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An Analysis in Support of Agricultural Research Funding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

J. Dean Jansma*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
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There is increasing evidence that research funding sources are requiring additional assurances that the expenditure of their resources is in the “highest and best use.” Legislative calls for sunset provisions and mandated evaluations plus administrative moves toward grant rather than formula funding emphasize the push for more direct accountability. The objective of this paper is to outline the work of a committee charged with assisting the directors of agricultural research and extension in the nation's land grant universities in their requests for funds for high priority research.

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Research Priorities
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Footnotes

The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Brian Phillipy, Research Associate.

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