Public agricultural R&D in South Asia: Greater government commitment, yet underinvestment persists

Gert-Jan Stads and Michael Rahija

No 127352, ASTI synthesis reports from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This report analyzes input indicators of public agricultural R&D for five South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It presents trends and challenges with regard to agricultural R&D investments and human resource capacity throughout the subregion, and provides recommendations for ways to address some of these challenges.

Keywords: public investment; agricultural research; undernourishment; undernutrition; poverty; agricultural development; nutrition; Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Southern Asia; Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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