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Bangladesh agricultural R&D is headed in the right direction, but requires...
The new country note released by ASTI and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) reveals that Bangladesh’s agricultural R&D system is on a path toward great improvement, but its future...
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G8 endorses strengthening support to ASTI
Food security featured as a high priority on the agenda of the recent G8 summit at Camp David. The members discussed progress made on the pledges from the L’Aquila summit and declared support for a...
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Key policymakers take interest in ASTI at West and Central Africa...
ASTI’s booth attracted quite a bit of attention at CORAF/WECARD’s West and Central Africa Agricultural Science Week and General Assembly held in N’djamena, Chad, from 14-19 May. The event brought...
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Report urges G20 governments to support the ASTI initiative
ASTI received an honorable mention in a report to the G20 submitted on June 12 by more than ten foremost international organizations. The authors—including the OECD, FAO, the World Food Programme, and...
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Countries that invest more can win the game
“You can’t manage it if you haven’t measured it.” That is certainly true for investments in agricultural R&D. Countries that put more resources into agricultural innovation are better positioned to...
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Strong government commitment boosts agricultural R&D in India, but is it enough?
Strong government commitment has resulted in a near doubling of public investment in agricultural research and development (R&D) in India since the mid-1990s, according to the newest country note...
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Road Map Shows the Way towards Effective Agricultural Research in Africa
A new road map charts constructive ways forward to revitalize African agricultural research and development (R&D). Strong national agricultural R&D programs are crucial to enable farmers to be...
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Vietnam agricultural research keeps staff on a shoestring
Retaining scientific talent is one of the biggest challenges facing the Vietnamese Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI) today. That challenge could become even more onerous if new legislation is...
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China accelerates agricultural technology development
While many countries grapple with policy responses to rising food prices and climate-related production problems, China has clearly staked out its position on the role of research and development...
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Survey sheds light on data collection infrastructure in Africa
A survey of agricultural researchers and managers from 30 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has shed new light on the state of data collection capacity and infrastructure across the continent. The...
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Period of Change for Agricultural R&D in Pakistan
Pakistan has one of the largest agricultural research systems among developing countries, employing over 3,500 full-time equivalent (FTE) researchers. Agricultural R&D investment in the country...
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India leads South Asian agricultural R&D investment growth
Despite greater government commitment to agricultural research throughout South Asia, investment levels may be insufficient to meet the considerable food supply challenges on the horizon, according to...
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Private sector a major source of agricultural innovation in South Asia and...
What is the role of the private sector in agricultural R&D in developing countries? And what government policies enhance private sector innovation? A series of country reports and thematic papers...
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Agricultural R&D Investment and Capacity in the West Asia and North Africa...
© Photo credit: Clemens Breisinger, IFPRI ASTI is pleased to announce the launch of a new survey round in the WANA region, thanks to a grant from the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United...
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ASTI Global Assessment of Agricultural R&D Spending: Developing Countries...
Global agricultural R&D spending in the public and private sectors steadily increased between 2000 and 2008. Most of this growth was driven by larger middle-income countries such as China and...
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Is Malaysia’s agricultural research on a high-income track as well?
Malaysia recently celebrated its 5th year hosting the International Centre for South-South Cooperation for Science, Technology and Innovation (ISTIC), a platform for knowledge sharing and capacity...
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Changing the Role of Donors in Agricultural R&D: How do we build capacity for...
In a recent event which focused on capacity development for agricultural research, Rob Bertram of USAID stated that, “…without capacity being developed in our partner countries, the likelihood that our...
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ASTI Analyzes the Agricultural R&D Investment Gap: Asia Pacific Defines its...
Modernizing the agricultural sector is a key task in developing Asia, in particular for low income countries according to the “Key Indicators for the Asia and Pacific 2013” report by the Asian...
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ASTI Launches New Series of Country Factsheets at ASARECA General Assembly
The 2nd General Assembly of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) was the ideal launching pad for a new series of ASTI country factsheets....
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Agricultural Researchers: how much do you really know about where new...
DIIVA stands for Diffusion and Impact of Improved Varieties in Africa, a project that collected data on improved crop varieties in Africa south of the Sahara. The three featured databases on adoption,...
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