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Growing concern for poverty in the face of declining agricultural research budgets has increasingly required formal priority setting of public agricultural research in developing countries to ensure that scarce research resources are allocated in ways that will have the greatest impact on the poo...


Alene, A.Manyong, Victor M.Tollens, E.F.Abele, S.[Targeting agricultural research based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: strategic program priorities by agroecological zone in Nigeria]Targeting agricultural research based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: strategic program priorities by agroecological zone in Nigeria

This paper evaluates the impact of a cassava research-for-development program on farm level outcomes.The program was implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2001 to 2009. We apply pro-pensity score matching, Rosenbaum bounds on treatment effects, Altonji et al. method of selection on...


Rusike, J.Mahungu, N.M.Lukombo, S.Kendenga, T.Bidiaka, S.Alene, A.Lema, A.Manyong, Victor M.[Does a cassava researchfordevelopment program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo]Does a cassava researchfordevelopment program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Like all public organizations concerned with research for development, IITA aims to contribute to poverty reduction goals in the developing world through improved agricultural technologies. IITA’s refreshed strategy articulates a major target of lifting 11 million people out of poverty by 2020. T...


Rusike, J.Abdoulaye, TahirouAlene, A.Ainembabazi, John H.Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.Coulibaly, O.Gockowski, J.Manyong, Victor M.[Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture]Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Alene, A.Manyong, Victor M.Abele, S.Sanogo, D.[Assessing the impact of agricultural research on rural livelihoods: achievements, gaps, and options]Assessing the impact of agricultural research on rural livelihoods: achievements, gaps, and options

Ex ante evaluation of agricultural research for development projects has become important in recent years for priority setting, ex post impact assessment and learning about generalizability to other populations and contexts. We apply farm household and random utility modeling to baseline survey ...


Rusike, J.Jumbo, S.Ntawuruhunga, PheneasKawonga, J.M.James, B.Okechukwu, R.U.Manyong, Victor M.[Ex-ante evaluation of cassava research for development in Malawi: a farm household and random utility modeling approach]Ex-ante evaluation of cassava research for development in Malawi: a farm household and random utility modeling approach

Assessing the impact of agricultural research can assist with setting priorities, providing feedback to the research programs, and demonstrating actual benefits of the products of agricultural research. Towards this end, many national and international agricultural research centers have instituti...


Alene, Arega D.Manyong, Victor M.Gockowski, J.Coulibaly, O.Abele, S.[A framework for conceptualizing impact assessment and promoting impact culture in agricultural research]A framework for conceptualizing impact assessment and promoting impact culture in agricultural research

The purpose of this document is to take stock of the achievements of and gaps in impact assessment (IA) research at IITA since the last External Program and Management Review in 2001 and to highlight elements of a strategy for the future of impact studies at the Institute. Our vision of IA is tha...


Manyong, Victor M.Alene, A.Sanogo, D.Coulibaly, O.Abele, S.Nkamleu, G.B.[Achievements in impact assessment of agricultural research: IITA experience, 2001-2006]Achievements in impact assessment of agricultural research: IITA experience, 2001-2006

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