Adoption and impact studies have been designed to determine the returns to resources invested in research. They are important as a tool for focusing R&D activities and as a mechanism for ex ante and ex post feedback. The document is divided into four parts: the first reviews recent adoption and i...
Gottret, María Verónica
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Henry, Guy
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[La importancia de los estudios de adopción e impacto: el caso del proyecto integrado de yuca en la costa norte de Colombia]
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La importancia de los estudios de adopción e impacto: el caso del proyecto integrado de yuca en la costa norte de Colombia
Botero Botero, Raúl
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Cardozo Conde, Carlos Iván
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[Proyectos interinstitucionales para promover la adopción de forrajeras en Cauca y Caquetá, Colombia]
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Proyectos interinstitucionales para promover la adopción de forrajeras en Cauca y Caquetá, Colombia
Giraldo, G.
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Sánchez, M.
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[Transferencia de tecnología de especies forrajeras y semillas en la altillanura colombiana]
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Transferencia de tecnología de especies forrajeras y semillas en la altillanura colombiana
Biotechnology techniques, tools and products can offer time and cost savings for agricultural R & D. Biotech`s early start concentrated for the major part on highly commercial, primary crops and private sector labs. Biotech research involvement in a secondary crop like cassava has been relatively...
Henry, Guy
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Thro, Ann Marie
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Lynam, John K.
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[Cassava biotechnology priority setting: old hat for a new tool]
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Cassava biotechnology priority setting: old hat for a new tool
Kerridge, Peter C.
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[The release process and the adoption of new forage cultivars in tropical America and its relevance to Southeast Asia]
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The release process and the adoption of new forage cultivars in tropical America and its relevance to Southeast Asia
Kirkby, Roger A.
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[CIAT support for national research strategies in Africa that address bean technology needs of small farmers]
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CIAT support for national research strategies in Africa that address bean technology needs of small farmers
Case studies of Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Colombia on the adoption of improved technology were reviewed to (1) determine to what extent technology has been adapted to the needs of farmers with limited resources, (2) analyze the relationship between adoption of new varieties and changes in farm m...
Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Estudios de casos sobre cambio tecnológico en la producción de frijol en América Latina]
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Estudios de casos sobre cambio tecnológico en la producción de frijol en América Latina
Although world cassava production has been increasing, it is shown that considerable cassava yield gaps still exist. Constraints are divided according to being endogenous and exogenous to the (plant and) production system. It is indicated that besides these constraints, considerable "adoption con...