The presentation looks at: 1. The need for monitoring the allocation of agricultural R&D resources. 2. The purpose of ASTI program. 3. ASTI country coverage and donors. 4. ASTI outputs. Recent trends in agricultural research capacity, investment and outputs in India was organized jointly by IFPRI and NAARM on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the NASC Complex, PUSA, New Delhi. During this event, NAARM and IFPRI’s Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program presented the key findings of a recent comprehensive survey, targeting more than 200 Indian agricultural research agencies.

1. Whymonitortheallocationofagricultural
R&Dresources?
 Key challenges:
 Climate change
 Low agricultural productivity
 Changing dietary patterns
 High levels of poverty and malnutrition
 Agricultural R&D is a major source of productivity growth,
food security and poverty reduction.
 Quantitative data are essential for stakeholders to be able
to analyze trends:
 Agricultural R&D capacity, investments, outputs and identify gaps
 Set future investment priorities
 Better coordinate agricultural R&D across institutes, regions, and
commodities.

2. TheASTIprogram
 ASTI stands for Agriculture Science and Technology
Indicator
 ASTI collects information and data on various indicators
from agricultural R&D agencies in developing countries
worldwide
 Institutional, investment, and human resource capacity
 ASTI provides:
 Trends of key indicators over time at country / regional levels
 Compares different indicators within and across countries / regions
 ASTI is led by IFPRI
 ASTI is a large network of national, regional, and
international partners.

3. ASTIcountrycoverageanddonors
BMGF (2008-2018):
SSA and South Asia
USDA-ERS (2013-2015):
WANA
IDB (2013-2015):
South America and Mexico
Canada (2013-2014):
Central America and Caribbean

4. ASTI outputs
• Country factsheets
• Regional and global reports
• Online datasets and tools
(www.asti.cgiar.org)
• Analytical assessments
• Seminars and presentations
• Media outreach
ASTI indicators
• Institutional arrangements
• R&D spending by cost category
• Funding sources
• R&D staff by degree, gender, and age
• R&D focus by commodity and theme
• Output indicators
ASTIoutputs

5. ASTI’s three survey rounds in India
 2004/05 with NCAP
 Dr Pratap Birthal and P Adhiguru
 2010/11 with IARI
 Dr Suresh Pal and Dr Alka Singh
 2014/15 with NAARM
 Dr Kalpana Sastry and Ganesh Kumar