Federal Agricultural Research Funding: Issues and Concerns

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO studied the regional distribution of Federal agricultural research funds administered through the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and obtained the views of State and Federal research leaders on agricultural research funding issues. The U.S. food and agricultural research system encompasses: (1) the USDA Agricultural Research Service; (2) the State agricultural experiment stations which are part of land-grant universities; and (3) the food and fiber industry.