The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...

This paper examines the joint determination of public policies which provide agricultural research and those which provide subsidies to farmers. The paper suggests that the puzzlingly consistent finding of "underinvestment" in agricultural research may be related to the inseparability of these...