Abstract

Policy for research, development and commercialization of agricultural industrial products in the U.S. is subject to many forces. In the mid-1990s, important new information is available or forthcoming for policy makers to use in preparing our Nation's agenda for agricultural industrial products in the 21st century. Among those, new information sources are the US Department of Agriculture's budget and strategic plans, work by the President's Council on Sustainable Development, the 1996 Farm Bill passed by the U.S. Congress, and a biobased industrial products study by the National Academy of Sciences. It is concluded that the overall policy climate is very positive and, given broad collaboration from all sectors, opportunity is evident for the United States to transition to a more renewable resource-based economy.

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