This chapter presents an overview of: public and private sector agricultural research; private funding of research by farmers; public-private collaboration in conducting research and development; and public research reform in an era of privatization.

This book synthesizes contemporary experiences with changing public and private sector roles in funding and executing agricultural research, with emphasis on developing countries. The book consists of 15 chapters organized into four distinct parts. Part I provides a brief overview of the current...

This chapter first examines the evolution of the agricultural research system in Uruguay, focusing on the creation, structure and human resources of the National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA). It then describes the farmer-government cofinancing of INIA research.

This chapter examines: the factors influencing private and public sector investment in plant breeding in industrial countries; the levels of investment in plant breeding and on-farm varietal use; the forces driving the privatization of plant breeding in industrial countries; the future roles for...

This chapter questions the continued need for public plant breeding programmes in developing countries and discusses their future role. The following factors driving the changes taking place in the plant breeding industry are identified: the commercialization of agriculture; the privatization of...