Africa’s agricultural research pool

Absolute levels of staffing in public agriculture research and development (R&D) vary considerably across the 39 countries in Africa south of the Sahara participating in the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicator (ASTI) survey (Map 1). In 2011, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, S...

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Autores principales: Beintema, Nienke M., Stads, Gert-Jan, Flaherty, Kathleen
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150945
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Stads, Gert-Jan
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description Absolute levels of staffing in public agriculture research and development (R&D) vary considerably across the 39 countries in Africa south of the Sahara participating in the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicator (ASTI) survey (Map 1). In 2011, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania each employed more than 500 full-time equivalent (FTE) researchers. In contrast, 11 countries employed fewer than 100 FTE researchers each.1 Despite recent challenges, many western African countries have maintained relatively large pools of well-qualified researchers (those holding PhD and MSc degrees) (Map 2). In contrast, less than half of researchers in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe hold graduate degrees.
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spelling CGSpace1509452025-11-06T04:13:22Z Africa’s agricultural research pool Beintema, Nienke M. Stads, Gert-Jan Flaherty, Kathleen geographical information systems investment agricultural research agricultural policies agriculture geography Absolute levels of staffing in public agriculture research and development (R&D) vary considerably across the 39 countries in Africa south of the Sahara participating in the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicator (ASTI) survey (Map 1). In 2011, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania each employed more than 500 full-time equivalent (FTE) researchers. In contrast, 11 countries employed fewer than 100 FTE researchers each.1 Despite recent challenges, many western African countries have maintained relatively large pools of well-qualified researchers (those holding PhD and MSc degrees) (Map 2). In contrast, less than half of researchers in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe hold graduate degrees. 2014 2024-08-01T02:54:26Z 2024-08-01T02:54:26Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150945 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153606 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Beintema, Nienke M.; Stads, Gert-Jan; Flaherty, Kathleen. 2014. Africa’s agricultural research pool. In Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa. Sebastian, Kate, Ed. Pp. 8-9. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298460_04
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geography
Beintema, Nienke M.
Stads, Gert-Jan
Flaherty, Kathleen
Africa’s agricultural research pool
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agricultural policies
agriculture
geography
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