Universities in many developing countries have mandates and resources for research and they can
make significant contributions to agricultural and economic development. Yet university resources
are rarely fully utilized for development-oriented research. The study ¿Strengthening the Role of
Universities in the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in Sub-Saharan Africa¿ was
designed to help universities improve their research performance and to optimize their collaboration
with other components of their national agricultural research system.