Lessons are synthesized from chapters in this book, and a possible way forward is suggested for meeting priority assessment challenges under the multiple objectives of Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Centers, National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and other...

This chapter discusses the challenges of increasing livestock product supply in environments not traditionally associated with livestock production. To illustrate the approaches to economic analyses, methods used and implications for policy issues, the discussion in this chapter focuses on 3...

This book is addressed to scientists, researchers, development specialists and policy makers who deal with natural resources and agriculture in the developing countries. It aims to (1) provide evidence of the impact of natural resource management research (NRMR) in the CGIAR; (2) establish a...

This chapter summarizes and compares the main features of seven case studies on impact assessment of natural resource management research (NRMR) in the CGIAR. The methodologies used by the seven case studies are described briefly. Thereafter, the main results of the studies are compared on the...

This book examines methodological difficulties and presents practical methods that can be used in the assessment of the economic and environmental impacts of natural resource management (NRM) in agriculture. Following an introduction, part II (chapters 2-5) examines the valuation of ecosystem...

This chapter focuses on the assessment of the impacts of farmers' natural resource management (NRM) practices (and other decisions affected by NRM research) on outcomes of interest such as productivity. The first part of the chapter discusses econometric approaches to NRM impact assessment in...

This chapter first summarizes the economic surplus approach to impact assessment. This approach aims to capture both consumer and producer net benefits from new technologies. Types of natural resource management (NRM) research in agriculture and their associated impacts are then discussed....

This chapter discusses various bioeconomic modelling approaches and methods that can be used to simultaneously evaluate the economic and environmental (sustainability) impacts of natural resource management technologies and policies (in agriculture) in the rural areas of developing countries. A...

This chapter provides an overview of the valuation methods and methodological approaches used to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of natural resource management (NRM) interventions. First, the multiple agro-ecosystem services associated with NRM are summarized. The core issues...

This chapter illustrates how a multiperiod bioeconomic household-level model, in which changes in resource quality have feedback effects on future land productivity, can be used to explore the economic and environmental impacts of natural resource management technologies and policies. This model is ...