Dairy development and milk cooperatives: the effects of a dairy project in India
In: World Bank discussion papers, 15
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In: World Bank discussion papers, 15
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In: Independent Impact Assessment Report 36
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In: The journal of development studies, Band 23, Heft 2, S. 290-294
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: The journal of development studies, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 407-428
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: World Bank staff working papers, 756
World Affairs Online
In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 407-428
ISSN: 0022-0388
The article utilises recent farm survey data to assess the performance of the Training and Visit Extension system in one district in Haryana compared to a neighbouring district covered by an older extension system. The data show a significantly higher level of village-level extension activity in the area covered by Training and Visit Extension. (DÜI-Sen)
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In: Working papers on commercialization of agriculture and nutrition no. 2
In: FAO forestry paper, 75
World Affairs Online
In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 23, Heft 2, S. 275, 290
ISSN: 0022-0388
In: Evaluation: the international journal of theory, research and practice, Band 26, Heft 4, S. 541-561
ISSN: 1461-7153
Policy research concerning developing countries must compete for scarce resources with alternative development investments, many of which are amenable to quantitative assessment of their impact and economic efficiency. This is especially true for policy research that addresses agriculture, food and rural poverty—rural policy research. This paper draws on existing evaluations of rural policy research to identify good practice in the conduct of impact evaluations in developing countries. While much has been learnt from these evaluations about how rural policy research can influence policies, the impact of the policy changes that may follow, and about methods for conducting such studies, very few have assessed the efficiency or economic benefit of rural policy research investments. The paper concludes that while the current focus on the use of mixed-method evaluations is necessary and sufficient in most cases, in the context of allocating public resources, evaluations that provide plausible estimates of the rates of return to major rural policy research investments, or even rural policy research institutions yield important additional and comparative information for decision makers. However, such quantitative assessments do not replace but depend on the prior conduct of qualitative and mixed-method evaluations.
In: The Economic Journal, Band 93, Heft 372, S. 959