### Question
What does food and agricultural sciences mean?


### Answer
**Food and agricultural sciences** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 3103*:

> basic, applied, and developmental research, extension, and teaching activities in the food, agricultural, renewable natural resources, forestry, and physical and social sciences, in the broadest sense of these terms, including but not limited to, activities relating to:


(A) agriculture, including soil and water conservation and use, the use of organic waste materials to improve soil tilth and fertility, plant and animal production and protection, and plant and animal health

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 3103*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 64-AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING > SUBCHAPTER I-FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS**

