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The achievements in agricultural innovation over the past century have been impressive, supporting large increases in … operate as well as concentration in the agricultural biotechnology industry also emerged due to intellectual property rights …. For new technologies, the case of agriculture demonstrates that government has an important role in antitrust, the …
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The achievements in agricultural innovation over the past century have been impressive, supporting large increases in … operate as well as concentration in the agricultural biotechnology industry also emerged due to intellectual property rights …. For new technologies, the case of agriculture demonstrates that government has an important role in antitrust, the …
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must be constantly renewed through knowledge and innovation. Getting resources into the hands of innovators and providing … to finance agricultural innovation, in many countries there has been a shift away from block grant funding and towards … the use of innovation funds. These are used to provide incentives and resources for investment and collaboration between …
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During the past 60 years, the Indian extension system has evolved to reflect national priorities. At the outset, extension worked to bring about broad-based rural development. However, the food crises starting in the late 1950 refocused the efforts of extension on food security and increasing...
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growth in Africa, improvements in productivity will need to be a major driver of growth in the future. Thus, agricultural … innovations are needed to sustainably increase productivity, i.e. output per unit of all inputs, while maintaining environmental … potentials in agriculture and food systems in Africa for enhanced food security. For maximum impact, the Special Initiative "One …
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This paper examines the existence of social learning in agriculture in Ethiopia. We use a ‘random matching within … of network externalities in the adoption of row-planting techniques and also in farm productivity. Our results imply that … information exchange regarding agriculture. This further implies that investment in group formation, rather than simply using …
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