Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:14 — g.stads

Morocco

Key Trends since 2000

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  • Total agricultural researcher numbers in Morocco increased gradually throughout the 1980s and 1990s, while total agricultural R&D expenditures fluctuated somewhat erratically.
  • The National Agronomic Research Institute (INRA) and the Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II (IAV Hassan II) are Morocco’s largest R&D agencies; in 2002, they accounted for roughly 40 and 25 percent of Morocco’s fte agricultural researchers and expenditures, respectively.
  • INRA depended on national government funding, along with sizeable contributions from foreign donors, public and private enterprises, and internally generated sources.
  • Financing of Moroccan agricultural R&D has undergone significant reform in recent years with the introduction of competitive funding mechanisms; such mechanisms have also encouraged cooperation among the country’s R&D agencies.
  • The educational qualifications of Moroccan researchers have increased significantly since the early 1990s.