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Towards a Grey to Green Revolution
Provedor de dados: 30
Autores: W.D.
Palavras-chave: Green revolution; Chickpeas; Biotechnology; Pigeonpeas; Watershed management; Private sector; Groundnuts; Watersheds; Tropical zones; Sorghum.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/3727

Future challenges and opportunities for agricultural R&amp;D in the semi-arid tropics
Provedor de dados: 30
Autores: J.G.
Palavras-chave: Crops; Pigeonpeas; Chickpeas; Millets; Sorghum; Policies; Private sector; Coarse grains; Genes.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4225

Improved cultivars of pearl millet in Tamil Nadu: adoption, impact, and returns to research investment
Provedor de dados: 30
Autores: C.
Palavras-chave: Millets; Hybrids; Production functions; Private sector; Variable costs; Grain; Fixed costs; Sampling; Breeds (animals); Products.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4220

Sharing perspectives on public-private sector interaction
Provedor de dados: 30
Autores: A.J.
Palavras-chave: Private sector; Hybrids; Policies; Biotechnology; Genetic resources; Breeds (animals); Millets; Agreements; Patents; Sugarcane.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4226

Comparaitive analysis of seed systems in Niger and Senegal
Provedor de dados: 30
Autores: J.
Palavras-chave: Millets; Groundnuts; Seed production; Seed quality; Germinability; Grain; Sowing rates; Private sector; Breeders seed; Performance.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4222

Forging Research and Development Partnerships with Private Sector at ICRISAT-Sorghum as a Case Study
Provedor de dados: 30
Autores: Reddy, B.V.S.,( Belum V. S. Reddy ).
Palavras-chave: Hybrids; Sorghum; Seed production; Alcohols; Private sector; Synergism; Confectionery; Breeds (animals); Sampling; Millets.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/3247

Policies, legislation and organizations related to water in South Africa, with special reference to the Olifants River Basin.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thompson,   Hubert; Stimie,   Chris M.; Richters,   E.; Perret,   Sylvain R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; River basins; Water use; Organizations; Institutions; Mapping; Government; Political aspects; Ethnology; Social status; Water policy; Water law; Land tenure; Water supply; Sanitation; Water users; Land use; Conflict; Private sector; Non-governmental organizations; Local government; Water users' associations; Catchment areas; Monitoring; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92770

Promoting a strong seed sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minot,   Nicholas.
Given that Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest incidence of poverty and malnutrition in the world, the stagnation in per capita grain production there is worrisome. Since 1970, per capita grain production in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined more than 10 percent. Increasing the productivity of staple foodcrops will help poor farmers and consumers, and one of the most sustainable ways to expand food production in Sub-Saharan Africa is to generate new technologies—including staple seed varieties—that are adapted to the constraints of the continent's small-scale farmers. The region thus requires a cost-effective system of seed production and distribution to ensure that appropriate seeds are delivered to farmers. Both the private and public sectors have a role to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA; Seed systems; Private sector; Public sector; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46010

Improving agricultural productivity for poverty alleviation through integrated service provision with public-private sector partnerships: examples and issues.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussain,   Intizar; Perera,   L.R.
Enduring low agricultural productivity is one of the major causes of rural poverty in South Asia. Based on a review of recent empirical studies, this paper focuses on three key questions: (1) why is agricultural productivity low in the region?; (2) what are the key constraints and opportunities for enhancing agricultural productivity; and (3) what are the effective mechanisms to improve access to key productivity enhancing technologies, factors and services. Two major points raised in the paper are: (a) improved management of land and water is important for increasing productivity, but equally important is farmers' access to non land and water-related inputs and services, which through their complementary relationships with water, increase the productivity...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Crop production; Productivity; Constraints; Poverty; Farmers’ associations; Public sector; Private sector; Models; Food security; Sugarcane; Rice; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92408

Capacity building for participatory irrigation management in Sindh Province of Pakistan.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Memon,   Yameen; Talpur,   Mustafa; Murray-Rust,   Hammond.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: River basins; Institutions; Organizations; Private sector; Public sector; Local government; Mapping; Water resource management; Water policy; Legislation; Rural women; Constraints; Groundwater; Surface water; Water quality; Water use; Water users; Dams; Reservoirs; Large-scale systems; Irrigation management; Industrialization; Case studies; Operations; Maintenance; Canals; Conflict; Farmer-agency interactions; Policy; Water supply; Rural development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92769

Private sector investment in agricultural research and development in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keogh,   Mick.
There is growing recognition that the private sector is playing an increasingly important role in agricultural research and development internationally, and in Australia. There are only very limited data available about the extent of private sector research and development (R&amp;D) investment that is occurring in Australia, and the nature of that investment. This paper reports the results of a survey and data review that was carried out to gain a better understanding of private sector agricultural R&amp;D investment in Australia. The survey, whilst limited, suggests that private sector agricultural R&amp;D investment in Australia is more significant than previously reported, and that private sector investors see public sector investment in this area as...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Research and development; Public sector; Private sector; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122897

The Seed Industry for Dryland Crops in Eastern Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muhammad,   Lutta; Njoroge,   Kiarie; Bett,   Charles; Mwangi,   Wilfred; Verkuijl,   Hugo; De Groote,   Hugo.
The development and promotion of improved crop varieties as well as efficient seed production, distribution, and marketing systems have contributed significantly to increased agricultural production and food security in Kenya. However, these impacts have not been replicated in the semi-arid midlands due to climatic, soil, and institutional factors. Following the liberalization of agriculture in the late 1980s, there has been greater participation of the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and voluntary agencies in the area. This study examined the extent to which these developments affected farmers’ access to dryland crops. The study found that the low quantity of seed traded, high cost of production, and high seed supply prices constrained the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural situation; Seed industry; Seed production; Food security; Marketing; Production costs; Distribution costs; Private sector; Public sector; Farmers; Farming systems; Dry farming; Crop husbandry; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; E16; F01.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56108

The Private Sector in Agricultural R&amp;D: Policies and Institutions to Foster its Growth in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naseem,   Anwar; Omamo,   Steven Were; Spielman,   David J.
New technologies are critical to enhancing agricultural productivity and reducing poverty in many developing countries. While public-sector investment in research has historically driven technological change in agriculture, recent trends suggest that the public sector’s role may not be as significant in the future. There is much optimism about the private sector’s capacity to deliver new technologies, even though current levels of private investment in research in developing countries remain low. This paper examines the determinants of private investment in agricultural research and development in developing countries, the market and institutional constraints that limit private investment growth, and the incentive mechanisms that can strengthen private...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural research and development; Private sector; Agricultural productivity; Research and development; Poverty reduction; Investments; Biotechnology; Food policy; Agricultural research; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58582

Irrigation and Water for Sustainable Development; Proceedings of the Second Forum December 15-16, 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Awulachew,   Seleshi Bekele; Erkossa,   Teklu; Balcha,   Yodit.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainable development; Irrigation management; Supplemental irrigation; Land management; Investment; Case studies; Public sector; Private sector; Cooperation; Government policy; Rural poverty; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118400

Strategic analysis of water institutions in India: Application of a new research paradigm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saleth,   Rathinasamy Maria.
The overall objective of this paper is to outline the analytical framework and theoretical approach underlying a new research paradigm and illustrate how this paradigm can be used for the strategic analysis of water institutions by applying it to the Indian context.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water management; Irrigation management; Institutions; Water law; Water rights; Water policy; Cost recovery; Price policy; Private sector; Public sector; Privatization; Financing; Conflict; Groundwater; Water market; Farmers’ associations; Water users’ associations; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44545

Irrigation management transfer in Mexico:  A strategy to achieve irrigation district sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Sam H., III.
Describes the process of transfer of irrigation districts in Mexico from public ownership to joint management, where responsibility for irrigation O&amp;M is shared between the public irrigation agency and water user associations. It evaluates the sustainability of transferred systems and discusses needed changes.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Privatization; Participatory management; Agricultural production; Sustainability; Private sector; Public sector; Economic aspects; Water users' associations; Investment; Agricultural policy; Irrigated farming; Water law; User charges; Land ownership; Mexico; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52799

PUBLIC SECTOR PLANT BREEDING IN A PRIVATIZING WORLD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thirtle,   Colin G.; Srinivasan,   Chittur S.; Heisey,   Paul W.
Intellectual property protection, globalization, and pressure on public budgets in many industrialized countries have shifted the balance of plant breeding activity from the public to the private sector. Several economic factors influence the relative shares of public versus private sector plant breeding activity, with varying results over time, over country, and over crop. The private sector, for example, dominates corn breeding throughout the industrialized world, but public and private activities in wheat breeding differ widely in Western Europe, different regions of the United States, Canada, and Australia. Public sector involvement in plant breeding may have benefits to society that the private sector's activities may not, fostering greater sharing of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Plant breeding; Economics; Public sector; Private sector; Research policy; Biotechnology; Intellectual property; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33775

Opportunities for private sector participation in agricultural water development and management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penning de Vries,   Frits W.T.; Sally,   Hilmy; Inocencio,   Arlene.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Private sector; Public sector; Public policy; Private investment; Participatory management; Privatization; Financing; Farmers; Households; Water harvesting; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92403

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: AN ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES FACING INDUSTRY AND THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spielman,   David J.; von Grebmer,   Klaus.
Public-private partnerships offer potentially important opportunities for pro-poor agricultural research in developing countries. Yet in the international agricultural research community--and with regard to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) itself--we see few examples of successful public-private partnerships, and fewer examples where such collaborations have contributed to food security, poverty reduction and economic growth. This study assesses the opportunities for, and challenges to, creating and sustaining public-private partnerships between the international agricultural research centers of the CGIAR and leading multinational, research-based agribusiness companies. The study hypothesizes that the willingness and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public-private partnership; Collaborative research; Private sector; Multinational firms; Agricultural research and development; Agricultural biotechnology; Intellectual property rights; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16089

ADOPTION OF MAIZE AND WHEAT TECHNOLOGIES IN EASTERN AFRICA: A SYNTHESIS OF THE FINDINGS OF 22 CASE STUDIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doss,   Cheryl R.; Mwangi,   Wilfred; Verkuijl,   Hugo; De Groote,   Hugo.
This paper synthesizes the findings of 22 micro-level studies on technology adoption carried out by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) with national agricultural research systems in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from 1996-1999. The authors found that technology adoption is taking place across Eastern Africa but considerable scope remains to improve the productivity of smallholder agriculture in higher potential regions with high levels of adoption. Extension was the variable most highly correlated with technology adoption, and extension services continue to play an important role in disseminating information on new varieties and how to manage them. Despite the usefulness of the micro-study results, especially for priority...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Maize; Wheat; Innovation adoption; Technology transfer; Plant Breeding; Small farms; Case studies; Fertilizers; Private sector; Nongovernmental organizations; Research institutions; International organizations; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46522