Women's participation in agricultural research and higher education
A new ASTI publication highlights women's participation in agricultural research and higher education. Among the key findings: Total capacity of professional agricultural staff employed at the research...
View ArticleIncreasing female participation in agricultural R&D
The closing statement of GCARD highlighted the need to focus on gender issues in agricultural development and research decisionmaking. Addressing gender in agriculture, partnerships, and capacity...
View ArticleCommunicating ASTI
To be useful as input for the development of policy options and setting priorities, data and data analyses must be actively communicated. Data collection and dissemination should also be informed by...
View ArticleNew Report-African Agricultural R&D in the New Millennium: Progress for Some,...
ASTI is pleased to announce the launch of its new IFPRI Food Policy Report on African Agricultural R&D in the New Millennium: Progress for Some, Challenges for Many which assesses recent trends in...
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Looking Ahead: Agricultural R&D investment targets
FAO recently released a report on Looking Ahead in World Food and Agriculture: Perspectives to 2050. The report features a chapter, Setting meaningful investment targets in agricultural research and...
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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...
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Private 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...
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ASTI 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...
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ASTI 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...
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Agricultural 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,...
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New 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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