Based on personal 'participant observation' of interdisciplinary dynamics since the early 1960s, this chapter offers some insights and a few suggestions for conducting interdiscplinary research in agriculture and development. It begins by looking back on the author's own experiences as one of the...

This chapter discusses the underlying institutional concepts that have created the tensions faced and the factors impacting the management of publicly held intellectual property, all from the perspective of a public institution. The consequent trade-offs that must be considered when meeting legal,...

Some of the most important innovations to emerge in recent years - which have transformed whole industries, particularly in the areas of biotechnology (transforming medicine and agriculture) and information technology (transforming computing and communications) - were the result of research...