Authors:
Nienke Beintema, Daniel Kitone, Ambrose Agona, and Michael Rahija
Year:
2014
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Total spending on agricultural R&D in Uganda grew by 15 percent during 2008–2011, mainly stemming from increased spending by the country’s main agricultural R&D agency, NARO.
The Ugandan government doubled its funding to NARO during 2008–2011 (in inflation-adjusted terms); development bank loans and donor contributions continued to be important funding sources as well, but have been highly volatile over time.
The number of FTE researchers employed at NARO and the seven other agencies involved in agricultural R&D grew during 2008–2011. Most of this growth occurred at the MSc and BSc level.