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<p>Since their inception in 1862, the U.S. land grant colleges have evolved to become the training ground for the nation's and the world's agriculturists. In this book, the committee examines the future of the colleges of agriculture in light of changing national priorities for the agricultural, food, and natural resource system. The effects of federal funding constraints also are examined, as are opportunities for growth presented by developments in science. The committee's preceding volume, <i>Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities: A Profile</i>, is a compilation of the data that helped formulate the specific questions to be addressed. <i>Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Univerisities: Public Service and Public Policy</i> is the deliberative report, rating conclusions and recommendations for institutional innovation and public policy. It addresses these and other questions:</p> <ul> <li>What education mission should colleges of agriculture adopt?and what strategies should they use?in light of significant changes in the agricultural complex?</li> <li>Research in agriculture is expected to respond to consumer demands, environmental concerns, world populati
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- Author
- National Research Council; Board on Agriculture; Committee on the Future of the Colleges of Agriculture in the Land Grant University System
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780309207652
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Education, Agriculture, Nature
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