This chapter investigates the extent to which agricultural innovations draw on ideas originating outside of agriculture. We identify a large set of US patents for agricultural technologies granted between 1976 and 2018. To measure knowledge spillovers to these patents, we rely on three proxies:...

Abstract Purpose Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), owned by the Brazilian Government, is one of the most efficient agencies for promoting sustainable tropical agriculture in the world. However, although information is...

1. Introduction to the handbook on the human impact of agriculture / Harvey S. James, Jr. -- Part I. Impacts of agricultural institutions and organizations -- 2. How farm consolidation affects farmers and farmworkers / James M. MacDonald -- 3. The real game of chicken: The tournament, broiler...

What is Economics? -- Explaining the Behaviour of Individuals: Theory of Consumer Choice -- Demand and Supply: the Price Mechanism in a Market Economy -- Markets and Competition -- Production Economics: Theory of the Firm -- Factors of Production and their Rewards: Theory of Distribution --...

This Volume of Abstract includes all contributions for presentations and posters that were selected during a review process for the "International Conference on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases and Food Security"􀇇􀍛. The conference took place from 10–13 September 2018 in Berlin, Germany.

Since national independence, the government of Uzbekistan has been paying attention to developing its education system, including agriculture. A number of regulations have been adopted in order to address the problems in education. Among these, the Law on Education (1997) and the National...

This book discusses the subject of pathways to a sustainable economy through science and technology innovations which are regarded as the important components of the "4th Industrial Revolution". The volume has been developed from Bangladesh's "Vision 2041" agenda which includes development...

What can science, technology and innovation offer in the achievement of sustainable development goals? / Ademola A. Adenle, Marian Chertow, Ellen H.M. Moors and David J. Pannell -- Learning to innovate : the global institutions for biodiversity innovation in the sustainable development goals /...

"This book is a valuable and innovative piece of scholarship. It advances the broadening field of studies devoted to understanding how animal breeding has evolved after the advent of the science of genetics. Animal breeding is an ancient human occupation, but it has undergone profound changes...

Genetic Improvement of Major Cereals in Prospect to Bihar State / P. K. Singh, Anand Kumar, and Ravi Ranjan Kumar -- Status, Opportunities, and Challenges of Spice Research and Development / Sangeeta Shree and Paramveer -- Perspective of Plantation Crops with Special Reference to Coconut and...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Intellectual Property and agricultural innovation -- Chapter 3. Bioprospecting and access to plant genetic resources -- Chapter 4. Agri-biotechnological inventions and climate change -- Chapter 5. Plant variety rights protection and food security -- Chapter...

PART I: Science and Technology Innovation -- Chapter 1 Investigation on Advanced Materials for Green Chemical Processes and Energy Development -- Chapter 2 University-Industry Collaboration for Skill Enrichment and Industrialization: A global picture -- Chapter 3Empowering People Through...

1. Introduction -- 2. Crop and Livestock Production Responses to Rainfall and Temperature Variation in West Africa -- 3. Agriculture and Food Security in West Africa: Assessing the Feasibility of Realizing the UN SDG 2 -- 4. Improving Agricultural Production and Farm Management Practices and its...

"The Oxford Encyclopedia of Agriculture and the Environment presents an authoritative overview of the role and impacts of agriculture on the natural and human environments, from its origins historically to current praxis and outlooks. Major themes include: global and regional environmental...

"This book looks at agricultural systems and rural economies in Asia through the prism of alternative innovation systems, alternative public policy and institutional changes. The massive shifts within the agricultural economy in Asia, geared towards increasing production, has had a direct effect...

Performances. Capitalist aristocracy ; No ordinary farmers -- Experiments. Experiments all for worldly gain ; Trying machines -- Futures. Coining foliage into gold ; Divining adaptation -- Values. Truth in fruit ; The balance-sheet of nature -- Epilogue.

This Summary Report analyzes the current state of the land-grant agricultural research system and the attitudes, background, productivity and research performance of its current scientists. Specifically, the report summarizes the survey responses of agricultural and life science faculty...

The present study assesses the state of doctoral research and postgraduate education in agricultural economics in higher education institutions (HEI) in Uzbekistan and outlines initiatives for change. To better understand the content, process, and outcomes of postgraduate education and doctoral...

The historiographical and socio-economic topic of the 1918-1921 agrarian reform, marked by a considerable degree of difficulty due to a multitude of objective, quantitative as well as qualitative factors, represents a point of reference in the research endeavours focused on the social and...

This paper analyzes the trends and evolution of public spending in the agriculture sector in Indonesia, as well as the impact of public spending on agricultural growth. It finds that, in line with empirical work undertaken in other countries, public spending on agriculture and irrigation during...

Private sector research and development (R&D) in food processing has seen a growing share of agricultural R&D. This paper analyzes market and technological links between farmer-entrepreneurs and food processing firms. It is shown that processing sector R&D tends to display explosive cycles. To...