The vast majority of Nepal’s population—80 percent of whom live in rural areas—derives their livelihood from agriculture. Despite a decrease in recent years, agriculture’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) still amounts to one-third.

Au Burundi, le secteur agricole emploie près de 90 % de la population active, représente environ 50 % du produit intérieur brut (PIB), et contribue pour plus de 80 % aux recettes d’exportation (Banque mondiale 2010 ; FAO 2009).

Burundi’s agricultural sector employs close to 90 percent of the country’s economically active population, represents approximately 50 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), and accounts for over 80 percent of exports (World Bank 2010; FAO 2

The war and accompanying Tutsi genocide of the early 1990s devastated Rwanda’s agricultural research agencies, and they continue to face challenges related to the resulting loss of human resource capacity and physical infrastructure.

After attaining independence from South Africa in 1990, Namibia shifted the focus of its agricultural research and development (R&D) away from commercial landholders toward small-scale subsistence farmers.

Agriculture in Gabon has traditionally been overshadowed by more attractive economic sectors such as forest exploitation, mining, and oil extraction.

Economic decline signifcantly constrained agricultural research and development (R&D) in Zimbabwe after 2002.

L’économie malienne est fortement dominée par le secteur agricole ; 70 % de la population active travaille dans ce secteur et l’agriculture représente près de la moitié du produit intérieur brut agricole (PIBA) (FAO 2009 ; Banque mondiale 2009).

Au Gabon, l’agriculture a longtemps été éclipsée par des secteurs économiques plus attrayants tels que l’exploitation du bois et l’extraction minière et pétrolière.

Agriculture’s contribution to Botswana’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell dramatically from 44 percent at independence in 1966 to less than 2 percent in 2008, mainly due the increased economic importance of mining, tourism, manufacturing, and the

Mali’s agricultural sector plays a dominant role in the national economy. It accounts for close to half of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employs 70 percent of the active population.

Public agricultural research and development (R&D) in Senegal has been negatively affected by contractions in funding and capacity since the mid-1980s.

Depuis le tournant du millonaire, les depenses totales consacraes a la recherche-developpement (R&D) agricole au Benin ont progressivement augment.