cover image: Prioritizing Agricultural Research in the 2023 Farm Bill - February 2023

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Prioritizing Agricultural Research in the 2023 Farm Bill - February 2023

17 Apr 2023

Research supported by the domestic and international USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) growth and stability shows that every $1 invested in public ag-ricultural research and development (R&D) from 1900 to 2011 generated $20 in benefits Public investment in agricultural re- to the US economy, on average. [...] China surpassed the ranchers, and foresters need innovative and United States as the leading public provider of powerful tools to feed the world and support agricultural research funding globally in 2008, themselves and their communities’ access to then passed the now 27-member European affordable, nutritious food. [...] Table 1 Figure 2 4 - PRIORITIZING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE 2023 FARM BILL Box 2: The public and private sectors can work hand in hand: The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Congress established the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) as a public-private partnership for agricultural research in the 2014 Farm Bill. [...] Reauthorize and provide robust funding in 1977 should be updated to reflect the to FFAR and broaden its mandate so need to bolster developing countries’ agri- it can serve as the foundation for agri- cultural research, education, and extension cultural research across the US govern- capabilities to help modernize developing ment. [...] About the Center on Global Food and Agriculture We seek to advance a more sustainable and resilient food system by addressing challenges facing our planet and the most vulnerable producers and consumers, to find solutions that inform and shape policy, and to provide leadership in America’s heartland and beyond.
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