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Recent Trends in Agricultural R&D Investment and Capacity Levels in West and Central Africa. Gert-Jan Stads Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative. 2 nd West and Central African Agricultural Science Week Cotonou 24 May 2010. ASTI survey in West and Central Africa.
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Recent Trends in Agricultural R&D Investment and Capacity Levels in West and Central Africa Gert-Jan Stads Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative 2nd West and Central African Agricultural Science Week Cotonou 24 May 2010
ASTI survey in West and Central Africa Updating datasets from 2000/2001 Survey implemented in 16 WCA countries Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Rep. of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo Data collection currently completed in 11 countries Ongoing in Cameroon, Rep. of Congo, Gabon, Mali, Nigeria 255 agencies surveyed Crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries, postharvest, natural resources, etc. Public and private sector
Long-term trends in agricultural R&D expenditures, 1981–2008
Annual growth rates of agricultural R&D expenditures, 2000–2008
Agricultural R&D expenditures as a share of agricultural GDP, 2008
Relative shares of agricultural R&D funding sources, 2000 and 2008 Note: Sample includes main agricultural R&D agencies of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. 2000 2008
Other ASTI indicators • Timeseries data on degree levels of R&D staff • Timeseries data on cost categories • (by salary, operating costs, capital costs) • Timeseries data on support staff totals • (by technicians, administrative, and other support staff) • Data on gender of research staff and technicians • Focus on emerging research themes
ASTI outputs in West and Central Africa Country notes Data in-focus Sub-regional brief and report Updated datasets and country profiles Country seminars Regional brief and report In-depth capacity study In-depth funding study Regional workshops
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