University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Based on papers from a symposium held in conjunction with the 24th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, in Berlin, Aug. 12-19, 2000. With additional material.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Vernon W. Ruttan -- Agricultural Research Policy in an Era of Privatization: Introduction and Overview / Derek Byerlee, Ruben G. Echeverria -- The Evolution of Public Research Systems in Developing Countries: Facing New Challenges / Derek Byerlee, Gary Alex, Ruben G. Echeverria -- The Growing Role of the Private Sector in Agricultural Research / Carl Pray -- Private Funding of Research through Producer Organizations -- Joint Funding of Agricultural Research by Producers and Government in Australia / John P. Brennan, John D. Mullen -- Farmer and Industry Funding of Agricultural Research in Colombia / Ruben D. Estrada, Federico Holmann, Rafael Posada -- Financing Agricultural Research by Producers' Organizations in Africa / Jaakko Kangasniemi -- Partnership of Producer and Government Financing to Reform Agricultural Research in Uruguay / Mario Allegri -- Public-Private Partnerships in Conducting Research -- Public-Private Cooperation in Agricultural Research: Examples from The Netherlands / Kees van der Meer -- Public-Private Interactions and Technology Policy in Innovation Processes for Zero Tillage in Argentina / Javier Ekboir, Gabriel Parellada -- Public-Private Sector Interaction in the Indian Agricultural Research System: an Innovation Systems Perspective on Institutional Reform / Andrew Hall, Rasheed Sulaiman, Norman Clark, M.V.K. Sivamohan, B. Yoganand -- Public Sector Response to Growing Privatization.

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