usda agricultural research service
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USDA Agricultural Research Service. American Agriculture’s Accomplishments. 16% of the $9 trillion gross domestic product. 8% of U.S. exports. 17% of employment. < 2% U.S. workforce on farms. 100% of the citizens are users. Benefits of Agricultural Research. Increased productivity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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USDAUSDAAgricultural Research ServiceAgricultural Research Service
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16% of the $9 trillion gross domestic product.
8% of U.S. exports. 17% of employment. < 2% U.S. workforce on farms. 100% of the citizens are users.
American Agriculture’s Accomplishments
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Benefits of Agricultural Research
Increased productivity
Lower food prices
Increased trade
Improved quality of life
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Research has also helped producers address:
Natural resource concerns. Changing market conditions. New technology introductions. Solving major problems.
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Success of Agricultural Research
Feeds a population in excess of 6 billion
Uses only 0.2 ha (0.5 ac) of land per person
Agricultural Concerns
Intensive agriculture impacts the resource base.
Reduces capacity and sustainability.
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Challenges ahead
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• Food, feed, fiber production.• Bio-based energy production.• Water availability, drought, and water quality.• Air quality and regulations.• Production in a changing climate, while addressing safety and security.
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• Put more land under cultivation• Produce more per unit land area (“ecological intensification”)
MechanizationCrop/livestock
improvementInput use efficiency
Two ways to increase production
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Energy Projections: “Global Energy Perspectives” ITASA / WECPopulation Projections: United Nations “Long-Range WorldPopulation Projections: Based on the 1998 Revision”
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www.iaea.org/.../water_supply_demand.html
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Research Models• Investigator Driven
Typical of Universities Hired to work in research area Relevance driven by the
investigator
• Mission Driven ARS Hired to work in a mission area
defined by the Agency, based on
broad input Relevance is driven by a complex
process of congressional,
stakeholder, and scientist input
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Providing a scientific foundation for decision making in agriculture
“Our mission is to conduct research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination to . . .”
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Assess the nutritional needs of Americans
Sustain a competitive agricultural economy
Enhance the natural resource base and the environment
Provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole
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Research that Explains
Research that Predicts
Research thatSupports Decision
Making
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Comprehensive Research and Development Programs
• Apples to Zucchinis• Molecules to Watersheds
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ARS National Programs
• Food Animal Production
• Animal Health
• Arthropod Pests of Animals and Humans
• Aquaculture
• Water Availability and Watershed Management
• Global Change, Soil and Emissions
• Bioenergy and Bioproducts
• Agricultural Waste and Byproduct Utilization
• Pasture, Forage and Range Land Systems
• Agricultural System Competitiveness and Sustainability
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Animal Production & Protection
Natural Resources & Sustainable Agric. Sys.
• Plant, Microbial & Insect Germplasm Conservation & Development
• Plant Biological & Molecular Processes
• Plant Diseases
• Crop Protection & Quarantine
• Crop Production
• Methyl Bromide Alternatives
Crop Production & Protection
• Human Nutrition
• Food Safety
• New Uses, Quality & Marketability of Plant & Animal Products
Nutrition, Food Safety & Quality
Steven Shafer
Kay Simmons
Steven Kappes
Molly Kretsch
Chavonda Jacobs-Young
Associate Administrator
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Benefits of National Programs
Coordination
Communication
Efficient use of resources
Results
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ARS - Nationwide
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ARS Partners In Research• USDA• Other Government Agencies• State Universities• International Organizations
– U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
– World Bank– Consultative Group of
International Agricultural Research
– Tropical Ag Research & Higher Ed Center
– U.S./Israel BARD
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ProductiveGood land
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... those who produce ... those who produce food & fiber food & fiber
Perspectives of sustainability for...Perspectives of sustainability for...
A Working Understanding of A Working Understanding of Sustainability Sustainability
…….and .and everybody everybody else, too. else, too.
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Leading America towards a better future through agricultural research and information.