Presented by ASTI Program Head Nienke Beintema on September 30, in Washington, DC.

1. UpdateonongoingworkinAfrica
NIENKEBEINTEMA
Follow-Up to the S4ACWrite Shop: IFPRI and S4ACLeaders
WashingtonDC I 30September 2016

2. DATA &
INDICATORS
ANALYSIS
AND
DIAGNOSTICS
OUTREACH
AND
ADVOCACY

3. Data and indicators
New country trends and indicators:
▶ Updates forusual indicators to 2014 .
▶ Additional input indicators (by position,
discipline mix, student data).
▶ Output indicators (publications,
varieties/technologies released).
▶ Qualitative information (S&T policy
in place, gender strategy, etc.).
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4. New tools and portals
Portal with RUFORUM on
capacities in higher education
ASTI Connect for national
institutions partners
ASTI’s agency directoryASTI agency data/graphing tool

5. Analysis and diagnostics
Health of the research system
 Better understand strong and weak areas in
agricultural research at agency/country levels
 Analyze the efficiency of the system comparing
input and outputs of the research process
Questions to ask?
 How much is an extra dollar invested worth?
 How much should a country invest?
 How much is a country losing for delaying its
investment one more year?
 How should investment be allocated?

6. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA
Investing in Future Harvests
EDITED BY
John Lynam, Nienke Beintema, Johannes Roseboom, Ousmane Badiane

7. Outreach and advocacy
▶ New impact project will develop a communications
and advocacy framework to enhance the uptake
and use of ASTI’s data & analysis at the country
level for increased ag research funding:
• Examine the current use and impact of ASTI data
• Identify the key target audiences that can use ASTI data
for policy impact
• Map the agricultural ecosystem and pathways of
influence
• Outline and implement activities designed to increase the
use of ASTI data in agricultural policy development