The effect of agricultural research fund availability on agriculture: the case of savanna agricultural research institute (sari).
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2023
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The development of agriculture, economic growth, and the eradication of poverty are all significantly enhanced by investments in agricultural R&D. This work explores the availability of finances for agricultural research and its impact on agriculture in Ghana, with a focus on the CSIR- Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) and the consequences for the underfunding of agricultural research in Ghana. A total of 110 selected employees from the accounting, administrative, scientific, and technical fields took part in the survey. All respondents' data was gathered through questionnaires, and the Internal Management Committee (IMC) members of the institute were interviewed individually. The data were analysed using Excel 2013 and the package of social scientists. The study identifies the Government of Ghana (GoG) grant and Internally Generated Fund (IGF) as the funding sources accessible to SARI. There were gaps in these sources of funding. The performance of various sources varies. There were shortfalls in GoG funding, except for the personal emolument component. IGF was equally not performing so well. Further research is needed, according to the report, to improve SARI's internally generated fund (IGF) as a source of funding for agricultural research. Moreover, consider how the government may be more dedicated to releasing the duly authorized budget on a timely basis.
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A thesis submitted to the department of accounting and finance, school of business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of science in accounting and finance.