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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
1971The "technology factor," in either its embodied or disembodied form, is increasingly recognized as a major source of differences in productivity and welfare over time and among nations.' Yet technical change is one of the more difficult products for a country in the early stages of economic development to produce.
Ruttan, Vernon W. +3 more
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Technology Transfer and Agricultural Robotics
CIRP Annals, 1985Summary A generalised technology improvement theorem comprising people, skills and equipment is suggested, and analysed with respect to component handling technology. Strategic alternatives for achieving technological improvements in this field are briefly investigated. With a view to predominantly agriculture -based countries like New Zealand (67%
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Transferring federal technology in agriculture
The Journal of Technology Transfer, 1985This paper reports on an evaluation of 47 cases of technology transferred from the laboratories of the USDA's Agriculture Research Service. The results of the study emphasize the importance of interaction between bench scientists and user/producers in the private sector who will commercialize the technology.
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Introduction: Innovation and Technology Transfer in Agriculture
2017Innovation has been an integral part of agriculture since its earliest days, when humans first began to make the shift from foraging to food production. It was only during the twentieth century, though, that private and public systems of formal research and development of innovations became common. With that came the need for formal systems to research,
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes +3 more
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Effectiveness of Mobile Based SMS in Transfer of Agricultural Technology
Journal of Krishi Vigyan, 2023Effective communication strategy is need of the hour to enable research results to reach the farmers fields without much time lag. Hence, it is obvious to use modern ways of communication besides traditional methods of communication. KVK, Amadalavalasa has started sending mobile based SMS through WAY 2 SMS to the KVK registered farmers to transfer of ...
S. Neelaveni +4 more
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The impact of technology transfer on agribusiness performance in Kenya
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 2020This study examines how technology transfer can influence the performance of small businesses in developing countries like Kenya. The theoretical basis of the study is the technology transfer model, which integrates a consideration of the transfer ...
S. Chege, Daoping Wang
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Innovation and technology transfer in Chinese agriculture
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2006PurposeThis paper sets out to examine innovation and technology transfers in the Chinese agricultural sector, with a particular focus on the government‐sponsored Science and Technology Transformation Fund.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a case study of the Science and Technology Transformation Fund to illustrate how innovation and technology
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Technology Transfer in Agriculture: The Case of Wageningen University
2017Even though returns on RD (2) implementation of a general legal framework of technology transfer to unburden departments, scientists, and IP staff; (3) embracing a culture where the prime driver for technology transfer is a “responsibility to give back to society” rather than income; and (4) embedding itself in a location where ties with industry are ...
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Support Structures for Technology Transfer in Agriculture
2019This chapter discusses a subset of case histories that illustrate characteristics of the social system supporting innovation in agriculture. The ambitious Agricultural Research Service program to eradicate the boll weevil is a total systems effort that involves the use of multiple technologies and modern field management in a carefully monitored ...
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Innovation and Technology Transfer in Agriculture: Concluding Comments
2017The authors in this book have described and analyzed a complex, dynamic system of agricultural innovation and technology transfer that has produced food in unprecedented quantity and quality, enhancing economic and food security worldwide. The agricultural innovation system has been in a near constant state of flux as fundamental technical discoveries,
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