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Crop research, biotech canola, and innovation policy in Canada: Challenges, opportunities, and evolution
Author(s) -
Malla Stavroula,
Brewin Derek G.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
canadian journal of agricultural economics/revue canadienne d'agroeconomie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.505
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1744-7976
pISSN - 0008-3976
DOI - 10.1111/cjag.12195
Subject(s) - canola , agriculture , business , intellectual property , investment (military) , agricultural biotechnology , private sector , agricultural economics , crop , public policy , sustainable development , natural resource economics , microbiology and biotechnology , economic growth , economics , political science , geography , biology , agronomy , politics , law , archaeology
Increased investment in agricultural research could contribute to sustainable development goals and benefit farmers, consumers, the environment, and the economy. This paper provides recent evidence and a critical assessment of the evolving Canadian canola crop development and innovation policy and compares it to the wheat and pulse sectors that differ in degree of biotechnology adoption, seeded acreage, intellectual property rights, and private sector involvement. This study also assesses how crop characteristics and technological changes affect future optimal public policy. A number of innovation policies are discussed that could stimulate further growth within the crop sector.