legislation slated for implementation by 2002 directed towards sustainable nutrient management and strategies for implementing them. Phosphorus, an essential element for plant and animal growth, has long been recognized as necessary to eliminate deficiencies and to maintain profitable crop and livestock production. It can increase the biological productivity of surface waters by accelerating eutrophication. Human activities accelerate the rate of eutrophication - principally by increasing the rate at which phosphorus enters the aquatic system. Written by experts from a range of disciplines Agriculture and Phosphorus Management provides a deeper understanding of the diverse, dynamic, and complex factors controlling the impact of agricultural phosphorus management on production and water quality. Each contributor addresses the questions: what do we know, what do we still need to know, where are the major gaps in our knowledge, and how does the information relate to phosphorus management strategies in the Bay Watershed, and other watersheds? As a result this series of papers provides a unique collection of information of regional, national, and international significance and gives prioritized phosphorus management options for not only the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, but for watersheds around the world.