Authors:
Nienke Beintema, Demba Jallow, and Sandra Perez
Year:
2016
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute and National Agricultural Research Institute
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Volatile research spending
Over time, agricultural research funding in The Gambia has been volatile and highly donordependent. Spending increased from 2010 with the initiation of activities under WAAPP to enhance the country’s research on rice and other cereals. The World Bank loan–funded project focuses on capacity building and technology generation and adoption. Limited growth in the country’s total number of researchers mostly stemmed from increased capacity within the government sector. Capacity in the higher education sector is very small.
Authors:
Kathleen Flaherty and Faye Manneh
Year:
2014
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute and National Agricultural Research Institute.
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Despite substantial fluctuations in yearly spending patterns, agricultural research spending in The Gambia rose by 25 percent during 2008–2011, primarily due to increased donor funding.
As of 2011, only 9 percent of the country’s agricultural researchers were qualified to the PhD degree level. This share is one of the lowest among African countries and is of concern given that a critical mass of PhD-qualified researchers is necessary to ensure the quality and effectiveness of research.
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