number of agencies

 Total agricultural R&D researchers (in full time equivalents)

     public (BARI, other BARC, other government, higher education )

1,787.4

38

     private

9.0

2

 Public researchers by degree level (shares)

38

     PhD

25.2 %

     MSc

61.5 %

     BSc

13.3 %

Public female research staff (shares)

38

     PhD

9.4 %

     MSc

14.8 %

     BSc

10.0 %

     total

12.9 %

Support-staff-per-scientist ratios

35

     technical

1.1

     administrative

0.8

     other

1.6

     total

3.5

 Total agricultural R&D expenditures

     in million 2000 local currencies (taka)

          public

176.8

38

          private

1

2

     in million 2000 PPP dollars

          public

2063.7

38

          private

11.7

2

 Sources of financing, government agencies (shares)

11

    government

 80.4 %

    bilateral donors

19.0 %

    own income

0.6 %

 Research focus of public and private research staff (shares)

35

     Crops

49.3 %

      Natural resources  

16.5 %

     Post-harvest 

10.9 %

     Fisheries

6.1 %

     Livestock

4.9 %

     Others

12.3 %

Main crops: rice (22.7 %), fruits (14.5 %), vegetables (9.8 %), potatoes (7.9 %), wheat (7.5 %), maize (6.7 %), and sugar cane (6.3 %)

Main livestock items: poultry (33.1 %), dairy (30.9 %), sheep & goats (17.4 %), pastures & forages (12.9 %), and beef (5.8 %)