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Key Trends from the 2008 ASTI regional report on Central America

  • In 2006, 167 fte's were active in agricultural research in Panama, close to 60 percent of whom were trained to the BSc level.
  • The performance of agricultural R&D in Panama is largely dominated by IDIAP.
  • Total agricultural R&D spending in Panama remained stable at around $10 million (in 2005 PPP prices) during 2001-06.
  • Agricultural R&D in Panama relies almost exclusively on government funding.