• Front Matter R1-R28

• Executive Summary 1-14

• 1. Vision and Leadership 15-26

• 2. The US Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area 27-37

• 3. Research Frontiers 38-66

• 4. Setting the Research Stategy 67-95

• 5. Collaboration 96-118

• 6. Quality and Impact Assurance in the REE Agencies 119-145

• 7. REE Capacity 146-168

• 8. Coda 169-170

• Appendix A: S.1150.1998. Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 171-174

• Appendix B: Subcommittee Statements of Task 175-176

• Appendix C: A National Research Council Public Workshop 177-181

• Appendix D: REE Administrator Interviews 182-183

• Appendix E: Action-Agency Administrator Interviews 184-185

• Appendix F: Agricultural-Research Funding 186-203

• Appendix G: REE Dissemination and Outreach Efforts 204-216

• About the Authors 217-224

• About the Subcommittees 225-240

" Appendix A: S.1150.1998. Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ." Frontiers in Agricultural Research: Food, Health, Environment, and Communities . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2003 .

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