Prioritizing regional agricultural R&D investments in Africa: incorporating R&D spillovers and economywide effects

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dc.creatorJohnson, Michael E.
dc.creatorBenin, Samuel
dc.creatorDiao, Xinshen
dc.creatorYou, Liangzhi
dc.date2011
dc.date2024-10-01T14:04:00Z
dc.date2024-10-01T14:04:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:37:44Z
dc.descriptionTo achieve the first of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), halving poverty and hunger by 2015, African countries have set a target of 6 percent agricultural GDP growth. Whether, and to what extent, this target can be achieved depends a great deal on the rate at which agricultural productivity can be accelerated, given current low levels in most countries. Because many countries in Africa have small economies and limited capacities and resources for effective R&D, focusing on a regional agricultural R&D strategy can help fill these gaps and facilitate scale economies. While the need for regional cooperation in R&D is well known, as is evident from the efforts of organizations such as the Forum for Agriculture Research in Africa (FARA), the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), and the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD), a key challenge is having empirically sound evidence and methods for setting regional R&D priorities that are also consistent with the resource constraints and development objectives of the individual countries.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/154806
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/109916
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.publisherForum for Agricultural Research in Africa
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceJohnson, Michael E.; Benin, Samuel; Diao, Xinshen; You, Liangzhi. 2011. Prioritizing regional agricultural R&D investments in Africa: incorporating R&D spillovers and economywide effects. Conference Working paper 15. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154806
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectagricultural research
dc.subjectmillennium development goals
dc.titlePrioritizing regional agricultural R&D investments in Africa: incorporating R&D spillovers and economywide effects
dc.typeWorking Paper

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