Key Trends from the 2007 ASTI country report

• Public agricultural research in Pakistan is conducted by the federal and provincial governments and by various higher education agencies.
• In 2003, Pakistan’s public agricultural research agencies employed close to 3,500 full-time equivalent (fte) researchers.
• At just 15 percent in 2003, the share of Pakistani agricultural research staff trained to PhD level is relatively low.
• Agricultural R&D expenditure in Pakistan contracted significantly during 1991–99 due to cuts in the government budget and the completion of large donor-funded projects, but rebounded somewhat since the establishment of ALP, a joint program between PARC and the United States Department of Agriculture.
• Agricultural research conducted by private companies is limited in Pakistan.

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