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Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators: Agricultural Research and Development

Cassandra Klotz-Ingram

No. (AH722) , February 2002

Public and private efforts in research and technology development have been the foundation of impressive productivity gains in the agricultural sector. Over the past few decades, there have been many changes affecting the research system. Advances in the biological sciences, such as recombinant DNA technology, have expanded the opportunities to develop new technology for both the public and private sectors. Legislation that strengthened intellectual property protection for biological inventions and allowed the patenting and licensing of public-sector innovations has further changed the research landscape. These new institutional arrangements have fostered public and private collaboration in research. (Note: The use of commercial or trade names does not imply approval by USDA or ERS.)

Keywords: agricultural research, research and development, R&D, intellectual property rights, technology transfer, public-sector, private-sector, ERS, USDA

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Chapter 5.2: Agricultural Research and Development , 354 kb.

Contents

  • Public Sector Research and Development
  • Private Industry Research and Development
  • Biological Innovations and Crop Development
  • Role of Intellectual Property Rights
  • Globalization of Markets
  • Public and Private Collaboration in Agricultural Research
  • Technology Transfer Mechanisms
  • Research Consortium Model of Technology Transfer
  • Cooperative Efforts in Plant Genomics
  • Changing Industry Structure and R&D
  • References

See other chapters in the Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators series.

Updated date: February 27, 2002

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