Improving agricultural knowledge and innovation systems : OECD conference proceedings.
OECD Conference on Agricultural Knowledge Systems(2011 :Paris, France)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
[Paris] : OECD,
c2012.
Proceedings from the OECD Conference on Agricultural Knowledge Systems (AKS), held in Paris, on 15-17 June 2011.
Includes bibliographical references.
Global and US trends in agricultural R&D in a global food security setting / by Philip G. Pardey and Julian M. Alston -- Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems in transition : findings of the SCAR Collaborative Working Group on AKIS / by Krijn Poppe -- Australia's approach to rural research, development and extension / by Allen Grant -- China's agricultural innovation system : issues and reform / by Ruifa Hu -- Agricultural R&D in Africa : investment, human capacity and policy constraints / by Gert-Jan Stads and Nienke Beintema -- Responses to new agricultural challenges / by Leticia Deschamps Solórzano -- Perspectives from the UK foresight global food and farming futures programme / by J.F. Muir -- Experiences with CGIAR reorganisation / by CGIAR Consortium -- Institutional Agricultural Knowledge System reforms in New Zealand and international networks / by Karla Falloon -- Innovative institutional approaches for Agricultural Knowledge System management in India / by V. Venkatasubramanian and P. Mahalakshmi -- Raising awareness of agricultural knowledge and information system in Spain : from personalised transfer services to internet platforms / by Gerardo Fernandez -- Responses of the French Agricultural Knowledge System to new agricultural challenges / by Pascal Bergeret -- Intellectual property rights and the role of public and levy-funded research : some lessons from international experience / by Richard Gray -- The role of business in working with government to develop Agricultural Knowledge Systems for global challenges : the New Zealand experience / by Phil O'Reilly -- Partnerships in agricultural innovation : who puts them together and are they enough? / by Andy Hall -- The role of innovation brokers in the agricultural innovation system / by Laurens Klerkx -- The European Union system for health and consumer protection / by Niall Gerlitz --
The United States approach for fostering new biological technologies and ensuring their safety / by Michael Schechtman -- Breeding business : plant breeder's rights and patent rights in the plant breeding business / by Hans Dons and Niels Louwaars -- Public-private partnerships : the role of the private sector / by Dominic Muyldermans -- A rainbow revolution and participatory plant breeding : combining traditional knowledge and modern science / by Masa Iwanaga -- A farmer's experience with biotech crops in South Africa / by Jaco Minnaar -- Latin America : public agricultural advisory services / by Matthew McMahon -- The Brazilian Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) System / by Mauricio Antônio Lopes -- Facilitating adoption and technology transfers : discussion -- Final round table : responding to broader policy objectives -- Summary of some key issues raised and implications for the policy agenda in OECD countries / by David Blandford -- Implications for OECD work / by Frank van Tongeron.
Agricultural extension work
Agricultural innovations
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