Investment in wheat research in Nepal has been examined through estimation of full time equivalent of
researchers on the basis of their time spent on wheat crop research. The information about full time
equivalent was collected through questionnaire survey of the researchers involved in various disciplines
of wheat research. The research investment has been compared with production share in value-terms
using congruency model in the major production domains, such as development regions, eco-zones and
environments. The model comparing actual production share with full time equivalent of researchers has
revealed a moderately low congruency percentage indicating discrepancies in research investment across
production domains. On adjusting the production share with both research progress and equity factors at
the same time, the congruency percentage increased in production environments and decreased in ecozones
and geographic regions, highlighting the mismatch in research investments. Some policy measures
have been suggested to mitigate the mismatch in resource allocations to wheat research in Nepal
