The Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative compiles, analyzes, and publicizes data on institutional developments, investments, and capacity in agricultural R&D at national, regional, and global levels... read more

The ASTI timeseries database provides access to agricultural R&D indicators for developing countries in tabular format (for OECD countries, please refer to the S&T indicators provided by the OECD).

ASTI consultation round on supplementary indicators

Project on gender-disaggregated capacity indicators

Latest Country Resources

• Argentina
• Chile

• Guatemala
• Panama

• Mexico
• Paraguay

Key Publications

• Women's Participation in Agricultural Research and Higher Education: Key Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2009
  (PDF 334K)
• Mobilizing Financial Resources for Agricultural Research in Developing Countries: Trends and Mechanisms. GFAR Briefing Paper. 2009
  (PDF 557K - download from GFAR website)
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Investment and Capacity Trends. ASTI Synthesis Report. 2009
  (PDF 1856K)
• Measuring Agricultural Research Investment: A Revised Global Picture. 2008 (PDF 657K)
  Underlying Data for Figures (PDF 120K)