Authors:
Kathleen Flaherty, Roland Asare, George Essegbey, and Nienke Beintema
Year:
2018
Publisher
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Key trends
CSIR - STEPRI workshop raises awareness of the importance of evidence for ag research decisionmaking
On August 31st, Ghana's Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (CSIR - STEPRI) together with ASTI/IFPRI, convened a stakeholders’ dissemination workshop in Accra. The workshop presented the achievements and outcomes of the ASTI surveys in Ghana over the past few years to all the relevant stakeholders in the agriculture sector, including the agencies who provided the data.
The specific objectives of the workshop were to:
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offer the selected agricultural research agencies the platform to give their own assessment of the surveys,
Authors:
Nienke Beintema, George Essegbey, and Roland Asare
Year:
2016
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute and Science and Technology Policy Research Institute
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Spending growth
Growth in agricultural research spending during 2000–2011 mostly stemmed from increased capacity at Ghana’s universities, whereas growth during 2011–2014 primarily resulted from salary increases at CSIR to institute parity with the higher education sector. Despite the increased spending, total agricultural researcher numbers actually contracted slightly during 2011–2014, mainly among researchers with BSc and MSc degrees.
Donor-driven research agenda
Authors:
George O. Essegbey & Roland Asare
Year:
2014
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute and West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECAR)
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During 2013–2014, ASTI, CORAF/WECARD, and national focal points carried out an in-depth assessment of the critical human, financial, and institutional capacity issues that CSIR is facing. The assessment included a quantitative survey collecting information on human and financial resources, R&D infrastructure, and R&D outputs; a series of face-to-face interviews with selected research and managerial staff; and a staff motivation survey distributed to a selected group of researchers and managerial staff.