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Agricultural Research And The Future Of American Agriculture

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In this paper I first review the sources that have accounted for growth of agricultural production in the past. I then examine the more recent evidence on the contribution of research to growth in agricultural production. Finally, I present some of my own perspectives on issues related to the support for agricultural research and the focus of agricultural research effort over the next several decades.

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  • Ruttan, Vernon W., 1980. "Agricultural Research And The Future Of American Agriculture," Staff Papers 13561, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:umaesp:13561
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13561
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    2. Rausser, Gordon C. & Zilberman, David D., 1981. "Public research in agriculture: an alternative institutional framework," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt1b73b3jj, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
    3. Wampach, Jean-Pierre, 1983. "Productivité, efficacité économique et équité dans le secteur agricole québécois," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 59(4), pages 669-685, décembre.
    4. Coffey, Joseph D., 1981. "The Role Of Food In The International Affairs Of The United States," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, July.
    5. Vernon Ruttan, 1982. "Bureaucratic productivity: The case of agricultural research revisited — A rejoinder," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 39(2), pages 319-329, January.

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