National Research Initiative: A Vital Competitive Grants Program in Food, Fiber, and Natural-Resources Research

by Committee on an Evaluation of the US Department of Agriculture National Research Initiative Competit, National Research Council, Natl Research Council, et al.

Our nation faces daunting challenges to its food and fiber system and to the condition of our natural resources in the coming decades. Rapid increases in world population and the pressure on resources generated by increasing per capita consumption as a result of increasing per capita income challenge the very basis of our standard of living--our food, fiber, and natural-resource base. As the nation faces the challenges, new technologies and new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030907083X
• ISBN13: 9780309070836
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"