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agricuhunl research, it must recognize diat those opportunities create additional burdens. The fit 

 between the construction of tiacilities and the pursuit of research objectives must be part of an overall 

 plan. 



In sum, die decade of die 1990s requires better planning and use of resources to achieve 

 national research goals. Federal support will be constrained, but dollars alone do not define leadership. 

 Thus, USDA and research institutions must plan dieir portfolios of activities and infrastructure-and 

 qiproach such opportunities tempered by realism. 



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