Recent Paper Outlines Impact of USAID Investment in Agricultural Research Through U.S. Universities

From the August 2022 Newsletter

A recent paper details the cost and benefit of USAID international agriculture research and development projects funded through its Collaborative Research Support Program and Feed the Future Innovation Labs which is largely led by U.S. land grant universities.

The research looked at USAID projects representing an investment of $1.24 billion to support agricultural development and improve food security around the world. Those projects returned $10 billion in economic impact, according the authors, Kansas State University agricultural economist Timothy Dalton and USDA's Economic Research Service economist Keith Fuglie. This represents a return of $8.52 in economic impact for every dollar invested.

The paper, "Costs, Benefits, and Welfare Implications of USAID Investment in Agricultural Research through U.S. Universities is published by Cambridge University Press.

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