Transcript Characteristics of Agriculture Research and Development in

Tracking Investments in
Agricultural Research for
DevelopmentThe WANA Region
Presentation by
Samir Habbab
Characteristics of Agriculture
Research 4 Development in
WANA Region
• The WANA region covers 24 countries
• The WANA region is characterized by an arid and
semi arid environment.
Characteristics of Agriculture
Research and Development in
WANA Region
• Most countries of the Region have invested
heavily in irrigation over the past half
century.
• The stakeholders in agricultural research
and development in the WANA region, suffer
a lot in accessing and exchanging relevant
agricultural information and knowledge in a
timely manner
Characteristics of Agriculture
Research and Development in WANA
Region
 Agricultural research in the WANA region is limited
by:
• lack of investment,
• insufficient monitoring and impact assessment,
• limited coverage of unfavorable agro ecologies,
• poor incentives for research staff in some countries,
and
• limited regional and international cooperation.
• A little support from the industry is available for
research and development activities.
 National research expenditures are below 2% of the
agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Characteristics of Agriculture
Research and Development in WANA
Region
In the fields of Technology, information,
knowledge and innovations in NENA region,
there is a need to:
• Enhance the monitoring and evaluation
system and developing their researches.
• Identify policies and improve decision
makers and politician awareness on the
importance and role of agricultural
research and innovation.
Characteristics of Agriculture
Research and Development in WANA
Region
• Search for a mechanism and activate it to
link all the centers in the region with a
viable communication network for mutual
coordination, and to benefit from the
expertise of each other collaboration.
• Creating an effective extension system for
the country to create linkages with
farmers, researchers and civil society
organizations, and to facilitate technology
transfer
The Role of AARINENA in
Providing Information on AR4D
• the AARINENA established a Regional
Agricultural Information System (RAIS),
host the AARINENA-RAIS Secretariat. The
RAIS serves as an information repository and
exchange mechanism at the regional level.
• The RAIS stakeholders included National
Agriculture Research Systems (NARSs),
Advanced Research Institutions (ARIs), NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs),
International Agriculture Research Centers
(IARCs), the private sector, farmers'
organizations, and development assistance
agencies.
The Role of AARINENA in
Providing Information on AR4D
• AARINENA retreat in November (2011),
recommended the essential collective action
at national level by all stakeholders to:
• 1- monitor the implementation the postGCARD1 actions for reporting at 2012,
• 2- develop a baseline and M&E system for
tracking progress on the Status of AR4D in
the NENA region,
• 3- Strengthening AARINENA’s role and
capabilities to initiate and support regional
collaboration.
The Role of AARINENA in
Providing Information on AR4D
• Redesign financial flow mechanisms
including competitive grants criteria such
as potential development impact,
alignment with policy objectives,
inclusiveness (policy makers, farmers,
private sector), participation and
transparency
• Expand regional networks to not only
include researchers but also farmer
organizations and extension agencies
Results of the Agricultural Science &
Technology Indicators (ASTI) Survey
Recently AARINENA in collaboration with
ASTI/IFPRI team conducted an updated
survey on Agricultural Science and
Technology Indicators (ASTI ) in selected
countries representing NENA five subregions ( Iran, Egypt , Morocco, Jordan,
Oman, and Syria).
Egypt was selected to represent these
results
Results of the Agricultural Science &
Technology Indicators (ASTI) Survey
Egypt
The Agricultural Research Center (ARC)
consists of:
 16 research institutes
 7 central laboratories in Cairo
 4 regional councils for research and
extension,
 10 regional research, extension, and
training stations,
 37 commodity oriented research,
extension, and training stations located all
over the country.
8100
8000
8041
Number of researchers
7978
7863
7900
7800
7692
7700
7600
7500
2007
2008
2009
2010
Year
11%
8%
PhD
MSc
81%
BSc
Total Number of Female Researchers
and Female Technicians
Level of
Education
PhD
Expenditure (million US$)
Researchers
Technicians
25.00
1704
208
20.00
15.00
MSc
284
390
BSc
208
1526
5.00
Total
2196
2124
0.00
17.34
13.38
10.00
2007
Source of funding
20.47 20.59
2008
2009
Growth rate 15.5%
1- Government (core
funding)
25%
4%
71%
2- Bilateral and
multilateral donors
a
3- Other
2010
Summary Results of the ASTI Survey in 2010
Item
Total Research staff
Total Number of Female
researchers
Total Number of Female
Technicians
Total Expenditure on
Research (Million US$)
Government Funding (%)
Syria Morocco Oman Jordan Egypt
3326
198
231
388
8041
783
117
117
81
2196
396
116
25
16
2124
157.7
26.91
20.6
10.4
125
96
30
93
76
61
95.6
76.53
30
218.5
14333
1224
840
30590
0.2
1.7
1.2
0.4
GDP (Billion) US$
70.39
Agricultural GDP (Million)
US$
16189
Agricultural Research
expenditure/Agricultural
GDP (%)
1.0
Recommendations
• Public investments in agricultural
knowledge systems is requested to
promote interactive knowledge networks;
• Investment is in researches related to an
innovation, information, knowledge, and
education coalition.
• Invest on data collection, compilation,
analysis and dissemination related to AR4D
activities in the Region.
Recommendations
• AARINENA in collaboration with the NARS and
international partners would develop a M&E system
for tracking progress on the status of AR4D in the
NENA region, including the establishment of a
baseline.
• Strengthen AARINENA’s role and capabilities to
initiate and support regional coordination,
collaboration, “matching” capabilities of different
NARS and forming a bridge between NARS and
international agencies, whenever appropriate.
THANK YOU
For Your Attention