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Snapshot Data -Malaysia

Year: 2002

   

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


1,117.6
91.5
 
    
 31.4 %
40.9 %
  27.7 %
 
  
 22.4 %
 32.7 %
  48.0 %
  33.9 %
 

1.8
1.1
1.7
4.6


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 16
 
20
 

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

 
633.4
33.5
 
385.4
 20.4
 


20
16
 
20
16
 
 Sources of financing, government agencies (shares)
     government
     IRPA
     Cess
     Other 
 

 56.2 %
 9.3 %
27.2 %
7.3% 
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 Research focus of public and private research staff (shares)
     Crops
     Forestry
     Livestock 
     Fisheries 
     Postharvest
     Other  

Main crops: oilpalm (39.8 %), fruits (17.2 %), rice (9.5 %), rubber (9.2 %), vegetables (8.4%), and ornamentals (5.6 %)
Main livestock items: beef (23.5 %), dairy (23.5 %), poultry (19.0 %), and sheep and goats (16.4 %)

 55.6 %
 14.3 %
 10.7 %
6.7 %
 6.5 %
 6.2 %
 

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