From Agriscience to Agribusiness: Theories, Policies and Practices in Technology Transfer and Commercialization

ISBN-13: 9783319679570 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 491 str.

Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes; Elias G. Carayannis; Evangelos Grigoroudis

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​Chapter 1: Introduction

Part I: R&D Spending and Agricultural Innovation – Organization and Emerging Trends

Chapter 2: The Shifting Structure of Agricultural R&D: Worldwide Investment Patterns and Payoffs

Chapter 3: Private Sector Research and Development

Chapter 4: Structural Change and Innovation in the Global Agricultural Input Sector

Chapter 5: Private-Public R&D in the Development of the Canola Industry

Part II: Institutional Incentives for Agricultural Innovation

Chapter 6: Why do US Corn Yields Increase? The Contributions of Genetics, Agronomy, and Policy Instruments

Chapter 7: Whither the Research Anticommons?

Chapter 8: Patent Characteristics and Patent Ownership in Agricultural Biotechnology

Chapter 9: Innovation and Technology Transfer among Firms in the Agricultural Input Sector

Chapter 10: Land-grant University Research as a Driver of Progress in Agriscience

Chapter 11: 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

Chapter 12: Transfer and Licensing of University Research and Technology in Canadian Agriculture

Chapter 13: Technology Transfer in Agriculture: The Case of Wageningen University

Chapter 14: The Evaluation Process of R

esearch Commercialization Proposals and its Links to University Technology Transfer Strategy: A Case Study

Chapter 15: The Technology Cycle and Technology Transfer Strategies

Part IV: Technology Transfer to Agricultural Producers

Chapter 16: The Role of Extension in Agricultural Technology Transfer: A Critical Review

Chapter 17: Technology Adoption by Agricultural Producers: A Review of the Literature

Chapter 18: Commercialization Mechanisms for New Plant Varie

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Part V: Benefits from Agricultural Research and Innovation

Chapter 20: Public Research and Technology Transfer in US Agriculture: The Role of USDA

Chapter 21: The Role and Impact of Public Research and Technology Transfer in Brazilian Agriculture

Chapter 22:Public Agricultural Research and its Contributions to Agricultural Productivity

Chapter 23: A Bayesian Measure of Research Productivity

Chapter 24: Innovation and Technology Transfer in Agriculture: Concluding Comments

Blurb

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.