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Public Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policies

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dc.contributor.authorLouwaars, Niels
dc.contributor.authorTripp, Rob
dc.contributor.authorEaton, Derek
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T09:04:34Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T09:04:34Z
dc.date.issued2006-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses the issue of using intellectual property rights (IPRs) in public sector breeding, and the potential impact on breeding strategies and on the costs and benefits. The paper is based on a study on the impact of IPRs in the breeding industry in developing countries. There are three main reasons for national agricultural research institutes (NARIs) to embrace IPRs: recognition, technology access and transfer, and revenue. Introducing the concept of revenue generation in public plant breeding is likely to have an impact on the distribution of funds within the NARI and on the breeding strategies applied. A second possible impact is that funds will be distributed more to crops with a high value in seed production. The third level of impact is within breeding programs themselves, where researchers have to choose which ecological areas or client groups to target. The paper concludes with suggestions: Policymakers and research managers need to be aware of potential difficulties of matching revenue generation through IPRs and the public tasks of the NARIs. Explicit national and institutional policies are needed to guide choices regarding the management of IPRs in breeding. Research institutes need to prepare for managing IPRs, whether they intend to protect their own inventions or not. Human and financial resources need to be made available, and the institutional culture needs to be adapted to the new developments.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7014221/public-research-plant-breeding-intellectual-property-rights-call-new-institutional-policies
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9604
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9604
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAgricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 13
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRIBUSINESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL CROPS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FARMERS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALIZATION
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFUNDS FOR RESEARCH
dc.subjectGENETIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectHYBRIDS
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectINVENTIONS
dc.subjectLICENSING
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPLANT BREEDING
dc.subjectPLANT PATHOLOGY
dc.subjectPOOR FARMERS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPULSES
dc.subjectRESEARCH CENTRES
dc.subjectRESEARCH FUNDS
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectRESEARCH PRIORITIES
dc.subjectRESEARCH STRATEGIES
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectROOT CROPS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSEED INDUSTRY
dc.subjectSEED PRODUCERS
dc.subjectSEED PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.titlePublic Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policiesen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:23:22.110270Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7014221/public-research-plant-breeding-intellectual-property-rights-call-new-institutional-policies
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000310607_20060825111739
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7014221
okr.identifier.report37038
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicTechnology Industry
okr.topicScientific Research and Science Parks
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicIndustry
okr.topicScience and Technology Development
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitAgriculture & Rural Dvmnt (ARD)
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