Sub-Saharan African agricultural research: Recent investment trends

Following two decades of increasing investments, growth in public agricultural research spending in Sub-Saharan Africa stagnated during the 1980s and 1990s at an average rate of about 1% per year. Nonetheless, this continent-wide trend masks significant variation among countries. During 1991–2000, a...

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Main Authors: Beintema, Nienke M., Stads, Gert-Jan
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: SAGE Publications 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157667
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description Following two decades of increasing investments, growth in public agricultural research spending in Sub-Saharan Africa stagnated during the 1980s and 1990s at an average rate of about 1% per year. Nonetheless, this continent-wide trend masks significant variation among countries. During 1991–2000, about half the countries in the authors’ 27-country sample experienced negative annual growth in total agricultural research and development (R&D) spending. Declines often resulted from political unrest or the completion of large donor-funded projects. The majority of African agricultural research is still conducted by the government sector, with the private for-profit sector accounting for only a small, but seemingly increasing, share of total research expenditures.
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spelling CGSpace1576672024-10-24T12:51:17Z Sub-Saharan African agricultural research: Recent investment trends Beintema, Nienke M. Stads, Gert-Jan research investment agriculture Following two decades of increasing investments, growth in public agricultural research spending in Sub-Saharan Africa stagnated during the 1980s and 1990s at an average rate of about 1% per year. Nonetheless, this continent-wide trend masks significant variation among countries. During 1991–2000, about half the countries in the authors’ 27-country sample experienced negative annual growth in total agricultural research and development (R&D) spending. Declines often resulted from political unrest or the completion of large donor-funded projects. The majority of African agricultural research is still conducted by the government sector, with the private for-profit sector accounting for only a small, but seemingly increasing, share of total research expenditures. 2004-12 2024-10-24T12:51:17Z 2024-10-24T12:51:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157667 en Limited Access SAGE Publications Beintema, Nienke M.; and Stads, Gert-Jan. 2004. Sub-Saharan African agricultural research: Recent investment trends. Outlook on Agriculture 33(4): 239-246. https://doi.org/10.5367/0000000042664774
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