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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

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:

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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

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  1. 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

  2. In 2011: • California farm revenue: $43.5 billion • Number of crops produced: 400+ • Number of crops that exceed $1 billion in revenue: 11 • California ag exports: $44.7 billion • Farm revenues up by 15% over 2010 • 800,000 workers on 81,500 farms

  3. 3 colleges • 1 professional school • 9 Research and Extension Centers • Statewide network of more than 50 local Cooperative Extension Offices

  4. Public research institutions generate 24% of all patents in agricultural biotechnology

  5. UC is the largest public holder of agricultural and biotech patents registered in the United States.

  6. Nearly 1 billion people worldwide go to bed hungry each night.

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Climate change poses serious challenges to agriculture.

  10. Climate change poses serious challenges to agriculture: • Insect pests • Heat-tolerant crops • Increased demand for water

  11. Climate change poses serious challenges to agriculture: • Insect pests • Heat-tolerant crops • Increased demand for water

  12. UC ANR advances benefit far more than agriculture and natural resources

  13. “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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