Global and US Trends in Agricultural R&D in a Global Food Security Setting

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.

South African Agricultural Productivity and Investment Patterns

A Sustainability Challenge: Food Security for All: Report of Two Workshops

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.

The Economic Returns to U.S. Public Agricultural Research

We use newly constructed state-specific data to explore the implications of common modeling choices for measures of research returns.

Emerging Food Security Challenges

A Strategic Look at Global Wheat Production, Productivity and R&D Developments

The 20th century began with a rapid ramping up of national investments in and institutions engaged with research for food and agriculture.

Agricultural R&D, Productivity and Global Food Security (PowerPoint)

Food Commodity Prices in the Long Run: The Crucial Role of Agricultural Research and Productivity

Over the past 50 years and longer, the supply of food commodities has grown faster than the effective market demand, in spite of increasing population and per capita incomes.

Research Futures: Projecting Agricultural R&D Potentials for Latin America and the Caribbean

This volume offers substantive clarification of the proper roles for public agricultural research and development (R&D) throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and introduces an analytical framework for assessing cross-country collective action in funding and carrying out research.

Projecting Agriculture and Agricultural R&D Potentials

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