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Methods for Assessing the Impacts of Natural Resource Management Research A Summary of the Proceedings of the ICRISAT-NCAP/ICAR International Workshop

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Title Methods for Assessing the Impacts of Natural Resource Management Research A Summary of the Proceedings of the ICRISAT-NCAP/ICAR International Workshop
 
Creator Shiferaw, B
Freeman, H A
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description The perceived risks to sustainability of production systems and livelihood security of the poor in the many
developing countries in recent years have prompted increased investment in natural resource management
(NRM) research and development efforts. The national and international agencies, and non-governmental
organizations making these investments are anxious to assess the effectiveness of these interventions on
attaining the stated environmental and livelihood objectives. But measuring changes in natural resource and
environmental outcome is notoriously difficult, as is assigning a monetary value to those tangible and nontangible
changes. Yet, accountability is impossible without measurement of impacts. These methodological
difficulties have hindered impact assessment studies in this area.
This publication contains a summary of papers and discussions from the international workshop 'Methods for
Assessing the Impacts of Natural Resource Management Research' held at ICRISAT-Patancheru, 6-7 December
2002. The workshop aimed to review recent advances in methods for assessing the economic and environmental
outcomes of NRM practices in agriculture. It was attended by researchers from various national and international
agencies, with specific expertise in applied methods for assessing the impacts of integrated NRM innovations.
The presentations and discussions highlighted the special features and challenges of NRM impact
assessment; indicators for monitoring biophysical and environmental impacts; methods for valuation of various
ecosystem services derived from NRM investments; and economic methodologies and approaches for
integrated assessment of economic and environmental impacts of NRM interventions in agriculture.
The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of ICRISAT. The
designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any
opinion whatsoever on the part of ICRISAT concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area,
or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Where trade names are used
this does not constitute endorsement of or discrimination against any product by ICRISAT.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2003
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/1168/1/RA_00394.pdf
Shiferaw, B and Freeman, H A (2003) Methods for Assessing the Impacts of Natural Resource Management Research A Summary of the Proceedings of the ICRISAT-NCAP/ICAR International Workshop. Other. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.