The economic returns to institutional innovations in national agricultural research: on-farm research in IDIAP Panama

The paper presents a method for analyzing the returns to investment in on-farm research. It then applies the method to a location-specific maize research program in Caisan, Panama. The results show a rapid adoption of the recommendations produced by the program and a high rate of return on the investment in on-farm research.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martinez Suarez, J.C., Sain, G.
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
Published: CIMMYT 1983
Subjects:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION ADOPTION, METHODS, YIELDS, FARMING SYSTEMS,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10883/826
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