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Agricultural R&D in Sierra Leone: An Assessment of the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Momoh, John A. Beintema, Nienke M. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Three agencies conduct agricultural research in Sierra Leone: the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Njala University School of Agriculture, and Fourah Bay College Institute of Marine Biology and Oceanography (IMBO). SLARI is the country’s principal agricultural research agency, accounting for more than 80 percent of national agricultural researchers and expenditures in 2011. The institute falls under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Food Security (MAFFS) and, in addition to its headquarters, comprises five centers: Njala Agricultural Research Center (NARC), which conducts research on roots, tubers, and legumes; Rokupr Agricultural Research Center (RARC), which conducts research on cereals; Kenema Forestry and Tree Crops Research Center (KFTCRC); Teko Livestock Research Center (TLRC); and Magbosi Land and Water Research Center (MLWRC). Between 2001 and 2011, the national number of fulltime-equivalent (FTE) researchers grew from 37 to 70 at SLARI and from a combined 13 to 15 at the two higher education institutions (Figure 1). Agricultural research spending increased dramatically between 2001 and 2011, based on a significant influx of donor funding and government grants (Figure 2). Spending rose from 3.1 billion Leones in 2005 prices in 2001 (while the war was still ongoing), to 7.3 billion Leones in 2011. Sierra Leone is still grappling with the effects of the country’s 10-year civil |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.21955/gatesopenres.1115265.1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.asti.cgiar.org/pdf/coraf/SierraLeone-SummaryNote.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.21955/gatesopenres.1115265.1 |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
