The seed and agricultural biotechnology industries in India: An analysis of industry structure,competition, and policy options |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA;4. Research & Development, Weyerhaeuser NR, Federal Way, WA, USA;5. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea;1. Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, United Kingdom;2. Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany;3. Kazakh Institute of Geography, Kazakhstan;1. Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO)-Social sciences Unit, Burg. Van Gansberghelaan 115, box 2, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium;2. University of Antwerp, Ecosystem Management Research Group and IMDO, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium;3. University of Ghent, Department of Agricultural Economics, Coupure Links 53, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;1. CIRAD, UMR INNOVATION, F-34398 Montpellier, France;2. CIRAD, DGDRS, F-34398 Montpellier, France;3. CIRAD, UMR ART-DEV, Bruxelles, Belgium;4. Quadrant Conseil, F-75010 Paris, France;5. University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil;6. CIRAD, UPR AIDA, F-34398 Montpellier, France;7. CIRAD, UMR INNOVATION, Yaoundé, Cameroon;8. CIRAD, UMR INNOVATION, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;9. CIRAD, UMR INNOVATION, 03200 Mexico DF, Mexico;10. CIRAD Presidency, F-34398 Montpellier, France;11. Univ Montpellier, F-34090 Montpellier, France |
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| Abstract: | Since the late 1980s, technological advances and policy reforms have created new opportunities for private-sector investment in India’s seed and agricultural biotechnology industries. These changes have had a significant impact on cotton yields and output in India, but less so for rice and wheat—the country’s main cereal staples—for which yield growth rates are tending toward stagnation. This analysis examines the structures of these industries, their potential effects on competition and innovation, and the policies that may improve both industry performance and the delivery of new productivity-enhancing technologies to India’s cereal production systems. Our findings suggest that more substantive policy reforms are needed to encourage further innovation, reduce regulatory uncertainty, and encourage firm- and industry-level growth, while continued public spending on agricultural research is needed to support technological change. |
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| Keywords: | Seed markets Agricultural biotechnology Industrial organization Food staple crops India |
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