An avalanche of Chinese potato patents, but what do they yield?
In a recent paper by Chinese scientists from the Beijing Institute of Technology and the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, authors showed that there is an enormous increase in the number of patents related to scientific innovations in China. Although the numbers are less impressive, this also applies to potato science. Remarkably, a social network analysis showed that the potato patents did not necessarily originate from institutions in provinces where potato production takes place. Innovation and production are apparently partly separated. Implementation of innovations in the daily practice of potato production through dissemination and extension of patents requires well-established cross-regional exchange platforms. That is – also in China – still work in progress.
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| Format: | Article/Letter to editor biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Life Science, |
| Online Access: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/an-avalanche-of-chinese-potato-patents-but-what-do-they-yield |
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