APAARI-IFPRI Partnership in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
APAARI-IFPRI Partnership in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
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APAARI and IFPRI Join to Support Agricultural Research
The Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) are pleased to announce an Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on agricultural research in the Indo-Pacific, funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
ASTI Indo-Pacific works with national and regional partners to conduct institutional survey rounds that collect data on the funding, human resource capacity, and outputs of agricultural research in the region.
Data collection is ongoing in ten countries— Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam— with results expected between Q3 of 2018 and Q1 of 2019.
In addition to data collection, ASTI Indo-Pacific aims to build capacity within national agricultural research institutes for policy-relevant analysis of agricultural research systems, as well as dissemination and advocacy activities to ensure uptake of key messages at national and regional levels. An analytical research agenda is currently under development, in collaboration with experts from Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam.
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Agricultural research was one of the main drivers behind the enormous increases in food production in Southeast Asia and the Pacific during the 20th century. Ensuring food security in the coming decades—especially in light of climate change—will require sustained investment in agricultural research, and the data to inform it.
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