Science for Agriculture A Long-Term Perspective

by Huffman, Wallace E.; Evenson, Robert E.

• ISBN13: 9780813806884
• ISBN10: 0813806887
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-23
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Science for Agriculture was the first thorough quantitative and analytical treatment of the history of the U.S. agricultural research system and as such has served as the foundation for research over the 10 years since its publication. The benefits from public and private investment in agricultural research are immense and should be understood by every student of the agricultural science system in the United States. The second edition updates important landmarks, components, characteristics, and trends of the U.S. system for developing and applying science to increase the productivity and advancements of agriculture. Science for Agriculture, 2e, is essential reading for agriculture educators and researchers, Land Grant administrators, food and agri-industry R&D and all others who need to understand the factors that will influence future public agricultural research policy.

Author Biography

Wallace E. Huffman, Ph.D., is Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Professor of Economics and Agricultural Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Robert E. Evenson is Professor of Economics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Vernon W. Ruttan
Preface	ix
Introduction	xi
The Evolution of the U.S. System	3	(32)
The Development of a System of Agricultural Sciences	35	(38)
The Agricultural Scientist	73	(30)
Resources and Their Allocation	103	(50)
The Private Sector, Biotechnology, and R&D for Agriculture	153	(32)
International Dimensions of U.S. Agricultural Research	185	(36)
Economics of the Provision of Public Agricultural Research	221	(26)
Research Contributions to Agricultural Productivity	247	(38)
The SAES-USDA System: Challenges for the 21st Century	285	(20)
Glossary/Acronyms	305	(4)
Index	309