Strengthening National Agriculture Research Systems: Policy Issues and Good Practice (Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Series. Rural Development)

This report provides a brief review of recent trends and key policies in strengthening national agricultural research systems. Chapters provide a brief overview of the recent evolution of national research systems and a synthesis of policy issues and good practices for developing these systems including the involvement of universities and the private sector. They also focus on key policy and institutional reforms for strengthening public research institutions including funding, research management, and client orientation. Finally they discuss implications for the World Bank in its ongoing efforts to strengthen national research systems.

this Report Has Two Objectives. First, It Provides A Brief Review Of Recent Trends And Key Policy Issues In Strengthening National Agricultural Research Systems - Broadly Defined To Include National Research Institutes, Universities, The Private Sector, And Nongovernmental Organizations. Second, It Synthesizes Good Practice In Ongoing Institutional And Policy Reforms In The Subsector. The Report Explores Agricultural Research Policy Issues And Provides A Resource On Selected Research Policy And Management Issues For Bank Staff And Partners In Borrowing Countries. Most Of The Practices Represented Here Have Been Incorporated In Recent Bank Projects In Various Forms. For Complex Issues, Such As Agricultural Research Policy, Best Practices Are Often Very Situation Specific. Agricultural Research Policy And Best Practices Will Continue To Evolve In Response To The Changing Roles Of The Public And Private Sectors, New Institutional Mechanisms For Funding And Executing Research In The Public Sector, And Changing Demands On Research Systems. The World Bank Will Closely Monitor Ongoing Experience In Research Projects, And Modify Best Practices In Light Of These Experiences.