Search Results - "PRAY, C. E."

Science and agriculture policy at Land-Grant Institutions by Westendorf, M. L, Zimbelman, R. G, Pray, C. E

“…United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding of science and education at Land-Grant College institutions is in transition. The traditional "science…”
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THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION: PAST AND FUTURE by PRAY, C. E., ANDERSON, J. R.

“…In recent times, the agricultural research establishment of the Soviet Union represented a significant portion, some say more than one‐quarter, of the global…”
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The private sector in agricultural research systems: Will it fill the gap? by Pray, Carl E., Umali-Deininger, Dina

“…This article examines whether the private sector can fill the gap of declining public research in developing countries. Economic theory suggests private…”
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The Spread of Illegal Transgenic Cotton Varieties in India: Biosafety Regulation, Monopoly, and Enforcement by Ramaswami, Bharat, Pray, Carl E., Lalitha, N.

“…Plantings of unapproved genetically modified seeds (GM) happen in many developing countries including Brazil, China, and India even though the law does not…”
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Five years of Bt cotton in China – the benefits continue by Pray, Carl E., Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Rozelle, Scott

“…Summary Bt cotton is spreading very rapidly in China, in response to demand from farmers for technology that will reduce both the cost of pesticide…”
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Transgenic varieties and productivity of smallholder cotton farmers in China by Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Rozelle, Scott, Qiao, Fangbin, Pray, Carl E.

“…Genetically modified cotton varieties have greater production efficiency for smallholders in farming communities in China. We also find that the adoption of…”
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Genetically modified cotton and farmers' health in China by Hossain, Ferdaus, Pray, Carl E, Lu, Yanmei, Huang, Jikun, Fan, Cunhui, Hu, Ruifa

“…This study provides the first evidence of a direct link between the adoption of a genetically modified (GM) crop and improvements in human health. Estimation…”
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The impact of seed industry concentration on innovation: a study of US biotech market leaders by Schimmelpfennig, David E, Pray, Carl E, Brennan, Margaret F

“…Agricultural research drives increases in agricultural productivity, and the number of private agricultural input firms has been declining. The empirical…”
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Public-Private Sector Linkages in Research and Development: Biotechnology and the Seed Industry in Brazil, China and India by Pray, Carl E.

“…Many of the same forces that led to institutional changes in the US have also been putting pressure on less developed country research institutions. Pray…”
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Science and agriculture policy at Land-Grant insititutions by Westendorf, M L, Zimbelman, R G, Pray, C E

“…United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding of science and education at Land-Grant College institutions is in transition. The traditional "science…”
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The impact of economic reforms on R&D by the Indian seed industry by Pray, Carl E., Ramaswami, Bharat, Kelley, Timothy

“…Declining support for public research and advances in technology and new forms of legal protection have induced more private agricultural research. In…”
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Evolution of national agricultural research systems by Byerlee, D, Alston, J M, Pardey, P G, Roseboom, J, Rukuni, M, Blackie, M J, Eicher, C K, Mruthyunjaya, Ranjitha P, Echeverría, R G, Rutten, H, Pray, C E, Umali-Deininger, D, Anderson, J R

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The impact of privatizing agricultural research in Great Britain: an interim report on PBI and ADAS by Pray, Carl E.

“…The British government's sale of the Plant Breeding Institute (PBI) to Unilever and privatization of research funding at the Agricultural Development and…”
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Smallholders, transgenic varieties, and production efficiency: the case of cotton farmers in China by Huang JiKun, Hu RuiFa, Rozelle, S, Qiao, F. B, Pray, C. E

“…The overall goal of this study is to measure the impact that genetically modified cotton varieties have had on the production efficiency of smallholders in…”
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Plant variety protection, private funding, and public sector research priorities by Knudson, M.K. (University of Michigan), Pray, C.E

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Research and Productivity in Asian Agriculture by Traxler, Greg

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The Economics of Agricultural Research in British Punjab and Pakistani Punjab, 1905–1975 by Pray, Carl E.

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The Green Revolution as a Case Study in Transfer of Technology by Pray, Carl E.

“…The green revolution was a transfer of the idea of fertilizer-responsive grain varieties and the capacity to develop them from temporate countries to the…”
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The Impact of Agricultural Research in British India by Pray, Carl E.

“…This paper attempts to answer three questions. How much did agricultural research contribute to agricultural growth in British India? Was its limited impact…”
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The influence of international research on the size of national research systems by Evenson, R.E, Pray, C.E, Scobie, G.M

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