Authors:
Gert-Jan Stads, Mehmet Cihad Kaya, Betül Gürer, Raed Badwan, and Michael Rahija
Year:
2014
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute and General Directorate of Agricultural Research (GDAR)
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Turkey’s total number of agricul- tural researchers (in FTEs) grew considerably during 2009–2012. At GDAR agencies, this growth mostly represented increased numbers of MSc-qualified scien- tists, whereas at the universities the increase was predominantly in PhD-qualified scientists.
The 2011 restructuring of Turkey’s agricultural ministry led to a stronger government commit- ment to agricultural R&D, but the level of investment as a share of AgGDP remains relatively low, particularly compared with average shares of most European Union countries.