Tables, Figures, and Boxes
TABLES
Table 2–1 |
Aggregate Returns on Public Investments in Agricultural Research and Extension |
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Table 4–1 |
NRI Support of Postdoctoral Researchers |
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Table 4–2 |
Skills and Items Affected by Acquired Grant |
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Table 5–1 |
Summary of Congressionally-Mandated High-Priority Research Areas (1990) |
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Table 5–2 |
NRI Research Divisions and Stakeholders’ Needs |
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Table 5–3 |
Committee’s List of Emerging Research Issues |
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Table 6–1 |
NRI Funding Levels, 1991 to 1998 |
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Table 6–2 |
History of Funding for Food, Fiber, and Natural-Resources Research in the USDA (in millions of dollars) |
FIGURES
Figure 2–1 |
Food, Fiber, and Natural-Resources Research Expenditures in the United States, 1960–1996 |
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Figure 2–2 |
Research Expenditures by Food and Fiber Industries 1960 and 1996 |
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Figure 5–1 |
Congressional Appropriations for NRI Divisions and Special Initiatives, 1991–1997 |
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Figure 5–2 |
NRI Programs, 1987–1998 (Gantt Chart) |
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Figure 6–1 |
Organization of Research at the US Department of Agriculture |
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Figure 6–2 |
Competitive Research Grants and Awards Management |
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Figure 6–3 |
National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Organization |
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Figure 7–1 |
Recommended Organization of USDA Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area |
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Figure 7–2 |
Recommended Organization of USDA Extramural Competitive Research Service (New NRI) |
BOXES
Box 3–1 |
Ethanol from Biomass: An Example of a Significant Scientific Advancement from NRI Research |
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Box 3–2 |
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome: An Example of a Significant Scientific Advancement from NRI Research |
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Box 3–3 |
Reduction in Fertilizer Use Profits Farmers and the Environment: An Example of NRI Research with Great Promise |
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Box 3–4 |
Rules and Guidelines for Panel Composition |
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Box 4–1 |
Is It Basic or Is It Applied? |