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Underinvestment and the demand for agricultural research: a case study of the Punjab

By: Material type: ArticleArticleLanguage: En Publication details: 1983ISSN:
  • 0193-9025
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 84-076866|85-010409
 In: Food Research Institute Studies v. 19, no. 1, p. 51-7985-010409Summary: Extract: This paper is a case study of the development of the agricultural system of the Punjab. It examines data for evidence of underinvestment in agricultural research and attempts to explain the political and economic forces that affect investment and allocation of resources. Rates of return to research expenditure of more than 30 percent in the Punjab reflect continuing underinvestment in agricultural research. Scientists must solicit greater support for agricultural research from farmers, consumers, suppliers, traders, processers, politicians, and bureaucrats by such means as publicizing successes, developing a clientele, and conducting
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Extract: This paper is a case study of the development of the agricultural system of the Punjab. It examines data for evidence of underinvestment in agricultural research and attempts to explain the political and economic forces that affect investment and allocation of resources. Rates of return to research expenditure of more than 30 percent in the Punjab reflect continuing underinvestment in agricultural research. Scientists must solicit greater support for agricultural research from farmers, consumers, suppliers, traders, processers, politicians, and bureaucrats by such means as publicizing successes, developing a clientele, and conducting

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