Private-sector investment in African agricultural research

Pray, Carl; Byerlee, Derek; and Nagarajan, Latha. 2016. Private-sector investment in African agricultural research. In Agricultural research in Africa: Investing in future harvests. Lynam, John; Beintema, Nienke M.; Roseboom, Johannes; and Badiane, Ousmane (Eds.). Chapter 7. Pp. 171-200. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292123_07.

This chapter provides an overview of private agricultural R&D in SSA. The approach is not comprehensive, but is analyzed through a series of case studies. The next section provides an overview of three types of private agricultural R&D and their main drivers as a preamble to a more detailed case study review centered on the typology. Thereafter, the discussion focuses on policies needed to realize the potential of private African agricultural R&D into the future, before providing final conclusions.