number of agencies

 Total agricultural R&D researchers (in full time equivalents)
     government*
     private
 
 Government researchers by degree level (shares)
     PhD
     MSc
     BSc
 
 Government female research staff (shares)
     PhD
     MSc
     BSc
     total

 Support-staff-per-scientist ratios
     technical
     administrative
     other
 

121.5
8.0
 
    
 45.8 %
53.4 %
  0.8 %
 
  
 17.9 %
 2.5 %
  0.0 %
  9.5 %
 

1.7
0.4
1.8

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 2
 
 2
 

 
 
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 Total agricultural R&D expenditures
     in million 1999 local currencies (CFA francs)
          government
          private
     in million 1993 PPP dollars
          government
          private
 

 
4279.4
323.2
 
17.5
 1.3
 

2
2
 
2
2
 

 Sources of financing, public (shares) - ISRA
     government
     donors
     sales/own income
 

 61.7 %
 20.0 %
18.3 %
 

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

Main crops: rice (18.5%), millet (16.1%), vegetables (14.6%), corn (9.4%), and sorghum (9.4%)

Main livestock items: beef (28.5%), pastures and forages (19.9%), poultry (19.8%), sheep and goats (14.3%), and dairy (11.7%)

 38.5 %
 24.8 %
 9.6 %
 10.0 %
4.3 %
4.3 %
8.6 %
 

2