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PUBLIC<br />
SECTOR<br />
R&D<br />
ACTIVITIES<br />
<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Potential</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Biotechnology</strong> Products in the Philippines<br />
IN DEVELOPING<br />
COUNTRIES<br />
More than 90% R&D<br />
Expenditures in<br />
Public Institutions<br />
– 147 –<br />
IN DEVELOPED<br />
COUNTRIES<br />
More than 75% R&D<br />
Expenditures in<br />
Private Enterprises<br />
PRIVATE<br />
SECTOR<br />
R&D<br />
ACTIVITIES<br />
NEW NEW<br />
KNOWLEDGE<br />
KNOWLEDGE<br />
PROBLEMS OF QUESTION OF<br />
MARKET MARKET<br />
NEEDS NEEDS<br />
CREATIVITY<br />
COMMERCIALI-<br />
ZATION ARE<br />
COMMERCIALi-<br />
ZATION DOES CREATIVITY<br />
VERY CRITICAL NOT ARISE<br />
KNOWLEDGE<br />
DRIVEN<br />
SUPPLY<br />
PUSH<br />
Have solutions,<br />
Look <strong>for</strong><br />
applications<br />
Source: DOST-UNDP GAINEX PROGRAM: Dynamic Technological<br />
Have problems,<br />
Find solutions<br />
MARKET<br />
DRIVEN<br />
DEMAND<br />
PULL<br />
Source: Sharif, 1995<br />
Figure 1. Technology Development and Commercialization Approaches<br />
Table 2. Major Modern <strong>Biotechnology</strong> Initiatives, Philippines<br />
Commodity<br />
Trait Status<br />
Corn Asiatic corn borer Approved <strong>for</strong> commercial planting on December 4,<br />
resistance<br />
2002 (Peczon, 2004)<br />
Roundup herbicide Approved <strong>for</strong> commercial planting in 2005<br />
resistance<br />
(Sarmiento, 2005; www.prnewswire.com)<br />
Rice Vitamin A-<strong>for</strong>tified Field testing (Resurreccion, 2005)<br />
Bacterial leaf blight Field testing (SEARCA-BIC, 2002);<br />
resistance<br />
negotiating with UCLA (Resurreccion, 2005)<br />
Stemborer tungro Field testing (SEARCA-BIC, 2002);<br />
<strong>for</strong> negotiation with Dan<strong>for</strong>th (Resurreccion, 2005)<br />
Blast Field testing (SEARCA-BIC, 2002)<br />
Cotton Cotton bollworm<br />
resistance<br />
Field testing (Felix, 2005)<br />
Papaya Papaya ringspot Contained field testing; <strong>for</strong> field testing by end of<br />
virus (PRSV) resistance<br />
2005 (Felix, 2005)<br />
Delayed ripening Research (PCARRD, 2003)<br />
Mango Delayed ripening Research (PCARRD, 2003)<br />
Banana Banana bunchy top<br />
virus (BBTV) resistance<br />
Research (PCARRD, 2003)<br />
Coconut Modified medium<br />
chain fatty acid <strong>for</strong><br />
high lauric acid<br />
content<br />
Research (PCARRD, 2003)<br />
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