A snapshot of agricultural research investment and capacity in Asia

Since the turn of the millennium, Asia has recorded rapid growth in its levels of agricultural research spending. Most of the growth in regional spending was driven by China. Spending in India and Indonesia has also increased substantially since 2000. However, many countries in Asia continue to unde...

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Autor principal: Stads, Gert-Jan
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146206
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description Since the turn of the millennium, Asia has recorded rapid growth in its levels of agricultural research spending. Most of the growth in regional spending was driven by China. Spending in India and Indonesia has also increased substantially since 2000. However, many countries in Asia continue to underinvest in agricultural research. Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Pakistan still invest less than 0.20 per cent of their agricultural GDP in agricultural research, which is clearly insufficient considering the numerous emerging challenges these countries face, including widespread poverty, rapid population growth, climate change, and environmental degradation. On a positive note, the number of Ph.D. qualified agricultural researchers has risen in nearly all Asian countries since 2000, although in some countries–particularly Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam–many senior researchers are approaching retirement age. Women remain severely underrepresented in agricultural research in Asia. Many countries have a long way to go to ensure that female perspectives are integrated within research agendas.
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spelling CGSpace1462062025-11-06T03:45:36Z A snapshot of agricultural research investment and capacity in Asia Stads, Gert-Jan investment agricultural research capacity development Since the turn of the millennium, Asia has recorded rapid growth in its levels of agricultural research spending. Most of the growth in regional spending was driven by China. Spending in India and Indonesia has also increased substantially since 2000. However, many countries in Asia continue to underinvest in agricultural research. Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Pakistan still invest less than 0.20 per cent of their agricultural GDP in agricultural research, which is clearly insufficient considering the numerous emerging challenges these countries face, including widespread poverty, rapid population growth, climate change, and environmental degradation. On a positive note, the number of Ph.D. qualified agricultural researchers has risen in nearly all Asian countries since 2000, although in some countries–particularly Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam–many senior researchers are approaching retirement age. Women remain severely underrepresented in agricultural research in Asia. Many countries have a long way to go to ensure that female perspectives are integrated within research agendas. 2017-02-24 2024-06-21T09:06:11Z 2024-06-21T09:06:11Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146206 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150913 Open Access application/pdf Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Stads, Gert-Jan. 2016. A snapshot of agricultural research investment and capacity in Asia. In High level policy dialogue on investment in agricultural research for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific: Papers presented. Karihaloo, J; Mal, B.; and Ghodake, R (Eds.). Chapter 2. Pp. 8–20. Bangkok: Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI). http://www.apaari.org/web/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/HLPD%20Paper%20Presented_27-10-2016.pdf
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agricultural research
capacity development
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