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...
View ArticlePrivate 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...
View ArticleASTI 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...
View ArticleASTI 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....
View ArticleASTI in the year of Agriculture and Food Security: Upcoming Outputs for 2014
Despite a decade of strong agricultural growth and development, Africa continues to face serious challenges in terms of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. That is why the African Union (AU) has...
View ArticleDoubling down on a good investment – Featured on IFPRI.org
By Rebecca Sullivan As the world’s population continues to expand, ensuring that food production can meet the growing demand is an ever-mounting challenge. Climate change, soil degradation, and...
View ArticleAgricultural R&D Capacity in the Arab world: Positive Progress, but...
By Gert-Jan Stads, Senior Program Manager, Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Over the past five decades,...
View ArticleNew Interactive ASTI Tools to Monitor and Benchmark Agricultural Research Inputs
ASTI is proud to announce the launch of its new website, loaded with easy-to-use tools for viewing, comparing, and downloading key agricultural R&D information. These new tools allow you to: Rank...
View ArticleASTI launches new data, report, and website for Latin America and the Caribbean
ASTI officially launched its new agricultural research and development indicators for Latin America and the Caribbean at a roundtable event at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Wednesday...
View ArticleASTI realiza el lanzamiento del sitio en línea y la base de datos actualizada...
ASTI realizó el lanzamiento oficial de sus nuevos indicadores de investigación y desarrollo agropecuario para Latinoamérica y el Caribe durante un conversatorio realizado en el Banco Interamericano de...
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