Internationally comparable data on agricultural R&D investments and capacity for developing countries
Fri, 05/29/2009 - 12:49 — gstads
Key Trends from the 2008 Country Brief
- Total agricultural R&D capacity contracted significantly during 1991–2006.
- Agricultural R&D spending developed more erratically, but it has been on the increase in recent years due mainly to increased support from IDB to university-led research and the 2005 separation of SENAVE from MAG, leading to increased funding for agrochemical and seed trials for DIA.
- Agricultural R&D is mostly financed by the national government and internally generated resources. In-kind donor funding also plays a significant role in financing DIA’s research.
- Average degree levels of Paraguayan agricultural research staff are among the lowest in Latin America.
- The recent approval of IPTA by the Paraguayan senate could lead to a boost in agricultural R&D capacity and spending in the years to come.
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ASTI timeseries data
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Country Brief (english version | spanish version)
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List of the principal players in national-level agricultural R&D, their commodity focus, and their research capacity
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