Accelerated Spending in Agricultural Research

ACCELERATED SPENDING IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH GLOBAL PUBLIC SPENDING WHAT IS AGRICULTURAL R&D SPENDING? DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRIVE PUBLIC GROWTH 22%/ OVERALL % CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS $5.6 BILLION GLORAL GROWTH 2000-2008 ARGENTINA BRAZIL GOVERNMENT 2008 2000 2008 SLO MLLION S40 BILLION $31.7 BILLION 38% IRAN NIGERIA 0/o RUSSIA HIGHER CHINA CHINA EACH COUNTRY 2000 $26.1 s15.6 sló.1 BILLION 2000 $1.5 BILJON 2008 3-4 $2.1 BILLION o/o PRIVATE BILLION INDIA BILLION DEVELOPING DEVELOPED n inflation-adustad 2005 prices INDIA GLOBAL PRIVATE SPENDING RUNDING FUND ING R&D INVESTMENTS PAY OFF.. 126% 2008 79% 176% LIVESTOCK 59.9 PUBLIC 136% 8.3 82% BRAZIL 2008 CHINA 2000 AGRICULTURAL ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NATURAL FOOD PROCESSING 21% PRIVATE .BUT THE WORLD'S POOREST Developed countrics driva pivate growth 2000 2008 acuding feed preaing PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH 1970-2009 COUNTRIES LAG BEHIND WHY DOES RESEARCH INVESTMENT MATTER? GOVERNMENT ONGOING TECHNOLOGY & & POLICY AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINED R&D RESEARCH PRODUCTIVTY SPENDING FOOD SECURITY POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC NECESSARY GROWTH ROADMAP ASTI FACILIATED BY IFPRIB GFAR Desigu: C. Halowe FFRI. Copynight O 2012 Irlanational Food Policy Rasearch Instbute. Al rights asered For parnission ta rmprint tar noncinrercial purposas oniy, cantact tpricopyrightecgar.org. For ful lilst at saurtas vatt www.astiogia pgutalownvian ACTORS DONOR