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A qualitative assessment of the research capacity and community impacts of three randomly selected ACIAR-sponsored projects
Publication Code:
EEU-WP33
This small study follows from an earlier study (Mauldon 1998) that examined the external reviews of 111 ACIAR-sponsored large bilateral projects completed between 1990 and 1997
ACIAR economic impact model for use in project development (ex-ante) and completed project (or ex-post) evaluations: a user's manual
Publication Code:
EEU-WP32
This paper discusses the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Economic Impact Model which can be used in ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of projects
An assessment of ACIAR-funded IARC special and restricted grants project
Publication Code:
EEU-WP31
This report was commissioned as part of ACIAR's response to an audit review of its Multi-lateral Sub-program which recommended that it implement evaluations of completed Special Purpose and Restricted Grant projects funded by the International Agricultural Research Centre (IARC) program
A global agro-climatic analysis of the distribution and production of livestock commodities
Publication Code:
EEU-WP30
Investment in agricultural research in developing countries is being increasingly targeted at those areas and issues where the economic and environmental benefits may be expected to be greatest
An assessment of the success and impact of ACIAR projects based on independent reviews of 111 ACIAR projects
Publication Code:
EEU-WP29
In 1990, Bruce A Auld reviewed 71 independent assessments of ACIAR projects which had been undertaken between the time ACIAR was established in 1982 and March 1990
Project development assessment: an economic evaluation of the potential benefits of integrating apomixis into hybrid rice
Publication Code:
EEU-WP28
The four main challenges confronting international rice research at present are: to meet the food needs of rapidly growing populations in the less developed countries; to increase the social equity for poor rice-farming and rice-consuming families; to protect the environment; and to conserve natural resources for future generations
Evaluation of the Crawford Fund master class in biotechnology: A tracer study of participants, their sponsoring institutions and course providers
Publication Code:
EEU-WP27
The master classes in biotechnology represent a new development in the retraining of professional scientists in developing countries The specific purpose of this training has been to expose mid-career scientists and scientific administrators involved in agricultural research to the principles of molecular biology underlying the new techniques and tools of biotechnology, and the application of these to improve the efficiency and outcomes of the research activities in their own institutions
An economic evaluation of realised and potential impacts of ACIAR's biological control projects (1983-1996)
Publication Code:
EEU-WP26
Over the 14-year period from 1983, ACIAR invested significantly in biological control research
A preliminary evaluation of 54 ACIAR-supported projects in Thailand (1983-1995)
Publication Code:
EEU-WP25
This report is the first of a two-stage activity with the aim of undertaking economic evaluations of all ACIAR-supported projects completed (as of Novemver 1996) in Thailand
Project development assessment: profilic worm-resistant meat sheep for Maharashtra, India and Australia
Publication Code:
EEU-WP24
This paper describes a project development assessment of a proposal for collaborative research (ACIAR project PN9422) between Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, a non-government organisation in India, and four Australian institutions
Estimates of realised and potential impacts of three ACIAR projects on the ecology, epidemiology and control of ticks and tick-based diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
Publication Code:
EEU-WP23
This paper describes a completed project assessment of the following three ACIAR-funded projects: (1) Ecology, epidemiology and control of ticks and tick-borne diseases (PN8303); (2) Develop better methods to manage tick resistance to acaricides in Zimbabwe and Australia (PN9047); and (3) Improved methods for the diagnosis and control of bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis in Zimbabwe and Australia (PN9118)
Overcoming the shortage of fuelwood and poles through forestry research: estimate of benefits from three completed ACIAR forestry projects in Africa and Thailand
Publication Code:
EEU-WP22
This paper describes a completed project assessment of three ACIAR funded projects
The human health benefits of research to reduce the hydrogen cyanide potential in cassava cultivars in Africa: A completed project assessment of project PN9007
Publication Code:
EEU-WP21
This paper describes a completed project assessment of an ACIAR project PN9007 entitled 'Cassava cyanide: Improved techniques for estimation and influence of environment on concentration' and an associated small project entitled 'Cassava safety: Development and evaluation of simple tests of the cyanogenic potential of cassava flour and cassava tubers'
Project development assessment: pineapple quality improvement (PN9407)
Publication Code:
EEU-WP20
This project deals with two main problems in the pineapple industry: blackheart injury and crown deterioration
Dry land farming in the semi-arid tropics of Kenya: ACIAR project experience
Publication Code:
EEU-WP19
This paper reports on the outcomes and presents an impact assessment of two joint ACIAR-CSIRO-KARI projects which were both entitled 'The improvement of dry land agriculture in the African semi-arid tropics' and whose aim was to find effective management responses and affordable technological innovations as solutions to some of the problem of dryland farming in the semi-arid tropics
An overview of ACIAR's economic evaluation activities with a forestry program focus
Publication Code:
EEU-WP18
During the past seven to eight years ACIAR has been developing an institutional Information System to support decision-making at various levels within the Centre
Integration of research evaluation analysis into research institution decision-making: An overview of progress at ACIAR
Publication Code:
EEU-WP17
Since it was created in 1982, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has placed considerable importance on developing a systematic information base to support its research resource allocation decision-making
Incorporating atmospheric environmental degradation in research evaluation of options for the replacement of methyl bromide
Publication Code:
EEU-WP16
This paper describes the projected net economic impact of a collaborative research project on the replacements for methyl bromide in timber for quarantine purposes (ACIAR PN 9406) proposed by CSIRO and FRIM1 for funding by ACIAR
An overview of ACIAR's economic evaluation activities with an animal sciences program focus
Publication Code:
EEU-WP15
During the past seven to eight years ACIAR has been developing an institutional Information System to support decision-making at various levels within the Centre
Project development assessment: the application of plant tissue culture techniques to the propagation and breeding of tea in Indonesia
Publication Code:
EEU-WP14
Tea is a very important crop not only in Indonesia, but also in a number of other countries in the world
Inclusion of environmental and human health impacts in agricultural research evaluations: review and some recent evaluations
Publication Code:
EEU-WP13
The motivation for writing this paper is well expressed in the following words of Pearce and Warford (1993, p 3): 'Most people are now painfully aware that pursuing economic growth without paying adequate attention to the environment-both built and natural-is unlikely to be sustainable: it cannot last
Collaboration between ACIAR and other research institutions in research evaluation: experience in the Asia, Pacific and African
Publication Code:
EEU-WP12
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) was established in 1982 to support collaborative research between Australian scientists and scientists from developing countries
An overview of ACIAR's economic assessment of the postharvest program projects
Publication Code:
EEU-WP11
An overview of ACIAR's economic assessment of the postharvest program projects
Estimating the social cost of the impacts of fungi and aflatoxins
Publication Code:
EEU-WP10
Fungi are a diverse group of organisms ranging from simple single cells through to complex structures
An economic evaluation of postharvest tropical fruit research: some preliminary results
Publication Code:
EEU-WP09
As most economies develop there is an important trend to specialisation in the production of most activities
Evaluation of postharvest research: results for an application to tropical fruit research projects and some further methodologic
Publication Code:
EEU-WP08
As most economies develop there is an important trend to specialisation in the production of most activities
Some economic aspects for considering future directions for tropical forage research
Publication Code:
EEU-WP07
During the past seven years ACIAR has been developing an information system (IS) designed to provide a systematic basis for supporting research decision-making
Project development assessment: Pacific Island pearl oyster resources development (project 9131)
Publication Code:
EEU-WP06
The ACIAR Fisheries Program is considering a project proposal aimed at investigating the development of the pearl oyster resources in the South Pacific
Project development assessment: mineral elements limiting sheep production in China (project 8911)
Publication Code:
EEU-WP05
ACIAR Project 8911, 'Mineral Elements Limiting Sheep Production in China', addresses the issue that inadequate supplies of essential minerals to grazing sheep in northern China have a significant detrimental effect on the production of those animals
A model for evaluation of waste reducing postharvest research
Publication Code:
EEU-WP04
Evaluation of the impact and potential impact of agricultural (and other sector) research has been the focus of a significant amount of research during the past 25 to 30 years
