State-of-the-art coverage of current research, practice and policy in the rapidly growing and dynamic field of agri-businessPresents in-depth case studies on such topics as public and private sector R&D, technology transfer, and patentsFeatures contributions from leading researchers and industry experts

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Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: R&D Spending and Agricultural Innovation Organization and Emerging Trends.- Chapter 2: The Shifting Structure of Agricultural R&D: Worldwide Investment Patterns and Payoffs.- Chapter 3: Private Sector Research and Development.- Chapter 4: Structural Change and Innovation in the Global Agricultural Input Sector.- Chapter 5: Private-Public R&D in the Development of the Canola Industry in Canada.- Part II: Institutional Incentives for Agricultural Innovation.- Chapter 6: Why do US Corn Yields Increase? The Contributions of Genetics, Agronomy, and Policy Instruments.- Chapter 7: Whither the Research Anticommons?.- Chapter 8: Patent Characteristics and Patent Ownership in Agricultural Biotechnology.- Chapter 9: Innovation and Technology Transfer among Firms in the Agricultural Input Sector.- Chapter 10: Land-grant University Research as a Driver of Progress in Agriscience.- Chapter 11: Agriscience Innovation at Land-grant Universities, Measured by Patentsand Plant Variety Protection Certificates as Proxies.- Part III: Technology Transfer from the Public to the Private Sector.- Chapter 12: Transfer and Licensing of University Research and Technology in Canadian Agriculture.- Chapter 13: Technology Transfer in Agriculture: The Case of Wageningen University.- Chapter 14: The Evaluation Process of Research Commercialization Proposals and its Links to University Technology Transfer Strategy: A Case Study.- Chapter 15: The Technology Cycle and Technology Transfer Strategies.- Part IV: Technology Transfer to Agricultural Producers.- Chapter 16: The Role of Extension in Agricultural Technology Transfer: A Critical Review.- Chapter 17: Technology Adoption by Agricultural Producers: A Review of the Literature.- Chapter 18: Commercialization Mechanisms for New Plant Varieties.- Chapter 19: Water Efficient Maize for Africa: A Public-Private Partnership in Technology Transfer to Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Part V: Benefits from Agricultural Research and Innovation.- Chapter 20: Public Research and Technology Transfer in US Agriculture: The Role of USDA.- Chapter 21: The Role and Impact of Public Research and Technology Transfer in Brazilian Agriculture.- Chapter 22:Public Agricultural Research and its Contributions to Agricultural Productivity.- Chapter 23: A Bayesian Measure of Research Productivity.- Chapter 24: Innovation and Technology Transfer in Agriculture: Concluding Comments.