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Snapshot Data - Lao PDR
    number of agencies
Total agricultural R&D researchers (in full time equivalents)
public
private

Public researchers by degree level (shares)
PhD
MSc
BSc

Public female research staff (shares)
PhD
MSc
BSc
total

Support-staff-per-scientist ratios
technical
administrative
other
total


123.4
2.0


5.3 %
39.1 %
55.6 %


24.2 %
17.6 %
25.4 %
22.3 %


1.1
0.6
0.3
2.0


3
1

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Total agricultural R&D expenditures
in million 2000 local currencies (kip)
public
private
in million 2000 PPP dollars
public
private



18224.8
140.2

11.0
0.1


3
1

3
1
Sources of financing, government agencies (shares)
government
bilateral donors
multilateral donors
own resources


8.7 %
73.2 %
17.5 %
0.6%
1
Research focus of public and private research staff (shares)
crops
natural resources
forestry
livestock
fisheries
other


Main crops: rice (44.8 %), fruits (14.0 %), vegetables (12.7 %), maize (12.0 %), and soybeans (7.5 %)

Main livestock items: pastures and forages (27.2 %), sheep and goats (17.1 %), beef (13.6 %), swine (10.3 %), and poultry (6.8 %)

28.3 %
19.7 %
17.3 %
12.6 %
11.4 %
10.7 %


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