Easing Barriers to Movement of Plant Varieties for Agricultural Development

Easing Barriers to Movement of Plant Varieties for Agricultural Development
Author: David Gisselquist
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780821339916

World Bank Technical Paper No. 364. The trade policies of the countries of the Andean Group--Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela--are in the midst of rapid change, particularly in agriculture, where trade policies are being overhauled and trade rules rewritten on domestic, regional, and global levels. This paper highlights the trade options open to each country by looking at agricultural policy in light of general trade policy. The report also discusses the particular role the Andean Group is playing and how the trade pact may influence the liberalization of agricultural markets.

Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development

Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development
Author: Spielman, David J.
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2014-04-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

The role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has been extensively debated in the literature on technology transfers and agricultural production in developing countries. However, few studies offer cross-country evidence on how IPRs affect yield growth, for example, by incentivizing private-sector investment in cultivar improvement. We address this knowledge gap by testing technology diffusion patterns for six major crops using a unique dataset for the period 1961–2010 and an Arellano–Bond linear dynamic panel-data estimation approach. Findings indicate that both biological and legal forms of IPRs tend to promote yield gap convergence between developed and developing countries, although effects vary between crops.

Tomorrow's Agriculture

Tomorrow's Agriculture
Author: G.H. Peters
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 882
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351737147

This title was first published in 2002: This volume represents some of the proceedings of the 24th conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) held in Berlin, Germany, in August 2000. The papers in this volume include the president's address, the Elmhirst Lecture and a selection of 20 contributed papers. It also includes panel discussion reports, reports on the discussion groups and mini-symposia, poster paper abstracts, and the synoptic view presented at the close of the conference by the new president of the IAAE, Joachin von Braun. The theme of the 24th conference was "Tomorrow's Agriculture: Incentives, Institutions, Infrastructure and Innovations", reflecting the rapid advances being made in the application of biotechnology in both the developed and developing worlds.

Agriculture and the Environment

Agriculture and the Environment
Author: Ernst Lutz
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780821342497

Agriculture in developing countries has been remarkably productive during the last few decades; however, the production levels were achieved at the cost of placing more stress on natural resources and the environment. This volume brings together state-of-the-art applied, practical research related to agriculture, development, and the environment in the developing world. It attempts to distill current knowledge and to summarize it in readable form for development practitioners. Where possible, authors use specific examples to indicate which approaches have worked and which have not, under which conditions, and why.

Seed Policy and Programmes for the Central and Eastern European Countries, Commonwealth of Independent States and Other Countries in Transition

Seed Policy and Programmes for the Central and Eastern European Countries, Commonwealth of Independent States and Other Countries in Transition
Author:
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251046777

This publication presents the proceedings of a regional technical meeting held in Budapest, Hungary from 6 to 10 March 2001. The meeting was organized and implemented by the Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvasar, Hungary, in close collaboration with FAO's Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service. 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 the region is the need to invest significant resources in strengthening their capacity to increase the availability of good quality seed 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."

Market-Driven Plant Breeding for Practicing Breeders

Market-Driven Plant Breeding for Practicing Breeders
Author: Aparna Tiwari
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2023-01-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811954348

This book highlights the technicalities of plant breeding in a seed-business environment and explains the crucial aspects of the value chain. It educates the readers on how to initiate, participate, sustain national and international agreements for material transfer, how consortia work to facilitate germplasm accessibility, and how to set visionary goals to develop a superior plant varieties. The book covers the aspects such as how to conduct disease screening trials at hot spots, preparing an operational budget, and how to accelerate product advancement. Plant breeding is broadly defined as manipulation of plant genotypes to create phenotypes that are beneficial to mankind. It helps to achieve food security and sustainability by developing high yielding, climate-resilient, nutritious varieties of crops and hence is able to address unprecedented challenges like rising global population, diminishing genetic biodiversity, and uncertainties of the weather . This book is an extraordinary source of information starting from goal-genesis to market-oriented product-profiling and help readers to accelerate/enhance? their work/professional performance more effectively. This book will be very useful to practicing plant breeders at various levels in the public and private sectors. It is a must-have book for potential plant breeders who enter plant breeding profession just after the completion of their formal plant breeding education.

Free Trade Area Membership as a Stepping Stone to Development

Free Trade Area Membership as a Stepping Stone to Development
Author: Emiko Fukase
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821348871

The ASEAN free trade area (AFTA) was created in 1992. This book presents an overview of the mechanisms of AFTA as well as individual country reports of the costs and benefits of membership. The final chapter looks at the potential impact on economic growth.

Competitiveness and Employment

Competitiveness and Employment
Author: Garry Christensen
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821341643

World Bank Technical Paper No. 383. This paper summarizes the findings of a multisector study designed to examine the efficacy and importance of various technology policies, technology-support institutions, incentive measures, and other sources of technological know-how. It examines how various firms in different sectors and countries improve their technology to increase productivity and product quality and develop new products and processes. Economies studied in this report included Canada, China, Hungary, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico and Taiwan (China).

Empowering Small Enterprises in Zimbabwe

Empowering Small Enterprises in Zimbabwe
Author: Kapil Kapoor
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 54
Release: 1997
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780821340745

IFC Lessons of Experience Series No. 5. The project experience accumulated by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) provides a basis for analyzing the way in which the investment framework has changed over time in developing countries and the implications for the success and efficiency of foreign direct investment (FDI) ventures. This report discusses the growth of FDI in the world economy and its role in emerging markets, describes the role of IFC in providing policy advice related to FDI (and the IFC's experience as an investor alongside FDI in developing countries), and draws lessons for how to structure FDI projects and policies to attract such investments. Annexes present and describe global FDI flows, FDI projects involving IFC investment and FIAS advisory assignments, and FDI projects examined in preparing this study. Also available: French (0-8213-4212-6) Stock No. 14212; Spanish (0-8213-4213-4) Stock No. 14213.

Hungary

Hungary
Author: Mihaly Kopanyi
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780821346532

Modernisation of the public sector, reforming intergovernmental fiscal relations, enhancing the local capacity to implement local strategies, and developing the legislative and institutional framework for efficient delivery of public services are among the biggest challenges in transition economies. Hungary has been a pioneer in local government reform and the Hungary Subnational Development Program (SNDP) proves the value of an integrated approach.