Authors:
Nienke Beintema, Daniel Kitone, and Ambrose Agona
Year:
2018
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute and National Agricultural Research Organisation
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BACKGROUND AND KEY TRENDS
Authors:
Nienke Beintema, Daniel Kitone, and Ambrose Agona
Year:
2016
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute and National Agricultural Research Organisation
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Continuing growth
Agricultural R&D spending continued its growth path during 2011–2014. Total agricultural spending, adjusted for inflation, was three times higher in 2014 than in 2000. This growth was the result of increased government and donor support to NARO combined with the establishment of new universities. Consequently, the country’s 2014 research intensity ratio nearly reached the recommended 1 percent target set by the African Union and the United Nations.
Capacity strengthening at NARO
Authors:
Nienke Beintema, Daniel Kitone, Ambrose Agona, and Michael Rahija
Year:
2014
Publisher
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Total spending on agricultural R&D in Uganda grew by 15 percent during 2008–2011, mainly stemming from increased spending by the country’s main agricultural R&D agency, NARO.
The Ugandan government doubled its funding to NARO during 2008–2011 (in inflation-adjusted terms); development bank loans and donor contributions continued to be important funding sources as well, but have been highly volatile over time.