Public-Private Collaboration in Agricultural Research

An examination of technology transfer in agricultural research collaborations Public-Private Collaboration in Agricultural Research: New Institutional Arrangements and Economic Implications examines the impact of the private-sector takeover of the field, and what it means for funding, research, technology, and more. Beginning with U.S. agricultural research financing, the discussion moves on to cover plant and animal research investments, collaborating institutions, and the international significance of technology spillover and transfer. From intellectual property rights and the CRADA Model to seed generation and other agricultural technology, this book offers a thought-provoking overview of global collaboration at this critical intersection of science and human welfare.

Foreword by Susan E. Offutt vii List of Tables ix List of Figures xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Overview of the Volume 3 Keith O. Fuglie and David E. Schimmelpfennig I. Innovations in Financing Agricultural Research 2 Trends in Agricultural Research Expenditures in the United States 9 Keith O. Fuglie 3 Financing Agricultural R&D in Rich Countries: What’s Happening and Why 25 Julian M. Alston, Philip G. Pardey, and Vincent H. Smith 4 Financing Agricultural Research with Prior Distortionary Taxes and Subsidies 55 George B. Frisvold and Stephen J. Vogel II. Public and Private Investments in Plant and Animal Research 5 A National Strategy for Plant Breeding in the United States 77 Kenneth J. Frey 6 The Role of Federal, State, and Private Institutions in Seed Technology Generation 99 Jose Falck-Zepeda and Greg Traxler 7 Public and Private Investments in Animal Research 117 Keith 0. Fuglie, Clare A. Narrod, and Catherine Neumeyer III. Institutions for Public-Private Collaboration in Agricultural Research 8 The CRADA Model for Public-Private Research and Technology Transfer in Agriculture 155 Kelly Day-Rubenstein and Keith O. Fuglie 9 The Research Consortium Model for Agricultural Research 175 Mary K. Knudson 10 State Agricultural Experiment Stations and Intellectual Property Rights 199 Mary K. Knudson, Richard L. Lower, and Richard Jones IV. International Spillovers in Agricultural Research 11 Agricultural Technology Spillovers 219 Robert E. Evenson 12 Significance of International Spillovers from Public Agricultural Research 245 David E. Schimmelpfennig and Colin G.Thirtle 13 The Private Sector and International Technology Transfer in Agriculture 269 Carl E. Pray and Keith O. Fuglie 14 Assessing U.S. Benefits of Training Foreign Agricultural Scientists 301 Nicole Ballenger and Cassandra Klotz-Ingram Conclusion 15. Public-Private Collaboration in Agricultural Research: The Future 325 John M. Reilly and David E. Schimmelpfennig Contributors 335 Index 343