From Agriscience to Agribusiness (eBook)

​Chapter 1: IntroductionPart I: R&D Spending and Agricultural Innovation – Organization and Emerging TrendsChapter 2: The Shifting Structure of Agricultural R&D: Worldwide Investment Patterns and PayoffsChapter 3: Private Sector Research and DevelopmentChapter 4: Structural Change and Innovation in the Global Agricultural Input SectorChapter 5: Private-Public R&D in the Development of the Canola Industry Part II: Institutional Incentives for Agricultural InnovationChapter 6: Why do US Corn Yields Increase? The Contributions of Genetics, Agronomy, and Policy InstrumentsChapter 7: Whither the Research Anticommons?Chapter 8: Patent Characteristics and Patent Ownership in Agricultural BiotechnologyChapter 9: Innovation and Technology Transfer among Firms in the Agricultural Input SectorChapter 10: Land-grant University Research as a Driver of Progress in AgriscienceChapter 11: Agriscience Innovation at Land-grant Universities, Measured by Patents and Plant Variety Protection Certificates as ProxiesPart III: Technology Transfer from the Public to the Private SectorChapter 12: Transfer and Licensing of University Research and Technology in Canadian AgricultureChapter 13: Technology Transfer in Agriculture: The Case of Wageningen UniversityChapter 14: The Evaluation Process of Research Commercialization Proposals and its Links to University Technology Transfer Strategy: A Case StudyChapter 15: The Technology Cycle and Technology Transfer StrategiesPart IV: Technology Transfer to Agricultural ProducersChapter 16: The Role of Extension in Agricultural Technology Transfer: A Critical ReviewChapter 17: Technology Adoption by Agricultural Producers: A Review of the LiteratureChapter 18: Commercialization Mechanisms for New Plant Varietiesze: 14px;">Chapter 19: Water Efficient Maize for Africa: A Public-Private Partnership in Technology Transfer to Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan AfricaPart V: Benefits from Agricultural Research and InnovationChapter 20: Public Research and Technology Transfer in US Agriculture: The Role of USDAChapter 21: The Role and Impact of Public Research and Technology Transfer in Brazilian AgricultureChapter 22:Public Agricultural Research and its Contributions to Agricultural ProductivityChapter 23: A Bayesian Measure of Research ProductivityChapter 24: Innovation and Technology Transfer in Agriculture: Concluding Comments