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Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence:
Spielman, David J.; Ma, Xingliang - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has been extensively debated in the literature on technology transfers … by testing technology diffusion patterns for six major crops using a unique dataset for the period 1961–2010 and an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132711
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Agricultural technology and food policy to combat iron deficiency in developing countries
Bouis, Howarth E. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1994
Agricultural Technology to Improve Diet Quality and Nutrition," organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997336
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Are there customary rights to plants?: an inquiry among the Baganda (Uganda), with special attention to gender
Howard, Patricia L.; Nabanoga, Gorettie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"Debates around Common Property Resources and Intellectual Property Rights fail to consider traditional and indigenous rights regimes that regulate plant resource exploitation, establish bundles of powers and obligations for heterogeneous groups of users, and create differential entitlements to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005113257
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From the conservation of genetic diversity to the promotion of quality foodstuff: can the French model of 'Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée' be exported?
Boisvert, Valérie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Building on ongoing research, this paper aims at suggesting alternative ways to conventional IPR systems to promote local varieties and related knowledge in developing countries. Many attempts to protect genetic diversity and local knowledge through IPR are in jeopardy because of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105961
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Intellectual property rights, private investment in research, and productivity growth in Indian agriculture: A review of evidence and options
Kolady, Deepthi; Spielman, David J.; Cavalieri, Anthony J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
lessons are not an indication of future success, this convergence of policy solutions and technology opportunities can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862333
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GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs
Chambers, Judith A.; Zambrano, Patricia; Falck-Zepeda, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
use and under development, although we recognize the potential of the technology for livestock, fisheries, and forestry. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132814
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Improving diagnostics for aflatoxin detection:
Harvey, Jagger; Gnonlonfin, Benoit; Fletcher, Mary; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850555
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Inputs, productivity, and agricultural growth in Africa South of the Sahara:
Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
and development (R&D), highlighting the need to facilitate farmers access to technology, markets, and the necessary … output per worker but also to accelerate technology adoption and total factor productivity (TFP) growth. According to the … appropriate technology hypothesis, advanced countries invent technologies that are compatible with their own factor mix, but these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272208
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Understanding men’s and women’s access to and control of assets and the implications for agricultural development projects: A case study in rice-farming households in eastern U...
Paris, Thelma; Pede, Valerien; Luis, Joyce; Sharma, Raman; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
This research was undertaken to understand gender issues on the distribution of, access to, and control over major assets of rice-farming households as well as the effects of technologies promoted by an Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) project in selected villages in eastern Uttar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272214
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What will it take for biofortification to have impact on the ground? Theories of change for three crop-country combinations:
Johnson, Nancy L.; Guedenet, Hannah; Saltzman, Amy - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
These theories of change were developed to help the HarvestPlus program deliver on its planned outcomes and impacts. HarvestPlus expects to contribute to the reduction in micronutrient deficiency among women and children in rural areas of developing countries through the breeding and...
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