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Technology Transfer and Diffusion in Developing Economies: Perspectives from Agricultural Technology

Technology Transfer and Diffusion in Developing Economies: Perspectives from Agricultural Technology
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Author(s): Edwin M. Igbokwe (University of Nigeria, Nigeria)and Nicholas Ozor (University of Nigeria, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 16
Source title: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Global Diffusion, Economics and Policy
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ndubuisi Ekekwe (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-006-7.ch020

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Abstract

The early years of the green revolution heralded a new era of technology adoption and increasing productivity in agriculture. This momentum has not been sustained, giving rise to food shortages and widespread poverty in developing countries. This chapter reviews processes and models of technology transfer in agriculture in developing economies and concludes that previous efforts were not demand driven and therefore lacked the ingredients for diffusion. The drivers of technology transfer are discussed. A number of factors responsible for the low rate of technology transfer especially the absence of public policies on technology transfer are identified and linked to the transfer of emerging technologies, mainly biotechnology and nanotechnology. The chapter recommends the development of public policies, development of the private sector, establishment of partnerships between the two sectors and development of infrastructures especially in rural areas.

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