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Agricultural Research: Information on Research System and USDA's Priority Setting

RCED-96-92 Published: Mar 28, 1996. Publicly Released: Apr 11, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided an overview of the U.S. agricultural research, education, and extension system, focusing on: (1) how well certain agricultural research users believe the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and land grant universities are meeting users' research needs and disseminating their research results; and (2) USDA approaches to setting research priorities.

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