Planning agricultural research [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook / / edited by Govert Gijsbers ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458395503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, Oxon ; ; New York, : CABI Pub. in association with the International Service for National Agricultural Research, c2001
• ISBN: 1-281-90495-3; 9786611904951; 0-85199-966-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (363 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GijsbersG (Govert)
• Disciplina: 630/.7/2
• Soggetti: Agriculture - Research - Planning; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I The Context of Agricultural Research Planning; Chapter 1 Globalization: Planning Agricultural Research in an Open Market Economy; Chapter 2 Regionalization of Agricultural Research: Implications for Planning; Chapter 3 Integrating Natural Resource Management in Agricultural Research Planning; Chapter 4 New Technologies and Planning; Chapter 5 Planning, Performance, and Account a bi I i ty; Part II The Content of Agricultural Research Planning; Chapter 6 Agricultural Research Policy Development; Chapter 7 Science and Technology Foresight; Chapter 8 Strategic PlanningChapter 9 Master Planning; Chapter 10 Program Planning; Chapter I 1 Research Project Planning; Chapter 12 Experiment Planning; Chapter 13 Planning Financing and Investment; Chapter 14 Planning Training; Part III Agricultural Research Planning as an Institutional Process; Chapter 15 Roles of Planners and Planning; Chapter 16 Participation in Agricultural Research Planning; Chapter 17 Priority Setting; Chapter 18 Budgeting; Chapter 19 Implementation; Chapter 20 Towards an Integrated Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation System; Part IV Tools and Instruments for Agricultural Research PlanningChapter 21 Analytic Hierarchy Process; Chapter 22 Use of ; Constraint Trees in Research Planning; Chapter 23 Tools for Gender Analysis; Chapter 24 Geographic Information Systems; Chapter 25 The Logical Framework; Chapter 26 Information Systems for Research Planning; Chapter 27 Participatory Rural Appraisal; Chapter 28 Alternative Scenarios for Agricultural Research; Chapter 29 Simulation Models for Planning; Glossary; Websites; About the Authors; Acronyms; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book summarizes the main approaches and experiences in agricultural research planning, focusing on recent developments in the planning field, the new issues and concerns in agricultural development and research and future challenges.