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Returns to Policy-Oriented Agricultural Research: The Case of Barley Fertilization in Syria
- Source :
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World Development . Oct2010, Vol. 38 Issue 10, p1462-1472. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Summary: In 1984, ICARDA and its Syrian partners initiated farming systems research that led to a change in national fertilizer allocation policy. Evidence is assessed on the policy influence of the fertilizer-response research and on the impact of switching to a more inclusive policy that relaxed the government’s probation of fertilizer allocation to barley. Interviews with key informants make a persuasive case for attribution; estimates from economic surplus models are consistent with a high rate of return on investment in the policy-oriented research. This case study provides a contribution to the limited empirical literature on returns to research under policy distortions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0305750X
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- World Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 53794188
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.06.004