National Research and Experimental Development Survey (R&D) and other S&T related activities in Agriculture in South Africa 2010-11

Description:
This data set contains the aggregated data on Agriculture R&D and other S&T indicators by province as well as by government, higher education, not-for-profit organisations and science councils.
Abstract:
The National Survey on R&D and other S&T related activities in Agriculture in South Africa collected data from public institutions under strict confidentiality. Aggregate data were used primarily to inform policy and strategic planning at a national level.

Primary data was primarily collected from public agricultural institutions. The survey was limited to agriculture as a key subsector of the greater economic sector that includes forestry and fisheries. The following institutions were surveyed:

Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF);

provincial agricultural departments;

science councils;

higher education institutions;

non-profit institutions.

Some general organisational information was collected. The survey however focused on Human Resources and Financial data relating to in-house R&D as well as other S&T related activities conducted on the national territory of South Africa.

In-house R&D personnel categories included:

researchers;

technicians directly supporting R&D;

other personnel directly supporting R&D;

qualifications, gender and race;

full-time-equivalents (FTE) on R&D.

In-house R&D expenditure categories included:

capital expenditure, labour costs and other current expenditure;

type of R&D (basic research, strategic basic research, applied research, and experimental development);

provincial location;

sources of funds;

research fields (fields of science).

The key users of the data and findings include government departments, especially Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) and the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI)

Ad hoc requests for data are also accommodated and inform academic papers, reports and other outputs.