Plant/Crop-Based Renewable Resources 2020: A Vision to Enhance U.S. Economic Security Through Renewable Plant/Crop-Based Resource Use

This vision document--which resulted from a collaborative effort among U.S. companies, nonprofit groups, trade associations, and academic institutions--is a broad outline of the potential reaches of this homegrown feedstocks industry into the core manufacturing capabilities of this nation. The document starts off by defining plant/crop-based resources, then proceeds to examine the current statusof these resources and evaluate future opportunities and priority areas for research and development through a process of matrix analysis.