Regional systems of innovation as modern r&d entrepots: the case of the Saskatoon biotechnology cluster

Preface: The knowledge revolution is transforming the basis for Western Canadian agriculture. Professor Peter Drucker has argued that " the basic economic resource – 'the means of production,' to use the economist's term – is no longer capital, or natural resources (the economist's 'land'), nor 'labour.' It is and will be knowledge. " This series of research and policy papers is designed to contribute to a greater understanding of the extent, speed and implications of this transformation in the agri-food sector and to provide for a broader public policy debate about the resulting opportunities and challenges both within and around the agri-food industry.