Needs and Objectives in Vegetable Research and Information

• Develop a closer partnership with industry so that priority problems, issues and strategies for solution can be collectively addressed.

• Develop linkages with new clientele/audiences. Consumers, resource agencies and organizations, and environmental groups are important partners for the future.

• Foster interdepartmental, interdisciplinary and intercampus communication and collaboration.

• Clear assignment and understanding of responsibilities, regardless of departmental boundaries, to better utilize human resources throughout the system, from the counties to the campuses.

• Strengthen linkages with allied disciplines and programs within the UC. Nutrition, rural and community development, behavioral science, agricultural economics and others are all potential partners in addressing important issues.

• Be more effective in documentation and dissemination of what has been and is being done in research and extension/outreach to address important agricultural issues.

• Provide a focal point for vegetable issues for clientele both inside and outside the University.

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