Public-private partnerships and developing-country agriculture: Evidence from the international agricultural research system

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-276

  Spielman, David J ^a   Hartwich, Frank ^b   Grebmer, Klaus ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION   (Austria)

Author keywords

Agricultural research; Developing countries; Innovation incentives; Public private partnership

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DEVELOPING WORLD; FARMING SYSTEM; INCENTIVE; INNOVATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SMALLHOLDER;

EID: 78651471557     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.574     Document Type: Article

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