Pesticides: USDA's Research to Support Registration of Pesticides for Minor Crops

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) the status of the research that the Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) coordinates to support the registration of pesticides for use on minor crops; (2) the uses that IR-4 makes of its resources; and (3) actions that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken to ensure the availability of pesticides for use on minor crops after 1997.