Internationally comparable data on agricultural R&D investments and capacity for developing countries
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Key Trends from the 2006 Country Brief
- During 1996–2003, Jordan’s agricultural research staff numbers grew steadily, while spending growth was more erratic.
- The National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer (NCARTT), the only government agency involved in agricultural research, constituted about half of the country’s agricultural research staff and R&D spending in 2003.
- The higher education sector accounted for more than one-third of the agricultural research staff in 2003.
- Private-sector involvement in agricultural research, while still small, is scattered among a variety of private companies.
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ASTI timeseries data
Internationally comparable timeseries data on agricultural research investments and capacity
ASTI snapshot data
Key data on agricultural research expenditures, capacity, and commodity focus for one benchmark year
Country Brief
Report on the institutional structure, key capacity and investment trends, and funding structure of agricultural R&D
ASTI country profile
List of the principal players in national-level agricultural R&D, their commodity focus, and their research capacity