Sparger, John Adam; Heisey, Paul W.; Alwang, Jeffrey Roger - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
This study measures the amount of agricultural research engaged in maintenance research for commodities and non … of non-commodity based agricultural research is roughly 29%. Additionally, an empirical model is developed to explain … maintenance research expenditures. The influences of agricultural research funding, climatic conditions, pest and pathogen control …