Prioritizing agricultural research for development [ experiences and lessons

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.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Norton, George W., Raitzer, David A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : CABI , c2009
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Online Access:CABI
Table of Contents:
  • 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