Returns to food and agricultural R&D; Investments worldwide, 1958-2015

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Minnesotaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University & Researchen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.creator.identifierRobert Andrade: 0000-0002-5764-3854en_US
cg.placeSt. Paul MN (USA)en_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
dc.contributor.authorHurley, Terranceen_US
dc.contributor.authorPardey, Philip G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRao, Xudongen_US
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Robert Santiagoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-18T09:58:39Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-05-18T09:58:39Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/119583en_US
dc.titleReturns to food and agricultural R&D; Investments worldwide, 1958-2015en_US
dcterms.abstractZvi Griliches published the first formal economic estimate of the rates of return to food and agricultural R&D in the Journal of Political Economy more than half a century ago. Since then many economists have published a large number of similar estimates. The consensus that has emerged from this vast body of work is that these rates of return have been exceptionally high regardless of the type of research (e.g., basic or applied), research focus (e.g., maize, wheat, rice, horticultural crops, livestock, or natural resources), or who performed the research. Yet, even with such overwhelming evidence of high rates of return, growth in public R&D spending has slowed worldwide and especially in rich countries (Pardey et al. 2016). Although agricultural commodity prices have fallen from their 2010-12 peaks, there remains widespread concern about the ability of global food supplies to meet projected demand growth. Nonetheless, current trends in public R&D spending portend slower agricultural productivity growth that is particularly disconcerting.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHurley, T.; Pardey, P.; Rao, X.; Andrade, R. 2016. Returns to food and agricultural R&D; Investments worldwide, 1958-2015. InSTePP Brief. St. Paul, MN. (USA): International Science & Technology Practice & Policy Center. 11 p.en_US
dcterms.extent11 p.en_US
dcterms.issued2016-08en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Science & Technology Practice & Policy Centeren_US
dcterms.subjectfood policiesen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectevaluationen_US
dcterms.subjectreturnsen_US
dcterms.subjectresearchen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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