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Authors:

Nienke Beintema, Kondwani Makoko, and Lang Gao

Year:

2016

Publisher

International Food Policy Research Institute and Department of Agricultural Research Services

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Inflation-driven spending decline

Since 2012, Malawi’s agricultural research spending has fallen substantially in inflation-adjusted terms in response to slowing economic growth, caused by a currency devaluation and a suspension of donor aid over corruption allegations. The country’s agricultural research intensity ratio declined as well; in 2014 agricultural research spending as a share of agricultural GDP was 0.53%, its lowest level since 2008.

Funding constraints at DARS

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Authors:

Kathleen Flaherty and David Kamangira

Year:

2014

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International Food Policy Research Institute and Department of Agricultural Research Services.

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Agricultural R&D spending in Malawi more than doubled between 2008 and 2011, due to growth in both government and donor funding.

As a result of this increased spending, the share of AgGDP invested in agricultural research reached 1.03 percent, meeting the 1-percent target recommended by NEPAD and the United Nations.

The total number of agricultural researchers grew substantially during 2008–2011, although the new recruits were predominantly younger, BSc-qualified researchers.

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