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Abigail Spanberger: “Despite this nearly unheard of return on investment, public agricultural research funding peaked way back in 2002.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
Despite this nearly unheard of return on investment, public agricultural research funding peaked way back in 2002.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Spanberger points out the decline in agricultural research funding since 2002 despite high returns.

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