Authors:
Gert-Jan Stads, Jamal Alrusheidat, Raed Badwan, and Michael Rahija
Year:
2014
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute and National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension.
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Despite the fact that Jordan’s agricultural R&D spending increased by nearly 40 percent during 2000– 2012, spending has not kept pace with rapid growth in agricultural GDP. As a result, the country’s agricultural research intensity ratio nearly halved during this period.
In 2007, Jordan’s main agricultural research agency at that time (NCARTT) was merged with the country’s agricultural extension department to form NCARE. The new center’s expanded mandate put a considerable strain on its scarce resources, including vehicles and equipment.