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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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transformation of the Indian agricultural input industry: has it increased agricultural R&D? by Pray, Carl E, Nagarajan, Latha

“…Indian agricultural input industries have gone through a major transformation in the last 40 years. State owned firms grew during the Green Revolution and then…”
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The Contribution of Private Industry to Agricultural Innovation by Fuglie, Keith, Heisey, Paul, King, John, Pray, Carl E., Schimmelpfenning, David

“…Led by seed biotechnology, private-sector spending in agricultural R&D grew 43% from 1994 to 2010. Most of the increase in global agricultural production over…”
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The Evolving Structure of Chinese R&D Funding and its Implications for the Productivity of Agricultural Biotechnology Research by Cai, Jinyang, Chen, Weiqiong, Huang, Jikun, Hu, Ruifa, Pray, Carl E.

“…China’s research and development (R&D) policy has changed considerably over recent decades, and great changes occurred in 2006 when the main programme…”
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Observations on status and trends of agricultural extension and inequality in Uganda by Ledermann, Samuel T., Anderson, Jock R., Pray, Carl E.

“…The global pandemic has accentuated inequalities, with vulnerable populations in developing countries fairing worst. In rural sub-Saharan Africa, restrictions…”
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Agricultural Research by the Private Sector by Pray, Carl E, Fuglie, Keith O

“…The private sector has assumed a larger role in developing improved technology for food and agriculture, with private agricultural R&D spending growing faster…”
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Has International Aid Promoted Economic Growth in Africa? by Cai, Jinyang, Zheng, Zuting, Hu, Ruifa, Pray, Carl E., Shao, Qianqian

“…Using panel data on 47 African countries from 1980–2013, this paper investigates the effects of aid on Africa's economic growth from the perspective of…”
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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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Supplying crop biotechnology to the poor: Opportunities and constraints by Pray, Carl E., Naseem, Anwar

“…Unlike the public-sector research that launched the Green Revolution, private firms based in industrialised countries have done the majority of agricultural…”
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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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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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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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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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Liberalization’s impact on the Indian seed industry: competition, research, and impact on farmers by Pray, Carl E, Ramaswami, Bharat

“…This article attempts to measure the impact of India’s limited liberalization on the seed industry and on farmers. Using a unique data set on the structure,…”
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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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Modeling agricultural innovation in a rapidly developing country: the case of Chinese pesticide industry by Shi, Guanming, Pray, Carl

“…Technology and innovation play an increasingly important role in the economic development of both developed and developing countries. We investigate how policy…”
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Technical convening on smallholder agricultural transformation, Arlington, VA, USA, May 7–8, 2015 by Naseem, Anwar, Pray, Carl E., Oehmke, James F.

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