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data, tools, and analysis for monitoring key growth and poverty-reduction priorities and assessing the impacts of interventions to address key questions, such as whether and how the interventions are having their desired impact on raising growth and reducing poverty and malnutrition; (2) knowledge management: developing and maintaining a com- mon pool of up-to-date information on key indica- tors at various levels to support policy planning, analysis, and dialogue; documenting lessons from research, policy analysis, impact assessment, and practical experiences for improving future growth and poverty-reduction strategies; and facilitating access to knowledge products to support assess- ment, review, and benchmarking of growth and poverty-reduction strategies; and (3) capacity strengthening and policy communications: collabo- rating with national and regional networks to carry out strategic analysis while exchanging the valu- able skills, training, and practical experiences that can strengthen local capacities and enhance the communication of key issues, findings, and strate- gies with policymakers and other stakeholders.


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Food Policy Indicators


ASTI: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS


Policymakers are increasingly recognizing greater investment in agricultural research and devel- opment as an essential element in increasing agricultural productivity. Data on the size and scope of research and development capacity and investments, together with the changing institu- tional structure and functioning of agricultural research agencies, enhance our understanding of how agricultural research and development pro- motes agricultural growth. Indicators derived from such information allow the performance, inputs, and outcomes of agricultural research and development systems to be measured, monitored, and benchmarked. Te Agricultural Science & Technology Indica-


tors (ASTI) initiative is one of the few sources of information on agricultural science and technology statistics for low- and middle-income countries. ASTI provides comprehensive quantitative and qualitative information and subsequent analyses on investment, capacity, and institutional trends in agricultural research and development. (See Table 1.) ASTI data and analyses assist research and development managers and policymakers in improved policy formulation and decisionmaking at national, regional, and international levels. All outputs are made available on the ASTI website.


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