Science for Agriculture: A Long-Term Perspective by Wallace E. Huffman
Science for Agriculture
Science for Agriculture
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.
Science for Agriculture Summary
Science for Agriculture Reviews
The book is superbly produced and has special utility for policy makers, senior managers and strategic analysts in advanced agriculture.
Experimental Agriculture
Experimental Agriculture
About Wallace E. Huffman
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 (Vernon W. Ruttan).
Preface.
Introduction.
1) The Evolution of the U.S. System.
2) The Development of a System of Agricultural Sciences.
3) The Agricultural Scientist.
4) Resources and Their Allocation.
5) The Private Sector, Biotechnology and R&D for Agriculture.
6) International Dimensions of U.S. Agricultural Research.
7) Economics of the Provision of Public Agricultural Research.
8) Research Contributions to Agricultural Productivity.
9) The SAES-USDA System: Challenges for the 21st Century.
Glossary/Acronyms.
Index.
Additional information
NPB9780813806884
9780813806884
0813806887
Science for Agriculture: A Long-Term Perspective by Wallace E. Huffman
New
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2006-01-05
330
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