- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Published on: October 14, 2020
![Rice field in Colusa County. International agricultural research and development, of the type that drove the Green Revolution, continues to generate a fantastic rate of return, says study coauthor Julian Alston. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/food/blogfiles/74600small.jpg)
Rice field in Colusa County. International agricultural research and development, of the type that drove the Green Revolution, continues to generate a fantastic rate of return, says study coauthor Julian Alston. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark
Society gains $10 in benefits, on average, per $1 invested in international agricultural research and development, according to a new report released today (Oct. 14, 2020) by the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation.
“This report shows that international agricultural R&D, of the type that drove the Green Revolution, continues to generate a fantastic rate of return and that we have not been investing nearly enough in the types of agricultural R&D undertaken by the CGIAR,” said Julian M. Alston, distinguished professor of agricultural and resources economics at UC Davis and coauthor of “The Payoff to Investing in CGIAR Research.”...
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development
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