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ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
FY 2000 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
The Economic Research Service was established in 1961 from components of the former Bureau of
Agricultural Economics principally under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1621-1627). ERS’s portfolio was expanded to include international work with the addition of country
specialists from the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations. ERS performs work under one appropriation
item--economic analysis and research.
The mission of the Economic Research Service is to inform and enhance public and private decision
making on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural
development.
More information on ERS’s program is contained in the ERS Strategic plan and the ERS Annual
Performance Plans. Only Federal employees were involved in the preparation of this report.
The following table provides summary information on ERS’s achievement of FY 2000 Performance Goals.
The same two indicators were used for each goal. The first measures the quality of published research,
which encompasses research and analysis disseminated to the public, including information on the ERS
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