number of agencies

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

Public researchers by institutional category (shares)
government
nonprofit
higher education

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

146.3
-


65.6 %
23.2 %
11.1 %


23.5 %
52.5 %
24.0 %


9.1 %
13.8 %
6.7 %
11.0 %


2.9
2.7
4.2

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Total agricultural R&D expenditures
in million 1999 local currencies (kwachas)
public
private
in million 1993 PPP dollars
public
private

Public expenditures by institutional category (shares)
government
nonprofit
higher education

186.5
-

12.6
-


57.3 %
33.0 %
9.7 %

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Sources of financing, public (shares) - IER
government
donors
other

92.1 %
0.0 %
7.9 %

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Research focus of public research staff (shares)
crops
forestry
natural resources
livestock
postharvest
other

Main crops: tea (21.1%), tobacco (17.3%), vegetables (11.2%), maize (10.3%), cassava (8.4%), coffee (5.3%)

68.0 %
7.5 %
7.3 %
6.8 %
3.9 %
6.5 %

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