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UC ANR is a vital partner, working hand in hand with agriculture to enhance markets help the balance of trade address environmental concerns protect plant health provide growers with scientifically tested production techniques a nd Californians with increased food safety. In 2011: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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UC ANR is a vital partner, working hand in hand with agriculture to • enhance markets• help the balance of trade• address environmental concerns• protect plant health• provide growers with scientifically
tested production techniques• and Californians with increased
food safety
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In 2012:• California farm revenue: $44.7 billion• Number of crops produced: 400+• Number of crops that exceed
$1 billion in revenue: 11• California ag exports: $18.8 billion• Farm revenues up by 17% over 2011• Agriculture supports 348,900
California jobs
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• 3 colleges• 1 professional school• 9 Research and Extension
Centers• Statewide network of more
than 50 local Cooperative Extension Offices
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Public research institutions generate 24% of all patents in agricultural biotechnology
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UC is the largest public holder of agricultural and biotech patents registered in the United States.
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Nearly 1 billion people worldwide go to bed hungry each night.
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UC ANR researchers are working to meet tomorrow’s food demand with innovations in:• Animal care and breeding• Plant varieties• Irrigation and nutrient
delivery• Pest and disease
management practices
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California almond yields have nearly doubled and food safety has increased through practices based in UC research in• Irrigation• Nutrient delivery• Tree spacing• Canopy management
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Climate change poses serious challenges to agriculture.
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Climate change poses serious challenges to agriculture:• Insect pests• Heat-tolerant crops• Increased demand for water
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Climate change poses serious challenges to agriculture:• Insect pests• Heat-tolerant crops• Increased demand for
water
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UC ANR advances benefit far more than agriculture and natural resources
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“Meeting these challenges will require a renewed commitment to research, innovation, and technology development in agriculture. If we act strategically today, we will gain invaluable benefits tomorrow, including enhanced food security better nutrition, greener sources of energy, and healthier lives, while we grow the rural economy.” —Daniel Schrag, co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Agriculture Preparedness Working Group
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