Feeding the world : agricultural research in the twenty-first century

The challenge for agriculture and the emergence of agricultural research -- Birth of the land-grant university and its impact on agricultural research -- Institutionalization of agricultural research -- Changing paradigms in agriculture -- Recent paradigm changes in agriculture -- Success of agricultural research -- Beneficiaries of agricultural research -- Return on investment in agricultural research -- Challenges in agricultural research -- Federal funding for research: agricultural versus other research programs -- Responsibilities and expectations of selected groups for agricultural research -- Publicly and privately funded agricultural research -- An international perspective on agricultural research -- Agricultural research and the future of our civilization