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Agricultural Innovation

Year: 2010

Type: report

Abstract: The achievements in agricultural innovation over the past century have been impressive, supporting large increases in agricultural yields and low food prices.Critical to this success has been sustained public sector investment combined with a decentralized and competitive research system in the US.Recent intellectual property reforms motivated increased private investment, yet the private sector still relies upon basic research produced by the public sector.Problems with scientific freedom to operate as well as concentration in the agricultural biotechnology industry also emerged due to intellectual property rights.For new technologies, the case of agriculture demonstrates that government has an important role in antitrust, the effective and efficient regulation of technologies, and in facilitating technology adoption.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w15793

Authors: Brian Wright, Tiffany Shih

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Intellectual Property and Patents

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funders: Energy Biosciences Institute, National Institutes of Health

OpenAlex ID: W4230063993

Cites: 101

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10