Twenty-five private firms are now working on the problem and finally have developed some superior hybrids of maize. The private sector has also been more successful than the public research institutions or IARCs in developing sorghum hybrids. Given these findings it seems that expanding public investment in research and extension would lead to even greater gains. As Indian research shifts to a greater emphasis on biotechnology, the private sector and foreign suppliers of technology are assuming larger roles in research than in the past. Policymakers should encourage such investment in agriculture and re-move the remaining barriers to technology transfer.
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