Feeding the World : Agricultural Research in the Twenty-First Century / Gale A. Buchanan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buchanan, Gale A., 1937- author.

Series:

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

National agricultural research systems--United States--History--20th century.

National agricultural research systems.

Agriculture--Research--United States--Finance.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Research--Finance.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The astounding success of agricultural research has enabled farmers to produce increasingly more--and more kinds--of food throughout the world. But with a projected 9 billion people to feed by 2050, veteran researcher Gale Buchanan fears that human confidence in this ample supply, especially in the US, has created unrealistic expectations for the future. Without a working knowledge of what types and amounts of research produced the bounty we enjoy today, we will not be prepared to support the research necessary to face the challenges ahead, including population growth, climate change, and water and energy scarcity. In this book, Buchanan describes the historical commitment to research and the phenomenal changes it brought to our ability to feed ourselves. He also prescribes a path for the future, pointing the way toward an adequately funded, more creative agricultural research system that involves scientists, administrators, educators, farmers, politicians, and consumers; resides in one "stand alone" agency; enjoys a consistent funding stream; and operates internationally.

Contents:

The challenge for agriculture and the emergence of agricultural research

Birth of the land-grant university and its impact on agricultural research

Institutionalization of agricultural research

Changing paradigms in agriculture

Recent paradigm changes in agriculture

Success of agricultural research

Beneficiaries of agricultural research

Return on investment in agricultural research

Challenges in agricultural research

Federal funding for research: agricultural versus other research programs

Responsibilities and expectations of selected groups for agricultural research

Publicly and privately funded agricultural research

An international perspective on agricultural research

Agricultural research and the future of our civilization.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-370-6

OCLC:

950680116