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

The . food and agricultural sector is undergoing rapid change in production, distribution, and consumption of food and fiber, and in technology. There have been dramatic increases in production and marketing coordination, market contracting, concentration of agricultural output by fewer and fewer operations, and consolidation of agricultural operations. These increases are manifested in significant long- and short-term changes in farm size, number, distribution, and location. Production that once relied on small, independent, family-based farms increasingly occurs in large, consolidated, global operations. Small- and mid-sized operators often struggle to remain competitive and to adopt recent developments in technology and information | Publicly Funded . Agriculture Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of . Agriculture Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of . Agriculture BOARD ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION ON EARTH AND LIFE STUDIES NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington . NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS 2101 Constitution Avenue . Washington . 20418 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by Contract Grant No. 43-3AEL-7-80055 between the National Academy of Sciences and the . Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. International Standard Book Number 0-309-07616-1 Additional copies of this report are available from National Academy Press 2101 Constitution Avenue . Lockbox 285 Washington . 20055 800 6246242 or 202 334-3313 in the Washington metropolitan area Internet http Suggested citation National Research Council 2001. Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of . Agriculture. Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of . Agriculture Washington DC National Academy Press . Cover illustration reprinted with permission from Good Directions Inc. Copyright 1996 by Good Directions Inc. Copyright 2002 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in .

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