Private-sector investment in R&D: A review of policy options to promote its growth in developing-country agriculture

Agribusiness

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-173

  Naseem, Anwar ^a   Spielman, David J ^b   Omamo, Steven Were ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c World Food Programme   (Italy)

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EID: 73249117844     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20221     Document Type: Article

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