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Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development
Experiences and Lessons
Edited by David A Raitzer and George Norton
Hardback
July 2009
9781845935665
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- Publisher
CABI - Published
15th July 2009 - ISBN 9781845935665
- Language English
- Pages 256 pp.
- Size 6.875" x 9.75"
- Images 19 illus
$206.40
Priority assessment methods are relatively well developed for commodity improvement programs, however, innovation is needed for other, newer areas of research which have impact pathways that are harder to predict. Focusing on priority setting practices for agricultural research, this book analyzes various priority assessment methods and research in the context of real-world experiences and new innovations. Chapters present methods that have been used to articulate, explore and assess impact pathways and research priorities, while also considering their strengths and weaknesses and drawing together methodological lessons.
"The book is a unique and useful compendium and reference text."
Andrew Bennett - , Journal of Experimental Agriculture
1. Introduction to Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development, 2. Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) and Research Priority Assessment, 3. Research Priority Assessment at the International Potato Center (CIP), 4. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s (IITA) Experience in Priority Assessment of Agricultural Research, 5. Priority Assessment at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR): Confronting the Challenges of a Policy Oriented Natural Resources Management Research Portfolio, 6. Research Evaluation and Priority Assessment at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT): Continuing Cycles of Learning to Improve Impacts, 7. Using Multiple Objectives in Participatory Assessment of International Livestock Research: Lessons Learned, 8. Priority Assessment for Rice Research in Sub-Saharan Africa, 9. Highlights of the Evolution of Priority Assessment and Targeting at the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT), 10. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas’ (ICARDA) Experience in Agricultural Research Priority Assessment, 11. Strategic Priorities for Agricultural Development in Eastern and Central Africa: A Review of the Institutional Context and Methodological Approach for Undertaking a Quantitative, Sub-Regional Assessment, 12. Methods and Approach to Identify the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) System Priorities for Research, 13. Synthesis and Options for Enhanced Priority Assessment for Agricultural and Natural Resources Research