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4 Research at Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture: The State Arm of the U.S. Public Agricultural Research System
4 Research at Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture: The State Arm of the U.S. Public Agricultural Research System
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, and the Economic Research Service (ERS) compose the intramural research agencies.
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for USDA Resea rch Agencies, 1980-1995 Intramural Year ARS FS ERS NAL CSRSa Total 1980 358.0 95.9 35.2 7.3 185.9 682.3 1981 404.1 108.4 39.5 8.2 200.7 760.9 1982 423.2 112.1 39.4 8.2 220.6 803.5 1983 451.9 107.7 38.8 9.1 232.3 839.8 1984 471.1 109.4 44.3 10.4 237.7 872.9 1985 491.4 113.8 46.6 11.5 284.4 947.7 1986 483.2 113.6 44.1 10.8 269.6 921.3 1987 511.4 126.7 44.9 11.1 293.7 987.8 1988 544.1 132.5 48.3 12.2 303.1 1,040.2 1989 569.4 138.3 49.6 14.3 290.8 1,062.4 1990 593.3 150.9 51.0 14.7 326.6 1,136.5 1991 631.0 167.6 54.4 16.8 373.3 1,243.1 1992 668.4 180.5 58.7 17.8 415.5 1,340.9 1993 668.0 182.1 58.9 17.7 401.7 1,328.5 1994 691.6 192.5 55.3 18.3 423.1 1,380.7 1995b 708.6 204.0 53.7 19.7 386.9 1,372.9 Abbreviations: ARS, Agricultural Research Service; FS, Forest Service; ERS, Economic Research Service; NAL, National Agricultural Library; CSRS, Cooperative State Research Service. aCSRS appropriations are for extramural research.
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HI The SAESs at land grant colleges of agriculture have traditionally been the statebased partners in the public agricultural research system in the United States. As such, they have been the principal recipients of USDA appropriations for extramural research.
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Forestry schools that receive funds through the Mcintire-Stennis Forestry Research Act of 1962, for example, must report their total research expenditures to USDA, which incorporates the data in CRIS. 5~ CRIS data cover approximately 20 years, beginning with the early 1970s.
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Economic and Social Issues Enhance agricultural and rural economies Strengthen communities -Empower people for economic and social viability 5. Animal Systems -Develop integrated/sustainable animal production systems Enhance animal genetic diversity and biological performance Increase the quality of animal food products Enhance the health and well-being of food animals 6.
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Plant, animal and forestry research can, of course, affect rural economies and communities through its effects on farm and forest productivity and farm sector structure, but ESCOP classifications do not make these linkages explicit. Figure 4-1 shows that there has been little shift in the allocation of research expenditures since 1972.
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of research expenditures to ESCOP program areas at 1862 institutions. Between 1982 and 1992 there were small shifts away from animal and plant sciences and toward research in natural resources, social sciences, processing and value-added, and food and nutrition areas.
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