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Abstract
Agricultural R&D in many developing countries plays an important economic role. However,
to sustain successful agricultural R&D requires adequate, reliable funding and sound
management and governance. In many developing countries, generating reliable flows of
R&D funds and ensuring their proper management are major challenges. This paper uses a
case study in Papua New Guinea to illustrate these problems in agricultural R&D and
outlines possible solutions. The main solution of fund diversification and commercial activity
by the R&D provider, a practical success in the Papua New Guinea case study, could have
wider applicability to other industries and other developing countries. The structural solutions
provide more security of funding, lessen impacts of possible corruption and provide
commercial incentives for R&D effort.