Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Acronyms

1 Introduction to Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development

PART I: BACKGROUND TOOLS

2 Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) and Research Priority Assessment

PART II: INSTITUTE-LEVEL APPROACHES

3 Research Priority Assessment at the International Potato Center (CIP)

4 The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s (IITA) Experience in Priority Assessment of Agricultural Research

5 Priority Assessment at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR): Confronting the Challenges of a Policy-oriented Natural Resources Management Research Portfolio

6 Research Evaluation and Priority Assessment at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT): Continuing Cycles of Learning to Improve Impacts

7 Using Multiple Objectives in Participatory Assessment of International Livestock Research: Lessons Learned

8 Priority Assessment for Rice Research in sub-Saharan Africa

9 Highlights of the Evolution of Priority Assessment and Targeting at the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT)

PART III: SYSTEM AND REGIONAL APPROACHES

10 The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas’ (ICARDA) Experience in Agricultural Research Priority Assessment

11 Strategic Priorities for Agricultural Development in Eastern and Central Africa: a Review of the Institutional Context and Methodological Approach for Undertaking a Quantitative, Subregional Assessment

12 Methods and Approach to Identify the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) System Priorities for Research

PART IV: SYNTHESIS AND WAYS FORWARD

13 Synthesis and Options for Enhanced Priority Assessment for Agricultural and Natural Resources Research

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