Information Repackaging Services in Research and Development Organisations: A Study with Special Reference to Agricultural Research Institutions in India

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
S. Radhakrishnan ◽  
AT Francis
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Research Institutions

Tapping the Potential of Rice Research for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Lessons from Malaysia’s Public Research Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-114
Author(s):  
Nur Hanis Mohamad Noor ◽  
Boon Kwee Ng ◽  
Mohd Johaary Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Private Firms ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Public Research Institutions

This paper explores the achievements, implications and future potential of rice research to achieve sustainable agricultural development in Malaysia according to the Quadruple Helix Innovation Model. The case study on Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) reveals that there are three elements that drive food security and sustainable rice research and development – quality research by Public Research Institutions (PRIs), cooperative private firms in supporting national agricultural agenda and productive farmers in delivering high-yields farming. This paper claims that the presence of public-driven objectives in rice research is the crucial pivot in achieving national food security. The study also found that the cooperation from private firms is key in steering national agricultural agenda towards self-sustaining. The study also found the potential of civil society organisations (CSOs) to transform farmers into more active key players in sustainable agricultural development.

Distributional Weights in Benefit-Cost Analysis: Examples from Rwanda and Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles B. Moss ◽  
Andrew Schmitz
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Systematic Variation ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Benefit Cost Analysis ◽  
Small Producer ◽  
Agricultural Research And Development ◽  
Benefit Cost

Abstract The question of how to allocate scarce agricultural research and development dollars is significant for developing countries. Historically, benefit/cost analysis has been the standard for comparing the relative benefits of alternative investments. We examine the potential of shifting the implicit equal weights approach to benefit/cost analysis, as well as how a systematic variation in welfare weights may affect different groups important to policy makers. For example, in the case of Rwandan coffee, a shift in the welfare weights that would favor small coffee producers in Rwanda over foreign consumers of Rwandan coffee would increase the support for investments in small producer coffee projects. Generally, changes in welfare weights alter the ordering for selecting investments across alternative projects.

Seeds of inspiration: breathing new life into the formal agricultural research and development system

2010 ◽  
pp. 47-64
Author(s):  
Song Yiching ◽  
Zhang Shihuang ◽  
Huang Kaijian ◽  
Qin Lanqiun ◽  
Li Jingsong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Development System ◽  
Agricultural Research And Development

The CGIAR Virtual Library Bridging the Gap Between Agricultural Research and Worldwide Users

2009 ◽  
pp. 308-320
Author(s):  
Mila M. Ramos ◽  
Luz Marina Alvaré ◽  
Cecilia Ferreyra ◽  
Peter Shelton
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Strategic Alliance ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Virtual Library ◽  
Regional Organizations ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Consultative Group

This chapter introduces the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Virtual Library as a tool for linking researchers and agricultural research results. The CGIAR is a strategic alliance of countries, international and regional organizations, and private foundations supporting 15 international agricultural centers that work in partnership with national agricultural research institutions and societies. The research results generated are numerous and cover a wide range of subject fields. While these are properly documented, locating relevant and timely information across the system’s 15 centers is a long and tedious process as individual databases have to be searched. The CGIAR virtual library (CGVLibrary) project of the CGIAR Libraries and Information Services Consortium (CGIARLISC) was created in 2005 to address the difficulty of information retrieval across the various centers. It is now available via the WWW (http://vlibrary.cgiar.org/) and knowledge generated by the CGIAR can now be retrieved with a few mouse clicks.

scholarly journals Dynamics of Mango Seedlings and Mango Varieties: A Case Study of Nurseries in Mango Production Center in Majalengka, West Java, Indonesia

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Puspitasari ◽  
Qanti ◽  
Hardiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
International Markets ◽  
The Other ◽  
West Java ◽  
Tropical Fruit ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
The University ◽  
Low Rate

Mango is a favorite tropical fruit in both domestic and international markets. Due to its features that are relatively easy to grow and more resistant to pests and diseases, the success rate of producing the seedlings is higher compared to the other perennial fruit plants. Despite of these advantages, the sector is still facing several constrains. One of them is the low rate of certified seedling used that may affects the productivity of mango trees. Limited availability of superior certified mango seedlings that is faced by mango nurseries is suspected as one of the cause. This paper aims to describe the dynamic that occurs in mango nursery sector in one of mango production centres in West Java. The data was collected through survey of 260 nurseries in 2016 and was part of Indohort project research; a collaboration between Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Iindonesian Center for Horticulture Research and Development (ICHORD), and the University of Adelaide. The results showed that: (1) Only 7% of the total number of nurseries has a formal certification for seedlings that are produced, (2) in average, mango nurseries produce less mango seedlings in 2016 compared to 2011; (3) mango nursery’s specialization rate decreased from 32% in 2011 to 19% in 2016, (4) the share of Harumanis (mango variety that is most preferred in Indonesia) seedlings production per nursery, decreased from 89% in 2011 to 65% in 2016; (4) Further improvement related to mango seedlings marketting chain needs to be done to create a better mango seedling market structure along the chain.

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