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The Seed industry in Pakistan: Regulation, politics, and entrepreneurship by Rana, Muhammad Ahsan

“…Most actors, including some public sector enterprises, have on occasion found answers in the informal sector, which now mediates a substantial portion of the trade.…”
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Responding to the challenges of impact assessment of participatory research and gender analysis by Lilja, Nina, Dixon, John A.

“…Since the Green Revolution, the public-sector's agricultural research strategy for increasing food crop productivity has been explicitly based on the premise that technology can cross political and agro-climatic boundaries, primarily through the training and visit system of extension (also known as transfer of technology and the pipeline model). …”
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Drivkrafter och barriärer för Green supply chain management inom offentliga organisationer by Haglund, Linnéa, Karlsson, Malin

“…The background of the study is that the public sector is such a major customer for many companies / providers, which makes the sector able to highly affect its suppliers. …”

Revamping agricultural R&D by Pardey, Philip G., Alston, Julian M.

“…Worldwide investments in public-sector agricultural R&D totaled about US$17 billion in 1990. …”
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Agricultural research and poverty reduction by Hazell, Peter B. R., Haddad, Lawrence J.

“…But what strategies should the public sector adopt if it is to more explicitly address the needs of the poor? …”
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Unlocking pre-basic bean seed supply bottlenecks through mutually beneficial public-private sector partnerships in Malawi and Zimbabwe by Mutari, Bruce, Chisale, Virginia, Maereka, Enock Kuziwa, Rubyogo, Jean-Claude, Goodman, Jim

“…Similar to most other countries, the production of certified seed is liberalized, but early generation seed still remains a preserve of the public sector. However, the public sector is often inadequately resourced to produce sufficient early generation seed (EGS) and this has bottleneck effect on certified seed and grain production. …”
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Dairy services delivery in Debrezeit milkshed of Ada'a District, Central Ethiopia: analyzing options to develop pluralistic service delivery in the dairy sector by Girma, A.H.

“…Policies are required to reconfigure roles of the public sector to take up the missing role or encourage non public actors to play it and avail clear policies that as to what type services to be provided by the public and non public sector. …”
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Agricultural Biotechnology Research Capacity in Four Developing Countries by Falconi, César A.

“…Advanced biotechnology techniques were being used in only a few public sector research organizations, and most organizations were still in the first stages of developing their capacity. …”
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The changing landscape of Indian agriculture by Gulati, Ashok, Ganguly, Kavery

“…The public sector imported new seeds, organized their distribution and demonstration, and provided price and market support, all “not‐for‐profit.” …”
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The private sector in agricultural R&D: policies and institutions to foster its growth in developing countries by Naseem, Anwar, Omamo, Steven Were, Spielman, David J.

“…New technologies are critical to enhancing agricultural productivity and reducing poverty in many developing countries. While public-sector investment in research has historically driven technological change in agriculture, recent trends suggest that the public sector’s role may not be as significant in the future. …”
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Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers by Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw, Martey, Edward, Etwire, Prince M., Khoury, Colin K., Prager, Steven D.

“…The policy options are classified into personal changes, private sector actions, and public sector initiatives. We argue that for a comprehensive transformation of the food retail environment to deliver healthier food options, private, public sector initiatives, and consumer awareness all require urgent action.…”
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Productivity in Agriculture for a Sustainable Future by Steensland, A., Zeigler, M.

“…Many of these cases feature partnerships between the public sector, private sector, and producers where innovations and new practices are used to increase productivity, incomes, food security, and nutrition. …”
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What is Agricultural Biotechnology Research Capacity in Developing Countries? by Falconi, César A.

“…Findings show that advanced biotechnology techniques are being used in only a few public-sector research organizations, and most organizations are still in the first stages of developing biotechnology research capacity. …”
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Statistics of Public Expenditure for Economic Development (SPEED) by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Improving the efficiency of public spending is an important economic and political tool, along with good governance and a strong revenue stream, for improved public sector management. An efficient public sector serves an important role in a country's economic development by promoting adequate and appropriate allocation of resources. …”
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Public-Private partnerships in watershed management: evidence from the Himalayan foothills by Kurian, Mathew

“…However, there is very little analysis of past experience of partnerships between the public sector and various arms of the private sector: water companies, NGO's or even farmers groups. …”
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Statistics of public expenditure for economic development (SPEED) 2010 [Archived version] by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Improving the efficiency of public spending is an important economic and political tool, along with good governance and a strong revenue stream, for improved public sector management. An efficient public sector serves an important role in a country 's economic development by promoting adequate and appropriate allocation of resources. …”
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Review: Improving global food security through accelerated plant breeding by Lenaerts, Bert, Collard, Bertrand C. Y., Demont, Matty

“…We argue that postponing technologies that can accelerate breeding makes no economic sense and warrant immediate adoption of accelerated breeding practices in the public sector. Considering a wide range of factors including the economics of accelerated breeding, we advocate the use of a method called rapid generation advance (RGA) as the most feasible method for accelerating breeding in the public sector…”
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Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector by Santos Filho, L.F.

“…The priorities of the private sector do not always coincide entirely with those of public sector researchers; a plea is therefore made for closer cooperation between private and public sector efforts to develop and exploit these forage grasses to benefit tropical livestock production.…”
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How does climate change alter agricultural strategies to support food security? Some comments by Andrew, Dale

“…Priorities for Public Sector Research on Food Security and Climate Change, Review 1 by Dale Andrew, OECD on April 12, 2013 at the Food Security Futures Conference in Dublin, Ireland.…”
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Food Security & Natural Resources, Review 2 by Sara Scherr, Ecoagriculture Partners by Scherr, Sara J.

“…Priorities for Public Sector Research on Food Security and Natural Resources, Review 2, Sara Scherr, Ecoagriculture Partners on April 12, 2013 at the Food Security Futures Conference in Dublin, Ireland.…”
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