Data - Science & Technology
Central government investments in agricultural research
Average annual expenditures
(1990 Yuan)
Period Number of
researchers
Agricultural
research
intensity (1)
Total
(millions)
Per
scientist
1965-69 10,166 0.33 464 46,001
1970-74 10,618 0.41 720 68,518
1975-79 10,319 0.49 1,022 52,729
1980-84 33,111 0.44 1,404 42,482
1985-89 50,330 0.40 1,763 35,336
1990-94 61,835 0.39 2.063 33,276
Note: (1) Agricultural Research Intensity is the ratio of agricultural research expenditures to agricultural gross domestic product.
Source: World Bank (1997): China 2020. At China's Table. Washington, D.C. p.15, table 3.2
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revision  Heilig, G.K. (2004): RAPS-China. A Regional Analysis and Planning System. Laxenburg, Austria