Human research capacity in Chinese agbiotech
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2012-10
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Nature Publishing Group
Abstract
In 2008, China initiated the National GM
Variety Development Special Program
(GMSP), which supplemented existing funding
mechanisms for genetically modified
(GM) agricultural research with $3.8 billion
in 2008–2020. The aim of the GMSP was to
spur growth in the agricultural research sector.
We present here the abridged results of a
survey of all Chinese public universities and
research institutes involved in GMSP, with
the aim of estimating the current capacity in
terms of manpower in the agricultural biotech
sector and to assess the effects of GMSP
on agricultural research.
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, RESEARCH CAPACITY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH CENTRES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CHINA
Citation
Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu, Jinyang Cai, & Xiaobing Wang (2012). Human research capacity in Chinese agbiotech. Nature Biotechnology, 30(10), 1007. doi:10.1038/nbt.2386