Human Development and Research-Development-Extension Relationships

Özçatalbaş, Orhan

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“…In many other countries, regular in-depth analyzes of the state, efficiency and development factors of the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) and its major components such as Agrarian Research, Agrarian Education, Agrarian Information, etc. are made (Anandajayasekeram and Gebremedhinð, 2009;Antle et al, 2017;Bachev, 2013;Chartier et al, 2015;EIP-AGRI EU SCAR, 2012;FAO, 2019;Touzard et al, 2015;Özçatalbaş, 2017;USDA, 2019;Weißhuhn et al, 2018;World Bank, 2006;Virmani, 2013).…”

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Agricultural research structure and productivity in Bulgaria

Bachev¹

2021

International Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

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This paper gives insight on organization and efficiency of agricultural research in Bulgaria during the period after country's accession to EU. The analysis is predominately based on the research carried out in the Agricultural Academy-the main institution responsible for the organization of agricultural research in the country. Our analysis has found out that some of the Academy institutes and stations manage significant land and other resources, but the material and technical endowments of the majority of them is outdated, while some have no "critical" mass of human, financial and material resources needed for carrying effective modern research. The number of researchers and experts employed in the Academy is constantly decreasing due to insufficient budget funding, regulatory constraints, restructuring and layoffs, lack of acceptable pay and working conditions, insufficiently qualified candidates in some areas, etc. Since country's accession to the EU, there has been a significant reduction in the overall expenditure and budget subsidies for agrarian research institutes and centers. Despite multiple "reforms" of the agrarian research system, the country still does not have an effective structure for organization of R&D and public funding systems, coordination and evaluation of research, evaluation and stimulation of researchers and teams, and protection of intellectual agricultural property rights. The trends and problems in the development of agricultural research in universities and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are similar to those in the Agricultural Academy. There is no aggregated information about the nature and volume of agricultural research conducted by the Bulgarian universities, institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and in the private sector which requires the collection of similar information in the future in order to improve analysis and management.

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Agricultural research structure and productivity in Bulgaria

Bachev¹

2021

International Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

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“…"Stimulating and sharing knowledge, innovation, digitalization and promoting their greater use" is set again as one of the strategic ("horizontal") objective in the new programming period 2021-2027 for implementation of the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (European Commission, 2018). In many other countries, regular in-depth analyzes of the state, efficiency and development factors of the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) are made (Anandajayasekeram and Gebremedhinр, 2009;Antle et al 2017;Chartieret et al, 2015;EIP-AGRI EU SCAR, 2012;FAO, 2019;Touzard et al, 2015;Özçatalbaş, 2017;USDA, 2019;Weißhuhn et al, 2018;World Bank, 2006;Virmani, 2013).…”

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State, Efficiency and Factors for Development of AKIS in Bulgaria

Bachev¹

2020

SSRN Journal

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Unlike in many other countries, in Bulgaria there are no comprehensive analysis of the state and evolution of the system of knowledge sharing, innovation and digitalization in agriculture (AKIS). The goal of this paper is to fill the gap and analyze the state, efficiency and factors of the agricultural knowledge sharing, innovation and digitalization in Bulgaria at current stage of development. Analysis is based on 2019 expert assessment with 32 leading experts from research institutes of the Agricultural Academy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, agrarian and other universities, National Agricultural Advisory Service, and major professional associations of agricultural producers. The study has found out that AKIS of the country consists of diverse and numerous organizations, for which activities and complex relations have no sufficient official or other reliable information. The expert assessments in that study let us identify the state, and major achievements and challenges in development in of that complex system. The lack of data however, only partially can be compensated by experts' assessments of these type. It is also necessary to carry out in-depth and representative surveys of individual components and the AKIS as a whole. Furthermore, it is necessary to institutionalize and regulate collection of official statistical, report, etc. information for the state and efficiency of that important system.

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“…In many other countries, regular in-depth analyzes of the state, efficiency and development factors of the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) and its major components such as Agrarian Research, Agrarian Education, Agrarian Information, etc. are made (Anandajayasekeram and Gebremedhinр, 2009;Antle et al 2017;Chartieret et al, 2015;EIP-AGRI EU SCAR, 2012;FAO, 2019;Touzard et al, 2015;Özçatalbaş, 2017;USDA, 2019;Weißhuhn et al, 2018;World Bank, 2006;Virmani, 2013).…”

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Organisation, Financing and Productivity of Agricultural Research in Bulgaria

Bachev

2020

SSRN Journal

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This paper gives insight on organization, financing and productivity of agricultural research in Bulgaria during the period after country's accession to EU. The analysis is predominately based on the research carried out in the Agricultural Academythe main institutions responsible for the organization of agricultural research in the country. Our analysis has found out that some of the Academy institutes and stations manage significant land and other resources, but the material and technical endowments of the majority of them is outdated, while some have no "critical" mass of human, financial and material resources needed for carrying effective modern research. The number of researchers and experts employed in the Academy is constantly decreasing due to insufficient budget funding, regulatory constraints, restructuring and layoffs, lack of acceptable pay and working conditions, insufficiently qualified candidates in some areas, etc. Since country's accession to the EU, there has been a significant reduction in the overall expenditure and budget subsidies for agrarian research institutes and centers. Despite multiple "reforms" of the agrarian research system, the country still does not have an effective structure for organization of R&D and public funding systems, coordination and evaluation of research, evaluation and stimulation of researchers and teams, and protection of intellectual agricultural property rights. The trends and problems in the development of agricultural research in universities and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are similar to those in the Agricultural Academy. There is no aggregated information about the nature and volume of agricultural research conducted by the Bulgarian universities, institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and in the private sector which requires the collection of similar information in the future in order to improve analysis and management.

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Human Development and Research-Development-Extension Relationships

Cited by 6 publications

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Agricultural research structure and productivity in Bulgaria

Agricultural research structure and productivity in Bulgaria

State, Efficiency and Factors for Development of AKIS in Bulgaria

Organisation, Financing and Productivity of Agricultural Research in Bulgaria

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