Why monitor the allocation of agricultural R&D resources?

Key challenges: Climate change

Low agricultural productivity

Changing dietary patterns

High levels of poverty and malnutrition

Agricultural R&D is a major source of productivity growth, food security and poverty reduction.

Quantitative data are essential for stakeholders to be able to analyze trends:

Agricultural R&D capacity, investments, outputs and identify gaps

Set future investment priorities

Better coordinate agricultural R&D across institutes, regions, and commodities.

The ASTI program

ASTI stands for Agriculture Science and Technology Indicator

ASTI collects information and data on various indicators from agricultural R&D agencies in developing countries worldwide

Institutional, investment, and human resource capacity

ASTI provides: Trends of key indicators over time at country / regional levels

Compares different indicators within and across countries / regions

ASTI is led by IFPRI

ASTI is a large network of national, regional, and international partners.

ASTI country coverage and donors

BMGF (2008-2018):SSA and South Asia

USDA-ERS (2013-2015):WANA

IDB (2013-2015):South America and Mexico

Canada (2013-2014):Central America and Caribbean

ASTI outputs

• Country factsheets

• Regional and global reports

• Online datasets and tools (www.asti.cgiar.org)

• Analytical assessments

• Seminars and presentations

• Media outreach

ASTI indicators

• Institutional arrangements• R&D spending by cost category• Funding sources• R&D staff by degree, gender, and age• R&D focus by commodity and theme• Output indicators

ASTI outputs

ASTI’s three survey rounds in India

2004/05 with NCAP Dr Pratap Birthal and P Adhiguru

2010/11 with IARI Dr Suresh Pal and Dr Alka Singh

2014/15 with NAARM Dr Kalpana Sastry and Ganesh Kumar