number of agencies

 Total agricultural R&D researchers (in full time equivalents)
     public
     private
 
 Public researchers by institutional category (shares)
     government
     higher education
  
 Public researchers by degree level (shares)
     PhD
     MSc
     BSc
 
 Public female research staff (shares)

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

1,351.9
na (very small) 
 
 
62 %
 38 %

    
 33 %
 48 %
  20 %
 
 22 %
 

1.7
1.8
3.3
     6.8

81

 
 
 22
 59
 
 57
 

 
 
 58

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 Total agricultural R&D expenditures
     in million 1999 local currencies (nairas)
          public
          private
     in million 1993 PPP dollars
          public
          private
 
 Public expenditures by institutional category (shares)
     government
     higher education
 

 
3,567.9
na (very small)
 
106
na (very small)
 
 
62 %
38 %

 
81

 
81
 
 
29

 Sources of financing, public (shares)

na
 

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

 Main crops: cassava (10%), oil palm (9%), yam (7%), bananas (6%), and corn (5%)

 Main livestock items: poultry (32%), sheep and goats (18%), beef (16%), and dairy (16%)

 47 %
 22 %
 10 %
 5 %
4 %
12 %
 

59