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Agricultural R&D in Brazil: policy, investments, and institutional profile by Beintema, Nienke M., Avila, Antonio Flavio Diaz, Pardey, Philip G.

“…In 1996, Brazil employed more than 5,000 full-time equivalent researchers and spent more than $1 billion (1993 international dollars) on agricultural R&D; about one half of the total agricultural research spending throughout Latin America in that year.…”
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Cost aspects of African agricultural research by Pardey, Philip G., Roseboom, Johannes, Beintema, Nienke M., Chan-Kang, Connie

“…In 1991, average cost per researcher across 147 R&D agencies was $119,300 in 1985 international dollars — or US$59,500 when measured in United States rather than international dollars — 34 percent below the corresponding 1961 figure. …”
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Moving out of agriculture: Structural change in Viet Nam by McCaig, Brian, Pavcnik, Nina

“…These changes catapulted Viet Nam out of the poorest quintile of countries (ahead of Cambodia and Bangladesh, but behind Laos and Kenya) in 1986, when its GDP per capita in PPP (2005 international dollars) was around only $800. At that point, the highly agrarian nature of Viet Nam’s economy placed it in the top quintile of countries with the largest share of agriculture in GDP and among the top 10 percent of countries with the highest share of workers in agriculture throughout the 1990s.…”
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A multi-level analysis of public spending, growth and poverty reduction in Egypt by Fan, Shenggen, Al-Riffai, Perrihan, El-Said, Moataz, Yu, Bingxin, Kamaly, Ahmed

“…Egypt is a lower middle-income country with a per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in 2003 of US$3,949 measured in international dollars, or purchasing power parity (World Bank 2005a). …”
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China: An unfinished reform agenda by Fan, Shenggen, Qian, Keming, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Much of this growth can be attributed to investments in agricultural research by national and regional governments combined with policy reform and increased use of inputs.1 After 50 years of development, the Chinese agricultural research system is now arguably the largest in the world, employing over 50,000 senior scientists and spending more than US$3.8 billion in 2002 (measured in 1995 international dollars).2 However, the system is currently facing a dilemma. …”
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Cost and affordability of healthy diets in Vietnam by Van, Duong T.T., Herforth, Anna W., Trinh, Huong T., Dao, Binh T.T., Do, Ha T.P., Talsma, Elise F., Feskens, Edith J.M.

“…Results: The average CoHD between 2016 and 2020 in Vietnam was 3·08 international dollars using 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (24 070 Vietnamese Dongs). …”
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Estimating household income to monitor and evaluate public investment programs in Sub-Saharan Africa by Benin, Samuel, Randriamamonjy, Josee

“…Over the 20-year period, the study predicted annual average real household monthly income per capita at $78 in 1993 international dollars. South Africa was ahead of the group of countries at $225, followed by Côte d’Ivoire and Lesotho at $117 and $91, respectively. …”
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Agricultural R&D in the Philippines: Policy, investments, and institutional profile by Stads, Gert-Jan, Faylon, Patricio S., Buendia, Leah J.

“…In 2002, the country invested $269 million in agricultural R&D (in 2000 international dollars), which is an increase of two-thirds over the level recorded a decade earlier. …”
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Agricultural R&D in the Philippines: Policy, investments, and institutional profile by Stads, Gert-Jan, Faylon, Patricio S., Buendia, Leah J.

“…In 2002, the country invested $269 million in agricultural R&D (in 2000 international dollars), which is an increase of two-thirds over the level recorded a decade earlier. …”
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Economic costs related to foodborne disease in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia in 2017 by Wagenberg, C.P.A. van, Havelaar, A.H.

“…Results: Mean economic costs related to FBD caused by NTS, CAMP and ETEC in 2017 were estimated at 391 million constant 2017 international dollars in Burkina Faso and 723 million in Ethiopia. …”
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MapSPAM2020_AdaptationAtlas_SSA by Wood-sichra, Ulrike, Steward, Peter Richard, Rosenstock, Todd Stuart, Youngberg, Brayden, Guo, Zhe, Zhou, Shuang

“…The included variables are: Physical Area (hectare) Harvested Area (hectare) Production (tonne) Yield (kg/ha) Value of Production (2015 International Dollars) Value of Production (2021 Nominal USD) While methodologically aligned with IFPRI’s MapSPAM2020 v2, this SSA version introduces adaptations for regional representation. …”
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