Authors:
Stads, Gert-Jan; Santos, Luis de los
Year:
2023
Publisher
ASTI, The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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Very small R&D system
Compared to most other countries in Central America, Belize’s agricultural research system is very small, employing less than 10 FTE researchers in 2020. The country lacks a critical mass of highly qualified researchers needed for the conception, execution, and management of high-quality research, and for effective communication with policymakers, donors, and other stakeholders.
Institutional fragmentation