### Question
Can you define what research means?


### Answer
**Research** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 7412*:

> any type of test, study, or analysis designed to advance the image, desirability, use, marketability, production, product development, or quality of an agricultural commodity

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 7412*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 101-AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION > SUBCHAPTER II-ISSUANCE OF ORDERS FOR PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES REGARDING AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES**

