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Africa'S Unfinished Business: Building Sustainable Agricultural Research Systems

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Eicher, Carl K.
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This paper addresses four questions: · What lessons can be drawn from the "rise and decline" of NARS in Africa? · What can African research managers learn from some of the successful reforms of NARS in Asia and Latin America over the past 10 to 15 years? · What are the major challenges facing the NARS in the ASARECA region in the coming 10-20 years? · What are the critical reforms and the incentives needed to develop pluralistic, accountable, productive and financially self-sustaining NARS in AFRICA?

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Paper provided by Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics in its series Staff Papers with number 11802.

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  1. Eicher, Carl K., 1990. "Building African scientific capacity for agricultural development," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 4(2), pages 117-143, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Lele, Uma & Goldsmith, Arthur A, 1989. "The Development of National Agricultural Research Capacity: India's Experience with the Rockefeller Foundation and Its Significance for Africa," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 37(2), pages 305-43, January.
  3. Reardon, Thomas & Codron, Jean-Marie & Busch, Lawrence & Bingen, James & Harris, Craig, 1999. "Global Change In Agrifood Grades And Standards: Agribusiness Strategic Responses In Developing Countries," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA), vol. 2(03/04). [Downloadable!]
  4. Alston, Julian M. & Pardey, Philip G. & Taylor, Michael J., 2001. "Agricultural science policy," Food policy statements 32, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
  5. Beintema, Nienke M. & Pardey, Philip G. & Roseboom, Johannes, 1998. "Educating agricultural researchers: a review of the role of African universities," EPTD discussion papers 36, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
  6. Oehmke, James F & Crawford, Eric W, 1996. "The Impact of Agricultural Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 5(2), pages 271-92, June.
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  1. T. Walker & R. Pitoro & A. Tomo & I. Sitoe & C. Salência & R. Mahanzule & C. Donovan & F. Mazuze, 2006. "Priority Setting for Public-Sector Agricultural Research in Mozambique with the National Agricultural Survey Data," International Development Collaborative Working Papers MZ-IIAM-RR-3E, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  2. T. Walker & R. Pitoro & A. Tomo & I. Sitoe & C. Salência & R. Mahanzule & C. Donovan & F. Mazuze, 2006. "Definição de Prioridades na Investigação Agrária no Moçambique Baseado nos Dados do Trabalho do Inquérito Agrícola (TIA) (Priority Setting for Public-Sector Agricultural Research in Mozambique," International Development Collaborative Working Papers MZ-IIAM-RR-3P, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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