The Philippine National Agricultural Research System

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.

Fully-sourced country-specific files on the basic resources committed to national agricultural research systems for 154 developing and developed countries.

Case study methodology; Growing participation of women in agricultural research in the Philippenes; Women in Senior scientific and management posistions in agricultural research in the Philippines; Management issues and responses and the increase in numbers of professional women; Organizational culture: men and women in the workplace in a situation of Parity.

This report examines the current state of Russian agriculture and agricultural research systems. It develops a conceptual framework for managing the transformation and rehabilitation of agricultural research systems in transition economies. Chapters examine the strategic importance of agricultural research, the status and importance of the agricultural sector, the status of the agricultural knowledge system, and challenges facing the system, as well as ways to transform it. This book is aimed toward agricultural scientists, research administrators, public officials, and agricultural leaders interested in the transformation of agricultural research systems in the transition economies.