Private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in Africa
This study is based on surveys of private-sector innovation and research in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia in 2009 and 2010. With the exception of South Africa, Private R&D in Sub-Saharan Africa is still limited, but it is growing rapidly in several countries and is concentrated...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Pray, Carl E. Gisselquist, David Nagarajan, Latha |
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| description | This study is based on surveys of private-sector innovation and research in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia in 2009 and 2010. With the exception of South Africa, Private R&D in Sub-Saharan Africa is still limited, but it is growing rapidly in several countries and is concentrated in the seed industry. The study found that innovations in plant varieties, machinery, pesticides, fertilizers, and poultry imported by private agribusiness have been important sources of new agricultural technology. A search of the literature shows that private technology increased agricultural productivity in Africa. The adoption of proprietary hybrids of maize increased yields in Tanzania. Modern poultry technology increased poultry productivity in Nigeria, and private sugarcane research in South Africa increased productivity there. Many studies show that proprietary genetically modified maize and cotton improved the yields, incomes, and health of smallholder farmers in South Africa and Burkina Faso. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1548072025-11-06T03:44:47Z Private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in Africa Pray, Carl E. Gisselquist, David Nagarajan, Latha investment agricultural research This study is based on surveys of private-sector innovation and research in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia in 2009 and 2010. With the exception of South Africa, Private R&D in Sub-Saharan Africa is still limited, but it is growing rapidly in several countries and is concentrated in the seed industry. The study found that innovations in plant varieties, machinery, pesticides, fertilizers, and poultry imported by private agribusiness have been important sources of new agricultural technology. A search of the literature shows that private technology increased agricultural productivity in Africa. The adoption of proprietary hybrids of maize increased yields in Tanzania. Modern poultry technology increased poultry productivity in Nigeria, and private sugarcane research in South Africa increased productivity there. Many studies show that proprietary genetically modified maize and cotton improved the yields, incomes, and health of smallholder farmers in South Africa and Burkina Faso. 2011 2024-10-01T14:04:01Z 2024-10-01T14:04:01Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154807 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa Pray, Carl E.; Gisselquist, David; Nagarajan, Latha. 2011. Private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in Africa. Conference Working paper 13. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154807 |
| spellingShingle | investment agricultural research Pray, Carl E. Gisselquist, David Nagarajan, Latha Private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in Africa |
| title | Private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in Africa |
| title_full | Private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in Africa |
| title_short | Private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in Africa |
| title_sort | private investment in agricultural research and technology transfer in africa |
| topic | investment agricultural research |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154807 |
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