Improving agricultural knowledge and innovation systems
Subtitle: OECD conference proceedings
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9789264167438; 9789264167445
Subjects: Agricultural extension work; Congresses; Agricultural innovations; Agriculture; Technology transfer; Congrès; Vulgarisation; Innovations; Transfert de technologie
Description: This conference proceedings from the OECD Conference on Agricultural Knowledge Systems (AKS), held in Paris, on 15-17 June 2011, discusses a large range of experiences and approaches to AKS explores how to foster development and adoption of innovation to meet global food security and climate change challenges. The conference considered developments in institutional frameworks, public and private roles and partnerships, regulatory frameworks conducive to innovation, the adoption of innovations and technology transfers, and the responsiveness of AKS to broader policy objectives.
Notes: This conference proceedings from the OECD Conference on Agricultural Knowledge Systems (AKS), held in Paris, on 15-17 June 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword and Acknowledgements; title: Acronyms; title: Executive summary; title: Global and US trends in agricultural R & D in a global food security setting; title: Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems in transition; title: Australia's approach to rural research, development and extension; title: China's agricultural innovation system; title: Agricultural R & D in Africa; title: Responses to new agricultural challenges; title: Perspectives from the UK foresight global food and farming futures programme; title: Experiences with CGIAR reorganisation; title: Institutional Agricultural Knowledge System reforms in New Zealand and international networks; title: Innovative institutional approaches for Agricultural Knowledge System management in India; title: Raising awareness of agricultural knowledge and information system in Spain; title: Responses of the French Agricultural Knowledge System to new agricultural challenges; title: Intellectual property rights and the role of public and levy-funded research; title: The role of business in working with government to develop Agricultural Knowledge Systems for global challenges; title: Partnerships in agricultural innovation; title: The role of innovation brokers in the agricultural innovation system; title: The European Union system for health and consumer protection; title: The United States approach for fostering new biological technologies and ensuring their safety; title: Breeding business; title: Public-private partnerships; title: A rainbow revolution and participatory plant breeding; title: A Farmer's experience with biotech crops in South Africa; title: Latin America: Public agricultural advisory services; title: The Brazilian Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) System; title: Facilitating adoption and technology transfers; title: Final round table; title: Summary of some key issues raised and implications for the policy agenda in OECD countries; title: Implications for OECD work; title: Agenda of the OECD Conference on Agricultural Knowledge Systems.