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Book SynopsisEffective planning of programs and resources has become an even more important issue as funding for agricultural research becomes more scarce. In recent years progress has been made in understanding the institutional processes involved in planning as well as sharpening the planning tools developed to improve such processes.This unique book summarizes the main approaches and experiences in agricultural research planning, focussing on recent developments in the planning field, the new issues and concerns in agricultural development and research and future challenges. In addition it helps clarify and contribute to the standardization of the terminology used in research planning.
Table of Contentsa: Introduction, G Gijsbers Part I: The Context of Agricultural Research Planning 1: Introduction - W Janssen 2: Globalization: Planning Agricultural Research in an Open Market Economy, S Tabor 3: Regionalization of Agricultural Research: Implications for Planning, P Perrault 4: Integrating Natural Resource Management in Agricultural Research Planning, G Meijerink 5: New Technologies and Planning, C Falconi 6: Planning, Performance and Accountability, W PetersonPart II. The Content of Agricultural Research Planning 7: Introduction H Hambly Odame 8: Research Policy Development, W Omamo, M Boyd, W Janssen 9: Science and Technology Foresight, H M Rutten 10: Planning, C Valverde 11: Research Master Planning, H Hambly Odame 12: Program Planning, M-H Collion 13: Research Project Planning, O Capo, S Galvez, R Mackay 14: Experiment Planning, J Edsen 15: Planning Financing and Investment, G Alex, D Byerlee 16: Training Planning, E Brush Part III: Agricultural Research Planning as an Institutional Process 17: Introduction, G Gijsbers 18: Roles of Planners and Planning, J de Souza Silva 19: Enhancing Participation in Agricultural Research Planning, L Sperling, J Ashby 20: Priority Setting, R Contant 21: Budgeting and Planning, H Bruneau 22: Implementation, J Tola, G Gijsbers, H Hambly Odame 23: Linking Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation: Towards an Integrated PM&E System, D Horton, L DupleichPart IV. Tools and Instruments for Agricultural Research Planning 24: Introduction, W Janssen 25: Analytic Hierarchy Process, T Braunschweig 26: The Use of Constraints Trees in Agricultural Research Planning, A Kissi 27: Tools for Gender Analysis, G Meijerink, H Hambly Odame, B M Holzer 28: Geographical Information Systems, D Pachico 29: Logical Framework, H Baur 30: Information Systems for Research Planning, R Vernon 31: Participatory Rural Appraisal, V Bainbridge, R Chambers 32: Alternative Scenarios for Agricultural Research, B Johnson, M L D'Apice Paez 33: Simulation Models for Planning Agricultural Research, P ThorntonPart V. Annexes 34: Glossary 35: Websites 36: Citations/references 37: Author biographies
