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Agricultural technology evaluation: some considerations

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Wortmann, Charles S.
Description	This paper addresses considerations for agricultural technology evaluation at various levels. At the research level, considerations include the information need, the resources required to conduct the research and the probability of research success. At the field-level, agronomic feasibility and the impact of the technology on sustainability should be assessed. Expected micro-economic or farm level impact of the technology, especially the expected acceptability of the technologies and their effect on the ability of the farm to stay in business needs consideration. Concern for the environment and natural resource management means that technologies must be assessed in light of ecological sustainability at a regional level. A technology needs to be compatible with macro-economic forces and its sensitivity to changes in policies and capital availability, and its impact on labor availability needs to be considered. The probable effect of the technology on social justice, or equity, for poor consumers, poor farmers, rural poor and future generations merits consideration. A means of integrated these considerations into a technology evaluation procedure is presented.
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/14117fa1-44c5-4731-83d6-9a36233d3706
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher	International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Publisher Date	1993-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Phaseolus Vulgaris Agricultural Development Technology Sustainability Feasibility Studies Social Conditions Desarrollo Agrícola Tecnología Sostenibilidad Estudios De Factibilidad Condiciones Sociales Beans Policy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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