This paper reviews the status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa. It addresses the potential economic … benefits to Sub-Saharan Africa and the effect biotechnology policies may have on growth, production and poverty reduction. The … extent to which agricultural biotechnology will compound or mitigate the constraints faced by smallholders …

Using patent citation data for the U.S., we test whether knowledge spillovers in biotechnology are sensitive to …, cohort-based regression analysis shows that physical distance is becoming less important for spillovers with time …

persistent fragmentation of the U.S. biotechnology industry …

persistent fragmentation of the U.S. biotechnology industry …

Despite major scientific progress in the application of biotechnology in agriculture, public attitudes towards … biotechnology in general and genetically modified food (GM food) products in particular remain mixed in Africa. Examining responses … order to have clear and unbiased attitudes towards agricultural biotechnology in Africa, there is the need to substitute …

yields and limiting yield losses. Advances in biotechnology will help address this need directly with crops that tolerate …