Innovation and technology transfer in Chinese agriculture
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
ISSN: 1462-6004
Article publication date: 1 April 2006
Abstract
Purpose
This paper sets out to examine innovation and technology transfers in the Chinese agricultural sector, with a particular focus on the government‐sponsored Science and Technology Transformation Fund.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses a case study of the Science and Technology Transformation Fund to illustrate how innovation and technology transfers in the agricultural sector are facilitated.
Findings
The paper argues that technology transfers in agriculture play an essential role in increasing agricultural productivity as well as farmers' income, fostering agricultural re‐structuring, and speeding up the construction of comparatively well‐off villages. In view of difficulties in agricultural technology transfer in China, it is of great practical importance for the government, following the “Green box policy”, to put the issue on the top agenda and attract more capital from every walk of society to support the ongoing transformation.
Originality/value
The paper illustrates the approaches that the Chinese government has taken to accelerate the improvement of science and technology in agriculture, and outlines the mechanism of science and technology innovation and transformation in China.
Keywords
Citation
Xuedong, D. (2006), "Innovation and technology transfer in Chinese agriculture", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 242-247. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000610665944
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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