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dc.titleUnlocking Innovation: Assessing the Role of Agricultural R&D in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorNin Pratt, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorStads, Gert-Jan
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Luis de los
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz, Gonzalo
dc.contributor.orgunitEnvironment, Rural Development and Risk Management Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-07-17T00:07:00
dc.date.issue2023-06-24T00:06:00
dc.description.abstractThis report presents a comprehensive analysis of public agricultural research and development (R&D) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), focusing on the contextual factors influencing agricultural R&D investment and their implications for agricultural productivity growth. The analysis combines new data for ten LAC countries collected by the International Food Policy Research Institute's (IFPRI's) Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with existing ASTI and other datasets. By integrating these various datasets, the report provides an in-depth examination of recent trends in public agricultural research spending, capacity, and outputs across the LAC region. Despite the demonstrated high returns on agricultural R&D investments, LAC countries continue to lag in allocating sufficient resources to this critical area. The traditional agricultural research model faces major challenges in keeping pace with the evolving agricultural landscape and food system more broadly.
dc.format.extent76
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005006
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Unlocking-Innovation-Assessing-the-Role-of-Agricultural-RD-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Desatando-la-innovacion-evaluacion-del-papel-de-la-ID-agropecuaria-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectResearch and Development
dc.subjectAgricultural Innovation
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectAgricultural Research
dc.subjectInnovation Strategy
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectFood Industry
dc.subject.jelcodeO31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
dc.subject.jelcodeQ10 - Agriculture: General
dc.subject.jelcodeQ16 - R&D • Agricultural Technology • Biofuels • Agricultural Extension Services
dc.subject.jelcodeQ18 - Agricultural Policy • Food Policy
dc.subject.keywordsAgriculture;innovation;research;I+D indicators;Latin America
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01115
idb.operationRG-T3798
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