Some of the main forces behind the growth of the private sector in agricultural technology research and development are reviewed, finally the concerns and problems arising from the new institutional situation are discussed.

This document has been prepared on information drawn from several sources, including documents and fora and workshops held in different parts of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to address the problems and priorities ...

Productivity improvements, largely driven by technological change, have been the major source of growth in output in OECD agriculture. Yet technological advance poses considerable challenges for agricultural policy makers. ...

The research aims to establish the importance of the international and national efforts that have been made in recent decades for the creation and development of national research institutes, as well as focus on the recent ...