Colombia - Lessons from the Competitive Allocation of Research Funding in the Agricultural Sector

Since 2004, Colombia's ministry of agriculture and rural development has implemented a strategy of competitive funding or public call for proposals for the allocation of public funds for Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI...

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Main Authors:	Cristancho, Edwin, Ekanayake, Indira Janaki, Janssen, Willem
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CIVIC PARTICIPATION CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING EXTENSION FUNDS FOR RESEARCH INTERVENTION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LEARNING LIFE SCIENCES NETWORKS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH SECTOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE &AMP TECHNOLOGY TARGETING TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRANSPARENCY UNIVERSITIES WEBSITE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/12050657/colombia-lessons-competitive-allocation-research-funding-agricultural-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10290

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spelling	okr-10986-102902021-04-23T14:02:49Z Colombia - Lessons from the Competitive Allocation of Research Funding in the Agricultural Sector Cristancho, Edwin Ekanayake, Indira Janaki Janssen, Willem AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CIVIC PARTICIPATION CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING EXTENSION FUNDS FOR RESEARCH INTERVENTION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LEARNING LIFE SCIENCES NETWORKS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH SECTOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE &AMP TECHNOLOGY TARGETING TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRANSPARENCY UNIVERSITIES WEBSITE Since 2004, Colombia's ministry of agriculture and rural development has implemented a strategy of competitive funding or public call for proposals for the allocation of public funds for Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI) programs and projects targeting the agricultural sector. This strategy considers science and technology as core elements of agricultural sector policy, and the allocation of funds is governed by principles of cost-effectiveness and transparency. The fact that Latin American (LAC) countries, especially Colombia, are commonly endowed with a high concentrations of biodiversity (habitats and species) compared to other regions of the world, generates significant opportunities for RTDI. These projects offer a systematic way of making use of biodiversity in life sciences aimed at solving problems (e.g. a new disease-resistant variety of a traditional crop) or generating commercial returns (e.g. a native fruit that can be domesticated, harvested and industrialized). Moreover, proposals were typically submitted by research entities (universities and research centers) that were often disconnected from the needs of the productive sector and which often generated results scarcely relevant to producers. 2012-08-13T11:04:36Z 2012-08-13T11:04:36Z 2007-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/12050657/colombia-lessons-competitive-allocation-research-funding-agricultural-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10290 English en breve; No. 113 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Colombia
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topic	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CIVIC PARTICIPATION CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING EXTENSION FUNDS FOR RESEARCH INTERVENTION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LEARNING LIFE SCIENCES NETWORKS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH SECTOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE &AMP TECHNOLOGY TARGETING TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRANSPARENCY UNIVERSITIES WEBSITE
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CIVIC PARTICIPATION CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING EXTENSION FUNDS FOR RESEARCH INTERVENTION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LEARNING LIFE SCIENCES NETWORKS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH SECTOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE &AMP TECHNOLOGY TARGETING TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRANSPARENCY UNIVERSITIES WEBSITE Cristancho, Edwin Ekanayake, Indira Janaki Janssen, Willem Colombia - Lessons from the Competitive Allocation of Research Funding in the Agricultural Sector
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description	Since 2004, Colombia's ministry of agriculture and rural development has implemented a strategy of competitive funding or public call for proposals for the allocation of public funds for Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI) programs and projects targeting the agricultural sector. This strategy considers science and technology as core elements of agricultural sector policy, and the allocation of funds is governed by principles of cost-effectiveness and transparency. The fact that Latin American (LAC) countries, especially Colombia, are commonly endowed with a high concentrations of biodiversity (habitats and species) compared to other regions of the world, generates significant opportunities for RTDI. These projects offer a systematic way of making use of biodiversity in life sciences aimed at solving problems (e.g. a new disease-resistant variety of a traditional crop) or generating commercial returns (e.g. a native fruit that can be domesticated, harvested and industrialized). Moreover, proposals were typically submitted by research entities (universities and research centers) that were often disconnected from the needs of the productive sector and which often generated results scarcely relevant to producers.
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author	Cristancho, Edwin Ekanayake, Indira Janaki Janssen, Willem
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title	Colombia - Lessons from the Competitive Allocation of Research Funding in the Agricultural Sector
title_short	Colombia - Lessons from the Competitive Allocation of Research Funding in the Agricultural Sector
title_full	Colombia - Lessons from the Competitive Allocation of Research Funding in the Agricultural Sector
title_fullStr	Colombia - Lessons from the Competitive Allocation of Research Funding in the Agricultural Sector
title_full_unstemmed	Colombia - Lessons from the Competitive Allocation of Research Funding in the Agricultural Sector
title_sort	colombia - lessons from the competitive allocation of research funding in the agricultural sector
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/12050657/colombia-lessons-competitive-allocation-research-funding-agricultural-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10290
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Colombia - Lessons from the Competitive Allocation of Research Funding in the Agricultural Sector

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