Ex Ante Economic Analysis in AKIS Projects : Methods and Guidelines for Good Practice

Ex Ante Economic Analysis in AKIS Projects : Methods and Guidelines for Good Practice

This note outlines an approach to economic analysis in agricultural research and extension (R&E) projects financed under World Bank loans and credits. It provides guidelines and recommends steps to take during project preparation and implementa...

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Main Authors:	Horstkotte-Wesseler, Gesa, Maredia, Mywish, Byerlee, Derek, Alex, Gary
Format:	Publications & Research
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS UNIT COSTS IMPACT EVALUATION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST-EFFECTIVENESS RISK ASSESSMENTS ADAPTIVE RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE &AMP AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH EVALUATION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INVESTMENTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES AGRICULTURE AKIS BEANS BEEF BORDER PRICES BREEDING CAPACITY BUILDING CASSAVA CLIENT COUNTRIES COMMODITIES COMPETITIVE GRANTS COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COSTBENEFIT ANALYSIS CROP CROP MANAGEMENT CROPS DATA COLLECTION DATA REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EX ANTE ANALYSIS EX POST EVALUATION EXCHANGE RATES EXTENSION PROGRAMS EXTERNALITIES FARMERS FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FOOD SECURITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IMPACT INDICATORS INCOME INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTERS INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INTERVENTION LEARNING LIVESTOCK MAIZE MONITORING PLANS NARS NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH NEW TECHNOLOGIES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHYSICAL INDICATORS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIORITY SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PROJECT EVALUATION QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION RAPID RURAL APPRAISAL RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH PROGRAMS RESEARCH RESULTS RESEARCH RETURNS RICE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENTISTS SOCIAL SCIENCES SOIL EROSION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION TRAINING COURSES UNIVERSITIES USAID WOOD WORLD BANK LENDING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/16569695/ex-ante-economic-analysis-akis-projects-methods-guidelines-good-practice http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16183

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Summary:	This note outlines an approach to economic analysis in agricultural research and extension (R&E) projects financed under World Bank loans and credits. It provides guidelines and recommends steps to take during project preparation and implementation. 1) agricultural research investments should be evaluated at the level of research programs for important commodities or production systems. 2) agricultural extension investments are often best evaluated using rough measures of cost-effectiveness or unit costs. 3) alternatively, break-even analyses can be conducted for extension programs to show the minimum impact needed to justify proposed expenditures. 4) during project preparation, economic analyzes should focus on retrospective technology adoption and impact studies, and prospective technology case studies . 5) during project implementation, the emphasis should be on establishing systems that incorporate economic analysis on an ongoing basis into R&E evaluation, planning, and priority setting. 6) evaluators within the national agricultural research system should conduct the economic analyzes whenever possible to build local capacity and foster local ownership of the results. 7) all economic analyzes should use the economic surplus method or a simplification thereof, such as a cost-benefit analysis.