Information on Classical Plant and Animal Breeding Activities.

UNITED States. Dept. of Agriculture; ANIMAL breeding; PLANT breeding; UNITED States. Government Accountability Office; AGRICULTURAL research

The article provides information on a study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the classical plant and animal breeding activities practiced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). GAO examined USDA data on funding and scientist-years devoted to classical breeding, genomics, and genetic engineering activities for plants and animals. Moreover, USDA data show an increase in Agricultural Research Service (ARS) classical plant breeding funding over the past 10 years.