Boosting investment in agriculture research in Africa: Building a case for increased investment in agricultural research in Africa

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of the Republic of Koreaen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.creator.identifierAlejandro Nin Pratt: 0000-0001-9144-2127en
cg.creator.identifierGert-Jan Stads: 0000-0002-7982-2271en
cg.creator.identifierNienke Beintema: 0000-0001-6618-6387en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Divisionen
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden
cg.identifier.urlhttps://au.int/sites/default/files/documents/42434-doc-BOOSTING_INVESTMENT_IN_AGRICULTURE_RESEARCH_IN_AFRICA_-_Final_14.pdfen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorStads, Gert-Janen
dc.contributor.authorNin-Pratt, Alejandroen
dc.contributor.authorBeintema, Nienkeen
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-12T13:37:29Zen
dc.date.available2024-04-12T13:37:29Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141218
dc.titleBoosting investment in agriculture research in Africa: Building a case for increased investment in agricultural research in Africaen
dcterms.abstractAgricultural research and development (R&D) investment is positively associated with high returns, but these returns take time—often decades—to develop. Consequently, the inherent lag from the inception of research to the adoption of new technologies calls for sustained and stable R&D funding. In 2016, Africa invested just 0.39 percent of its agricultural GDP (AgGDP) in agricultural R&D, down from 0.54 percent in 2000. Even though in absolute terms total R&D investment has increased since the turn of the millennium—after a period of stagnation—most of the funds have been directed toward research staff expansion, salary increases, and rehabilitation of derelict research infrastructure and equipment, rather than actual research programs. In fact, in a large number of African countries, the national government funds the salaries of researchers and support staff, but little else, leaving nonsalary-related expenses highly dependent on donors and other funding sources.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationStads, Gert-Jan; Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; and Beintema, Nienke. 2022. Boosting investment in agriculture research in Africa: Building a case for increased investment in agricultural research in Africa. African Union. https://au.int/sites/default/files/documents/42434-doc-BOOSTING_INVESTMENT_IN_AGRICULTURE_RESEARCH_IN_AFRICA_-_Final_14.pdfen
dcterms.extent84 p.en
dcterms.issued2022-12-01en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.publisherAfrican Unionen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/8463en
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen
dcterms.subjectprofitsen
dcterms.subjectcostsen
dcterms.subjectfundingen
dcterms.subjecttechnological changesen
dcterms.subjecteconomic developmenten
dcterms.subjectpoverty alleviationen
dcterms.subjectagricultural researchen
dcterms.subjectemploymenten
dcterms.subjectagricultural developmenten
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectgrowthen
dcterms.typeReporten

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