The Role of Stakeholders in Program Definition

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The Role of Stakeholders in Program Definition

• Vic Lechtenberg
• Purdue University Dean of Agriculture
• Chair, National Agricultural Research, Extension,
  Education and Economics Advisory Board
• September 24, 2002

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Why Seek Input?

• Critical policy questions
• Level of public investment
• Priorities what and whose
• Who should perform
• Who should fund
• How to fund
• Quality and accountability

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Why Seek Input?

• Create ownership
• People will spend their chips if theyve
  contributed, even if final program is not exactly
  what they would espouse
• If you dont want advice, dont ask or youll pay
  the price politically

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NAREEE Stakeholder Input

• Significantly influenced advice given to
  Secretary and USDA
• Broad and national in scale
• Input sessions open to all
• Ongoing process
• Advisory Board holds stakeholder symposia on
  fairly regular basis

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NAREEE Priorities

• These priorities reflect extensive input by
  stakeholders from all segments of our food,
  forestry, and agricultural system.
• May 1998 NAREEE report, Priorities
  for Agricultural
• Research, Education, and
  Economics

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NAREEE Priorities

• Desired national outcomes
• An agricultural system that is highly competitive
  in the global economy
• A safe and secure food and fiber system
• A healthy, well-nourished population
• Greater harmony between agriculture and the
  environment
• Enhanced economic opportunity and quality of life
  for all Americans

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NAREEE Priorities

• Added value and new use products
• Agricultural genomics
• Education and information access
• Emerging animal and plant issues
• Preparedness and response capability

• Environmental stewardship
• Food safety
• Human nutrition
• Public communication and outreach
• Global trade

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NAREEE Priorities

• Reflect research needs of nations food,
  agriculture, and natural resource system
• Are widely accepted, both in Washington, D.C. and
  back home

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Stakeholders Peer Review

• Proposed projects must
• have scientific merit
• be relevant
• Scientific community determines merit
• Stakeholders can answer the question of relevance