Data sources
Primary data were collected through four institutional survey rounds in 1985 (under ISNAR’s “Indicators Series Project”), 2003-2004, 2010-2011, and 2018-2019 (under the ASTI initiative). These data were combined with the following secondary sources:
- SLCARP (Sri Lankan Council for Agricultural Research Policy). 2003–2009. INFORM (Information for Agricultural Research Managers). Colombo. www.slcarp.lk/profile/informdb.php
For additional secondary sources that were used to construct the pre-1994 data series, see data citations provided in Stads, Gunasena, and Herath (2005) Download PDF.
Estimation procedures
- For a number of agencies, research staff and expenditure data were missing for certain years. These have been interpolated or in a few cases extrapolated.
- Expenditures for the higher-education agencies are estimates based on the average expenditures per researcher for the government agencies.
For general ASTI data procedures and methodology, please visit www.asti.cgiar.org/methodology.