Cape Verde: ASTI Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet
INIDA is the only agency involved in agricultural R&D in Cape Verde. Despite an increase in the number of MSc-qualified researchers in recent years, the institute lacks a critical mass of PhD-qualified researchers.
Agricultural R&D spending increased gradually between 2009 and 2011. Although Cape Verde’s 2011 agricultural R&D intensity ratio (at 1.12 percent) was well above the African average—which is not uncommon for a small, arid country—more investment is needed, particularly in staff training and upgrades to research laboratories.
Although the University of Cape Verde plays an important role in training agricultural scientists, the country’s higher education sector is not involved in agricultural R&D.
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