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Five-Year Plan of Work (FY 2008 - FY 2012) Key Themes

Goal 1

  • Adding Value to New and Old Agricultural Products
  • Agricultural Competitiveness
  • Agricultural Profitability
  • Animal Genomics
  • Animal Health
  • Animal Production Efficiency
  • Apiculture
  • Aquaculture
  • Biobased Products
  • Biofuels
  • Biotechnology
  • Bioterrorism
  • Diversified/Alternative Agriculture
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • GIS/GPS
  • Grazing
  • Home Lawn and Gardening
  • Innovative Farming Techniques
  • Invasive Species
  • Managing Change in Agriculture
  • New Uses for Agricultural Products
  • Niche Market
  • Organic Agriculture
  • Ornamental/Green Agriculture
  • Plant Genomics
  • Plant Germplasm
  • Plant Health
  • Plant Production Efficiency
  • Precision Agriculture
  • Rangeland/Pasture Management
  • Risk Management
  • Small Farm Viability
  • Tropical Agriculture
  • Urban Gardening

 

Goal 2

  • Food Accessability and Affordability
  • Food Handling
  • Food Quality
  • Food Recovery/Gleaning
  • Food Resource Management
  • Food Safety
  • Food Security
  • Foodborne Illness
  • Foodborne Pathogen Protection
  • HACCP

 

Goal 3

  • Birth Weight
  • Health Care
  • Human Health
  • Human Nutrition
  • Infant Mortality
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Nutricueticals

 

Goal 4

  • Agricultural Waste Management
  • Air Quality
  • Biodiversity
  • Biological Control
  • Drought Prevention and Mitigation
  • Endangered Species
  • Energy Conservation
  • Forest Crops
  • Forest Resource Management
  • Global Change and Climate Change
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Land Use
  • Natural Resources Management
  • Nutrient Management
  • Permaculture Land Management
  • Pesticide Application
  • Recycling
  • Riparian Management
  • Soil Erosion
  • Soil Quality
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Water Quality
  • Weather and Climate
  • Wetlands Restoration and Protection
  • Wildfire Science and Management
  • Wildlife Management
  • Yard Waste/Composting

 

Goal 5

  • Aging
  • Agricultural Financial Management
  • Character/Ethics Education
  • Child Care/Dependent Care
  • Children, Youth, and Families at Risk
  • Communications Skills
  • Community Development
  • Conflict Management
  • Consumer Management
  • Estate Planning
  • Family Resource Management
  • Farm Safety
  • Fire Safety
  • Home Safety
  • Home-based Business Education
  • Impact of Change on Rural Communities
  • Jobs/Employment
  • Leadership Training and Development
  • Literacy
  • Parenting
  • Promoting Business Programs
  • Promoting Housing Programs
  • Retirement Planning
  • Supplemental Income Strategies
  • Tourism
  • Workforce Preparation - Youth and Adult
  • Workforce Safety
  • Youth Development/4-H
  • Youth Farm Safety

 

Focus Areas in FY 2008 CSREES Budget

  • Advances in Biotechnology to Develop New Agricultural Products
  • Biobased Products Program
  • Improved Pest Control and Food Quality and Protection Act Implementation
  • Invasive Species Program
  • Modifying Food Intake Behavior
  • Organic Agriculture, Production, and Processing Methods
  • Scientific Basis for Optimal Health
  • Small Farms and Their Contributions to Local Economies
  • Sustainability of Agriculture and Forestry
  • Water Quality