A recent ASTI report points to large-scale underinvestment in agricultural research and development (R&D) and major research capacity gaps across Southeast Asia. The region will need to step up its agricultural R&D investment to enhance future agricultural productivity, food security, and poverty reduction, and to respond more effectively to challenges posed by climate change and […] Source: Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
Inaugural conference highlights crisis in agricultural research in Kenya
The latest ASTI data from Kenya, showing dwindling agricultural investment levels and a dearth of national level agricultural researchers, took center stage at a recent high-level conference on agricultural research in Nairobi. The conference, organized by Kenya’s State Department of Agriculture Research in collaboration with 12 international and national research and donor partners, focused on […] Source: Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
