Science and Policy Issues: A Report of Citizen Concerns and Recommendations for American Agricultural Research.

Institution	National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board (USDA), Washington, DC.
Titel	Science and Policy Issues: A Report of Citizen Concerns and Recommendations for American Agricultural Research.
Quelle	(1984), (74 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Agriculture; Developing Nations; DNA; Economic Factors; Federal Regulation; Futures (of Society); Genetic Engineering; Government Role; Higher Education; International Trade; Policy Formation; Research Projects; Scientific Personnel; World Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landwirtschaft; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Desoxyribonukleinsäure; Ökonomischer Faktor; Bundeskompetenz; Future; Society; Zukunft; Forschungsfreiheit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Politische Betätigung; Forschungsvorhaben; Wissenschaftliches Personal; Weltproblem
Abstract	Two areas which will have far reaching consequences for the future of United States agriculture are discussed: (1) biotechnology; and (2) critical economic research in world trade and commodity supply management. Topics in the first area include: controversies related to biotechnology; the relative importance of health, safety, and environmental regulations affecting the commercialization of biotechnology; the relative importance of targeting policies affecting the commercialization of biotechnology; and the expansion of federal responsibilities in biotechnology. Also included are recommendations related to the relative importance of public perception affecting the commercialization of biotechnology, and to scientific expertise and manpower. Topics in the second area include the world food system of the 1970s (examining factors influencing the demand for and consumption of food) and the outlook for the 1990s (considering how population, economic growth, and government policies will affect world agriculture). These topics and recommendations related to conducting critical macroeconomic research and attracting and retaining economic research expertise in the U.S. Department of Agriculture can help in assisting policymakers who develop long-term goals and formulate the new farm bill. Supporting documentation (including a list of existing federal responsibilities regarding agricultural biotechnology by agency and function) is included in appendices. (JN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC