The role of agribusiness firms in agricultural research: The case of China

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Zhang, Huije; Fan, Shenggen; Qian, Keming. 2006. The role of agribusiness firms in agricultural research: The case of China. Farm Policy Journal 3(1): 25-31. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Role-of-Agribusiness-Firms-in-Agricultural-The-Zhang-Fan/a7cf1548a0ea75af88a8014cf303a48df5f2fefa

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In the last two decades public funding for agricultural research and development (R&D) in China reached a plateau causing productivity within the agricultural sector to diminish. Over this period there has been a rapid establishment of agribusiness firms, which have injected private funds into agricultural R&D and have offered farmers new opportunities to increase productivity and income. Importantly, these firms are changing their role in agricultural R&D and technology adoption, which has significantly affected the Chinese agricultural research system. Agribusiness firms are positioned to play a more significant role in agricultural R&D investment in China creating an integrated framework of agricultural scientific and technological expertise.

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