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Public Research and Technology Transfer in US Agriculture: The Role of USDA

In: From Agriscience to Agribusiness

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  • Steven R. Shafer

    (Soil Health Institute)

  • Michael S. Strauss

    (USDA Agricultural Research Service)

Abstract

Agriculture has been of fundamental and growing importance from the earliest days of human society. Over millennia, farmers have domesticated and improved a wide array of crops and livestock and passed their knowledge and experience down over generations. As the challenge to feed an ever-growing world population has increased, however, so has the need for ever greater levels of production. The latest science and technological advances undergird the success of modern agriculture. Virtually every item in a typical meal is available, at least in part, because of scientific and technological advances that have led to increased production, protection from pests or disease, or enhancements to their nutritional value. This vast array of research activities can be clearly seen in the story behind the daily Western breakfast table.

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  • Steven R. Shafer & Michael S. Strauss, 2018. "Public Research and Technology Transfer in US Agriculture: The Role of USDA," Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management, in: Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes & Elias G. Carayannis & Evangelos Grigoroudis & Stelios Rozakis (ed.), From Agriscience to Agribusiness, pages 415-428, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:innchp:978-3-319-67958-7_20
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-67958-7_20
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