New Technology Transfer Act Signed

Friday, March 29, 1996

Earlier this month, President Clinton signed legislation designed to ease the transfer of federal technology by providing clarification on intellectual property rights and offering incentives to federal laboratories and their researchers. The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (H.R. 2196) was sponsored by Rep. Morella (R-Md).

Economic Analysis of Research and Technology Transfer of Millet, Sorghum, and Cowpeas in Niger

Monday, January 1, 1996

The study analyzes returns to investments in Nigers research and technology transfer system for millet, sorghum, and cowpea between 1975 and 1991. Sixty-eight percent of the countrys public-sector outlays for agricultural research and 58 percent of its agricultural researchers were devoted to research on these three crops between 1986 and 1990.

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