National Center for Food and Agriculture Policy

The National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) describes itself as 'a private non-profit non-advocacy research organization'.

In its 2002 annual report states that NCFAP was "originally established in 1984 at Resources for the Future (RFF)with a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Center became an independent organization in 1992. However, RFF has maintained close ties with the organisation. For example, the domain name registration of the NCFAP website, last updated in January 2006, lists its administrative contact as a staff member of RFF. (RFF operates out of the same building).

Personnel

 * Jill Long Thompson, C.E.O

Funding sources
The 2002 Annual Report lists the following funding sources :

Government

 * United States Department of Agriculture, ARS Office of Pest Management Policy
 * United States Geological Survey Water Resources Division

Associations

 * American Sugarbeet Growers Association
 * Biotechnology Industry Organization
 * Council for Biotechnology Information
 * CropLife America
 * Grocery Manufacturers of America
 * Illinois Farm Bureau
 * Mint Industry Research Council
 * Northwest Horticultural Council
 * Oregonians for Food and Shelter

Corporations

 * Arvesta Corporation
 * Aventis
 * Bayer
 * Cheminova
 * E.I. DuPont de Nemours
 * FMC
 * Gowan
 * Griffin
 * Monsanto
 * Rohm and Haas
 * Syngenta

Foundations

 * Rockefeller Foundation

Contact details
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy 1616 P Street NW, First Floor Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-328-5048 Fax: 202-328-5133 Email: ncfap AT ncfap.org Web: http://www.ncfap.org/