Since the 1980s, developing countries’ agriculture has become more complex and diversified.

This research report highlights findings from a set of studies applied economists have undertaken on the impact that improved banana cultivars and management practices have had on farmers in the Lake Victoria region of Tanzania and Uganda.

We estimate that Brazil received $16 of benefit from every dollar invested by Embrapa in improving upland rice, edible beans, and soybean varieties.

IFPRI has long argued that spending on agricultural research constitutes a sound investment in poverty reduction and agricultural and economic growth, through improvements in productivity.

India’s investments in agricultural research, extension, and irrigation have made it one of the largest publicly funded systems in the world.

The success of modern technology in increasing yields on high-potential lands has been so great that researchers and policymakers alike have been quick to use modern inputs on marginal lands as well.

For this study IFPRI determined what it believe to be the feasible extent and type of investment requirements needed to accelerate food production ona contry-by-country basis.