Investments in African agricultural research

Over the past three decades the development of agricultural research staff in sub-Saharan Africa has been impressive. Developments in agricultural research expenditures were less positive. Many of the developments of the past decade in personnel, expenditures, and sources of support for public-secto...

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Main Authors: Pardey, Philip G., Roseboom, Johannes, Beintema, Nienke M.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1995
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157063
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Roseboom, Johannes
Beintema, Nienke M.
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description Over the past three decades the development of agricultural research staff in sub-Saharan Africa has been impressive. Developments in agricultural research expenditures were less positive. Many of the developments of the past decade in personnel, expenditures, and sources of support for public-sector R&D in Africa are not sustainable. The rapid buildup of research staff is not paralleled by an equal growth in financial resources. Spending per scientist has continuously declined during the past 30 years, but most dramatically during the 1980s. Resources are spread increasingly thin over a growing group of researchers, which has negative effects on the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural research.
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spelling CGSpace1570632025-11-06T06:51:34Z Investments in African agricultural research Pardey, Philip G. Roseboom, Johannes Beintema, Nienke M. agriculture research economic aspects Over the past three decades the development of agricultural research staff in sub-Saharan Africa has been impressive. Developments in agricultural research expenditures were less positive. Many of the developments of the past decade in personnel, expenditures, and sources of support for public-sector R&D in Africa are not sustainable. The rapid buildup of research staff is not paralleled by an equal growth in financial resources. Spending per scientist has continuously declined during the past 30 years, but most dramatically during the 1980s. Resources are spread increasingly thin over a growing group of researchers, which has negative effects on the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural research. 1995 2024-10-24T12:47:04Z 2024-10-24T12:47:04Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157063 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Pardey, Philip G.; Roseboom, Johannes; Beintema, Nienke M. 1995. Investments in African agricultural research. EPTD Discussion Paper 14. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157063
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Pardey, Philip G.
Roseboom, Johannes
Beintema, Nienke M.
Investments in African agricultural research
title Investments in African agricultural research
title_full Investments in African agricultural research
title_fullStr Investments in African agricultural research
title_full_unstemmed Investments in African agricultural research
title_short Investments in African agricultural research
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economic aspects
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