We estimate global wheat losses over the past 50 years absent investments in research to limit impacts of stem rust and discuss how this can inform decisions about “right-sizing” research investments.
Production and productivity developments in South Africa have regional consequences:
South Africa’s agricultural economy accounted for 43.1% of the agricultural GDP of
Given the importance of adopting weed resistance management BMPs, it is important to develop methods to compare BMP adoption among farms and to identify factors that affect BMP adoption.
Improving Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems: OECD Conference Proceedings, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), February, 2012, 19-40.
In recent decades, we have witnessed in most countries a slowdown in the rate of growth in spending on agricultural Research and Development (R&D) — especially R&D oriented to enhancing farm productivity.
The National Research Council's Science and Technology for Sustainability Program hosted two workshops in 2011 addressing the sustainability challenges associated with food security for all.
