ABSTRACT
This chapter is a revision of the third in a series of surveys conducted by the Agricultural Research Institute to obtain data on the areas of emphasis and magnitude of expenditures by private industry for agricultural research. The first of these surveys provided information for the fiscal year 1965. The second covered the period 1976 and 1977. The survey was conducted following an expression of interest from the US Department of Agriculture for more up-to-date information on both the nature and extent of industry research relating to food and fiber production, utilization, and marketing systems. The larger number of scientist years devoted to research in the pesticide segment of the industry is to be expected, given that a large amount of chemical screening is needed to identify prospective compounds.
