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
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/16569695/ex-ante-economic-analysis-akis-projects-methods-guidelines-good-practice
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topic 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 EXTENSION
AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE &AMP
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH EVALUATION
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INVESTMENTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
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 EVALUATION
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
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS
UNIT COSTS
IMPACT EVALUATION
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
RISK ASSESSMENTS
spellingShingle 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 EXTENSION
AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE &AMP
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH EVALUATION
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INVESTMENTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
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 EVALUATION
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
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS
UNIT COSTS
IMPACT EVALUATION
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
RISK ASSESSMENTS
Horstkotte-Wesseler, Gesa
Maredia, Mywish
Byerlee, Derek
Alex, Gary
Ex Ante Economic Analysis in AKIS Projects : Methods and Guidelines for Good Practice
relation Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems (AKIS) good practice note;
description 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.
format Publications & Research
author Horstkotte-Wesseler, Gesa
Maredia, Mywish
Byerlee, Derek
Alex, Gary
author_facet Horstkotte-Wesseler, Gesa
Maredia, Mywish
Byerlee, Derek
Alex, Gary
author_sort Horstkotte-Wesseler, Gesa
title Ex Ante Economic Analysis in AKIS Projects : Methods and Guidelines for Good Practice
title_short Ex Ante Economic Analysis in AKIS Projects : Methods and Guidelines for Good Practice
title_full Ex Ante Economic Analysis in AKIS Projects : Methods and Guidelines for Good Practice
title_fullStr Ex Ante Economic Analysis in AKIS Projects : Methods and Guidelines for Good Practice
title_full_unstemmed Ex Ante Economic Analysis in AKIS Projects : Methods and Guidelines for Good Practice
title_sort ex ante economic analysis in akis projects : methods and guidelines for good practice
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url 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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spelling okr-10986-161832021-04-23T14:03:27Z Ex Ante Economic Analysis in AKIS Projects : Methods and Guidelines for Good Practice Horstkotte-Wesseler, Gesa Maredia, Mywish Byerlee, Derek Alex, Gary 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 EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE &AMP INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH EVALUATION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INVESTMENTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS 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 EVALUATION 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 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS UNIT COSTS IMPACT EVALUATION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST-EFFECTIVENESS RISK ASSESSMENTS 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. 2013-10-16T16:08:13Z 2013-10-16T16:08:13Z 2000-03-01 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 English en_US Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems (AKIS) good practice note; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief