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August 21, 2020
ASTI in retrospect: New series of ASTI program notes
Agricultural Science & Technology Indicators (ASTI) celebrates its 20th anniversary. A new series of ASTI notes marks this important milestone.
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January 29, 2018
World Bank investment boosts West African agricultural research, regional collaboration
West African countries are now in a better position to perform high-quality, production-boosting agricultural research than they were a decade ago, thanks to the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP). That is the main finding of a newly published status report by ASTI’s Gert-Jan Stads and Nienke Beintema, based on new detailed agency-level data from the World Bank on the allocation of WAAPP funding and WAAPP-funded staff training.
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July 25, 2017
New ASTI/AWARD portal supports women’s representation in African agricultural research
Women contribute important insights in agricultural research. Whether as government researchers, university professors, or senior research managers, their perspectives are
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June 14, 2017
Why agricultural research investment lags in Africa south of the Sahara
ASTI’s latest data collection and analysis from Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) exposes a persistent problem and a drag
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September 13, 2016
Book: Agricultural research in Africa: Investing in future harvests
Cross-posted from IFPRI In Agricultural Research in Africa: Investing in Future Harvests, researchers and other development specialists examine the state
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April 27, 2016
Press-release: Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean “Well Placed” to Feed Growing Global Population Due to Increased Investment in Agricultural Research
Cross-posted from IFPRI April 27, 2016, Washington, D.C.—New data show that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is well situated
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September 16, 2015
ASTI: new interactive tools for tracking agricultural R&D
In late August 2015, the Agricultural Science & Technology Indicators (ASTI) program launched its revised website, equipped with easy-to-use tools
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December 11, 2014
New ASTI report: Taking stock of national agricultural R&D capacity in Africa South of the Sahara
This report, which summarizes SSA’s recent progress in developing its national agricultural R&D systems, is intended to serve as an important input into, and potential benchmark for, the implementation of the science agenda in SSA and the broader development agenda for the region. The analysis is based on comprehensive primary datasets by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), the most recent of which was compiled during 2012–2013.
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