Prioritizing agricultural research for development : experiences and lessons / edited by David A. Raitzer and George W. Norton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raitzer, David A.

Norton, George W.

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Research--International cooperation.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Priority assessment for commodity improvement programmes has received methodological attention. Focusing on priority setting practices utilised in different international agricultural research institutes, this book discusses real world experiences and innovations with priority assessment methods.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; 1 Introduction to Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development; PART I: BACKGROUND TOOLS; 2 Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) and Research Priority Assessment; PART II: INSTITUTE-LEVEL APPROACHES; 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 Portfolio6 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)PART III: SYSTEM AND REGIONAL APPROACHES; 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, Subregional Assess

12 Methods and Approach to Identify the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) System Priorities for ResearchPART IV: SYNTHESIS AND WAYS FORWARD; 13 Synthesis and Options for Enhanced Priority Assessment for Agricultural and Natural Resources Research; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-26152-5

9786612261527

1-84593-567-5

OCLC:

436921334