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Book Advancing agriculture in developing countries through knowledge and innovation  Synopsis of an International Conference

Download or read book Advancing agriculture in developing countries through knowledge and innovation Synopsis of an International Conference written by Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, Kristin Davis, and Dejene Aredo and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Public Private Collaboration in Agricultural Research

Download or read book Public Private Collaboration in Agricultural Research written by Keith O. Fuglie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-09-25 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of technology transfer in agricultural research collaborations Public-Private Collaboration in Agricultural Research: New Institutional Arrangements and Economic Implications examines the impact of the private-sector takeover of the field, and what it means for funding, research, technology, and more. Beginning with U.S. agricultural research financing, the discussion moves on to cover plant and animal research investments, collaborating institutions, and the international significance of technology spillover and transfer. From intellectual property rights and the CRADA Model to seed generation and other agricultural technology, this book offers a thought-provoking overview of global collaboration at this critical intersection of science and human welfare.

Book Public Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development

Download or read book Public Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development written by Axel Marx and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) and other private governance instruments (e.g., Fair Trade, Forest Stewardship Council, Fair Wear Foundation, GLOBALGAP) are increasingly regulating global production processes and economic activities. VSS verify the compliance of products or production processes with sustainability standards. The importance of voluntary sustainability standards is now widely recognized. After being operational for more than two decades, they have established themselves as private governance instruments. This recognition is also exemplified by their integration in public regulatory approaches. Governments and international organizations are partnering with voluntary sustainability standards to pursue sustainable development policies. We witness the integration of VSS in the regulatory approaches of local and national governments in countries around the world, the integration of VSS in trade policies, the emergence of public–private initiatives to govern global supply chains, and the inclusion of private initiatives in experimentalist governance regimes. This Special Issue seeks to bring together research on the interface between private and public governance. We welcome contributions which analyze specific case studies on the emergence and development of these private–public interactions, the design of public–private governance, the effectiveness of these governance arrangements, and critical perspectives on the possibilities and limitations of such public–private forms of governance. We welcome multi-disciplinary perspectives including contributions from economics, political science, law, sociology, geography, and anthropology. Papers selected for this Special Issue are subject to a peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

Book Mastering the Risky Business of Public Private Partnerships in Infrastructure

Download or read book Mastering the Risky Business of Public Private Partnerships in Infrastructure written by Manal Fouad and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-05-10 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investment in infrastructure can be a driving force of the economic recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of shrinking fiscal space. Public-private partnerships (PPP) bring a promise of efficiency when carefully designed and managed, to avoid creating unnecessary fiscal risks. But fiscal illusions prevent an understanding the sources of fiscal risks, which arise in all infrastructure projects, and that in PPPs present specific characteristics that need to be addressed. PPP contracts are also affected by implicit fiscal risks when they are poorly designed, particularly when a government signs a PPP contract for a project with no financial sustainability. This paper reviews the advantages and inconveniences of PPPs, discusses the fiscal illusions affecting them, identifies a diversity of fiscal risks, and presents the essentials of PPP fiscal risk management.

Book Food  Agriculture  And Development In The Pacific Basin

Download or read book Food Agriculture And Development In The Pacific Basin written by G. Edward Schuh and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1986-11-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conference papers, food production, food security, food policy, agricultural development, agricultural policy, Australia, East Asia, Latin America, Pacific, USA - trade, trade relations, self reliance, industrial development, relationship between agricultural sector and industrial sector, agricultural price, international migration, migrant workers, agricultural research, agricultural technology, technology transfer. Chronology, graphs, references, statistical tables.

Book Technology Transfer  Policies  and the Role of the Private Sector in the Global Poultry Revolution

Download or read book Technology Transfer Policies and the Role of the Private Sector in the Global Poultry Revolution written by Clare A. Narrod, Carl E. Pray, and Marites Tiongco IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 841 2008 and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Public Private Sector Partnerships in an Agricultural System of Innovation

Download or read book Public Private Sector Partnerships in an Agricultural System of Innovation written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pro Poor Public Private Partnerships for Food and Agriculture

Download or read book Pro Poor Public Private Partnerships for Food and Agriculture written by International Food Policy Research Institute and published by . This book was released on 2005-11-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Partnership for Research and Development

Download or read book A Partnership for Research and Development written by Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sharing Perspectives on Public private Sector Interaction

Download or read book Sharing Perspectives on Public private Sector Interaction written by Andrew J. Hall and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is now widely recognized that both national and international public sector agricultural research institutions need to interact more closely with the private sector. Although public-private interaction is starting to develop, there is still a need for a clearer understanding of ways to re-map the relationsihp between the two sectors. The objective of this workshop was to gather together both agricultural scientists and industry representatives to discuss patterns of interaction. These proceedings provide some background orientation for this discussion by explaining: why research partnerships have become important, the types of interaction that are possible, and some new ways of exploring this from a policy perspective. The notion of a technology system may be a useful way to identify how public sector expertise can contribute to private initiatives."--Cover verso.

Book Seed Policy and Programmes for Asia and the Pacific

Download or read book Seed Policy and Programmes for Asia and the Pacific written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents the proceedings a meeting organized and implemented by the Asia & Pacific Seed Association and the Department of Agricultural Extension of the Ministry of Agriculture in Bangkok, Thailand in close collaboration with the Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service of the FAO. In line with the Rome Declaration on World Food Security and the World Food Summit Plan of Action, the Meeting recognized that one of the major challenges facing most countries in Asia and the Pacific is the need to invest significant resources into strengthening their capacity to increase the availability of good quality seeds of a wider range of plant varieties. This will contribute to the maximization of both agrobiodiversity and productivity, in order to achieve national food security while reducing environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources. The Meeting proposed and agreed to establish a regional seed network to facilitate the exchange of information and expertise among countries and to coordinate policies and programmes designed to strengthen and improve local seed production and distribution systems in Asia and the Pacific. The Seed Network for Asia and the Pacific (SNAP) will facilitate inter-country scientific and technical collaboration on seed production and supply, and promote crop genetic resources evaluation, conservation and utilization in the region.

Book International Agricultural Research Organizations

Download or read book International Agricultural Research Organizations written by Dr. Amanullah Jr. and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for sustainable agriculture development. The work supported by CGIAR is carried out by 15 members of the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, in close collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations, including national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, and the private sector. The Vision of CGIAR is to reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, and enhance ecosystem resilience through high-quality international agricultural research, partnership and leadership. The book "International Agricultural Research Organizations" is written according the syllabus of HEC Islamabad (Agron-716) for the post graduate students. Not a single book is available on the subject. It is hoped that this book will be of some value to the students of agriculture. The author is grateful to the online materials of CGIAR which have been used in the compilation of this book. The author will be extremely glad for any constructive suggestions for further improvement in the book.

Book Securing the Harvest

Download or read book Securing the Harvest written by Joseph DeVries and published by CABI. This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improved food security, led by increased productivity among Africa's many small-scale farmers, has been the aim of significant national and international effort in recent decades. It has proved to be one of the most critical challenges facing humankind. This book grew out of a two-year exploration conducted by the food security theme of The Rockefeller Foundation focusing on the potential for crop genetic improvement to contribute to food security among rural populations in Africa. It provides a critical assessment of the ways in which recent breakthroughs in biotechnology, participatory plant breeding, and seed systems can be broadly employed in developing and delivering more productive crop varieties in Africa's diverse agricultural environments. It also presents an analysis of current plant breeding and biotechnology strategies for the key crops in Africa including: maize, sorghum, cowpea, rice, and cassava. The book will appeal to plant breeders, biotechnologists, and seed distributors as well as policy-makers in the area of agricultural development.

Book Fair Weather

    Book Details:
  • Author : National Research Council
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 2003-05-14
  • ISBN : 030916852X
  • Pages : 238 pages

Download or read book Fair Weather written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-05-14 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of evolving U.S. policy have led to three sectors providing weather servicesâ€"NOAA (primarily the National Weather Service [NWS]), academic institutions, and private companies. This three-sector system has produced a scope and diversity of weather services in the United States second to none. However, rapid scientific and technological change is changing the capabilities of the sectors and creating occasional friction. Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services examines the roles of the three sectors in providing weather and climate services, the barriers to interaction among the sectors, and the impact of scientific and technological advances on the weather enterprise. Readers from all three sectors will be interested in the analysis and recommendations provided in Fair Weather.

Book Agricultural Biotechnology  Biodiversity and Bioresources Conservation and Utilization

Download or read book Agricultural Biotechnology Biodiversity and Bioresources Conservation and Utilization written by Olawole O. Obembe and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers a range of important topics on crop and animal genetics, breeding and genomics, as well as biodiversity and genetic resources conservation and utilization reflecting three thematic sections of working groups of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria. The topics range from agricultural biotechnology, including genetically modified organisms and gene-editing for agronomically important traits in tropical crops, to Nigeria’s mega biodiversity and genetic resources conservation. This book will engender a deeper understanding of underpinning mechanisms, technologies, processes and science–policy nexus that has placed Nigeria as a leader in biotechnology in Africa. The book will be useful reference material for scientists and researchers working in the fields of food and agricultural biotechnology, bioinformatics, plant and animal genetics, breeding and genomics, genetic resources conservation and enhancement. Emphasizes recent advances in biotechnologies that could ameliorate the high-level global food and nutrition insecurity through plant and animal genetics, breeding, as well as genomics Provides detailed information towards harnessing indigenous bioresources for food and nutrition security and climate change adaptation Introduces new frontiers in the area of genomics, most especially their relevant applications in crop and animal breeding Reviews biotechniques that could enhance plant genetic resources conservation and utilization Discusses current biotechnological approaches to exploit genetic resources including the development of synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW) for crop adaptation to the increasingly changing global climate