The Department for International Development (DFID) is a major funder of agricultural research. The percentage of the total DFID budget spent on agricultural research in the last five years ranges between 0.70 per cent. and 0.98 per cent. of DFID's overall budget.
Percentage 2003-04 0.80 2004-05 0.98 2005-06 0.79 2006-07 0.70 2007-08 0.73