The ASTI Data in Focus series provides additional background data in support of the 2010 Country Note on Côte d'Ivoire (asti.cgiar.org/pdf/CotedIvoire-Note.pdf) prepared by the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative and the National Center for Agricultural Research (CNRA). Based on data collected by ASTI and CNRA, these two outputs review major investment and capacity trends in Ivorian public agricultural research and development (R&D) since 1981, providing important updates on agricultural R&D trends prepared by ASTI in 2000 - 03.
D. Research Allocation across Commodities and Themes
This section provides detailed quantitative information on Ivoirian public agricultural research allocation in 2008. Complementary sections present detailed data on long-term trends (Section A), financial resources (Section B), and human resources (Section C). Further supporting information provides macroeconomic trends, a list of agencies included in the study, data sources and estimation procedures, and ASTI's methodology.
Table D1 -- Research focus by major commodity area, 2008
This table presents agricultural researcher numbers by major commodity area in absolute terms. In 2008, 62 of Côte d'Ivoire's 123 FTE agricultural researchers focused on crops. Of the remaining researchers, 15 FTEs focused on livestock, 15 focused on fisheries, 7 focused on forestry, 5 focused on natural resources, and 18 focused on other commodity areas. Commodity area
Source: Calculated by the authors ASTI - CNRA 2009.
Note: Figures in parentheses indicate the number of agencies in each category.
Figure D1 -- Research focus by major commodity area, 2008
In relative terms, more than half of all Ivorian agricultural researchers conducted crop research. Fisheries and livestock research each accounted for 12 percent, forestry research represented 5 percent, and postharvest research 4 percent. The remaining researchers focused on food security, natural resources, socioeconomics, and other areas.
Source: Calculated by the authors ASTI - CNRA 2009.
Note: Figures in parentheses indicate the number of agencies in each category.
Table D2 -- Focus of crop and livestock research by major item, 2008
Cocoa, cotton, and rice are the most researched crops in Côte d'Ivoire, each representing 7 percent of the FTE researchers involved in crop and livestock research in 2008. Other important crops that year included oil palm (6 percent), bananas and plantains (5 percent), and coffee (5 percent). Swine, at 5 percent, was slightly more important than the other livestock items in 2008. Item
Source: Calculated by the authors ASTI - CNRA 2009.
Note: Figures in parentheses indicate the number of agencies in each category.
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