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This volume presents a state-of-the-art overview of the rapidly evolving field of agribusiness, highlighting the most current issues, concepts, trends and themes in research, practice and policy. With a particular emphasis on technology, product and process innovation, the authors cover a wide array...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Innovation, technology, and knowledge management,
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This volume presents a state-of-the-art overview of the rapidly evolving field of agribusiness, highlighting the most current issues, concepts, trends and themes in research, practice and policy. With a particular emphasis on technology, product and process innovation, the authors cover a wide array of topics relating to such issues as research and development, technology transfer and patents and licensing, with particular respect to the roles of academic institutions, private organizations and public agencies in generating and disseminating knowledge. Featuring case studies of innovative initiatives across the industry, this book will appeal to researchers, business leaders, university administrators and policymakers concerned with the multi-faceted implications of this dynamic and controversial sector. |
| Carrier Form: | xxvi, 490 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783319679570 3319679570 |
| Index Number: | S494 |
| CLC: | F303.2 |
| Call Number: | F303.2/F931 |
| Contents: | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I. R&D Spending and Agricultural Innovation: Organization and Emerging Trends -- The Shifting Structure of Agricultural R&D: Worldwide Investment Patterns and Payoffs -- Private Sector Research and Development -- Structural Change and Innovation in the Global Agricultural Input Sector -- Private-Public R&D in the Development of the Canola Industry in Canada -- Part II: Institutional Incentives for Agricultural Innovation -- Why do US Corn Yields Increase? The Contributions of Genetics, Agronomy, and Policy Instruments -- Whither the Research Anticommons? -- Patent Characteristics and Patent Ownership in Agricultural Biotechnology -- Innovation and Technology Transfer among Firms in the Agricultural Input Sector -- Land-grant University Research as a Driver of Progress in Agriscience -- Agriscience Innovation at Land-grant Universities, Measured by Patents and Plant Variety Protection Certificates as Proxies -- Part III: Technology Transfer from the Public to the Private Sector -- Transfer and Licensing of University Research and Technology in Canadian Agriculture -- Technology Transfer in Agriculture: The Case of Wageningen University -- The Evaluation Process of Research Commercialization Proposals and its Links to University Technology Transfer Strategy: A Case Study -- The Technology Cycle and Technology Transfer Strategies -- Part IV: Technology Transfer to Agricultural Producers -- The Role of Extension in Agricultural Technology Transfer: A Critical Review -- Technology Adoption by Agricultural Producers: A Review of the Literature -- Commercialization Mechanisms for New Plant Varieties -- Water Efficient Maize for Africa: A Public-Private Partnership in Technology Transfer to Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Part V: Benefits from Agricultural Research and Innovation -- Public Research and Technology Transfer in US Agriculture: The Role of USDA -- The Role and Impact of Public Research and Technology Transfer in Brazilian Agriculture -- Public Agricultural Research and its Contributions to Agricultural Productivity -- A Bayesian Measure of Research Productivity -- Innovation and Technology Transfer in Agriculture: Concluding Comments. |