Impact Studies of CIAT’s Research

As of March-April, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Impact Studies of CIAT’s Research”. The exhibition includes: technology adoption; research impact assessment; technological innovations; improved varieties; technology transfer; participatory research; socioeconomic impact; international agricultural research, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:

• International research on natural resource management : Advances in impact assessment . Waibel, Hermann; Zilberman, David (eds.). 2007.
• Cultivar mulato II (Brachiaria híbrido CIAT 36087): Gramínea de alta calidad y producción forrajera, resistente a salivazo y adaptada a suelos tropicales ácidos bien drenados. Argel M., Pedro J.; Miles, John W.; Guiot García, Jorge David; Cuadrado Capella, Hugo; Lascano, Carlos E. 2007.
• Ex-ante economic impact assessment of introducing cassava or maize biofortified with pro-vitamin A in four Latin American countries. Balling Jacobsen, Anne. 2008.
• Comportamiento y limitantes de la adopción de pastos y de cultivos asociados en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia. Cadavid Herrera, José Vicente. 1995.
• Institutional impacts of the cassava farmer participatory research and extension project in Thailand and Vietnam, 1993-2004. Calkins, Peter H.; Vu Thi Thao. 2005.
• The impact of the international agricultural research centres : Measurement, quantification, and interpretation. Collinson, M.P.; Tollens, E. 1993.
• MAIN: A Model for Assessing the Impact of Nutritional inventions to reduce deficiencies of vitamin A, iron, and zinc. García Castro, James Arbey; González, María Carolina; Johnson, Nancy L. 2008.
• How to monitor and evaluate impacts of participatory research projects: A case study of the forages for smallholders project. Cramb, Rob; Purcell, Tim. 2001.
• ISNAR/Rutgers Agricultural Technology Management Workshop (1988, New Brunswick, N.J., USA). Methods for diagnosing research system constraints and assessing the impact of agricultural research. Echeverría, Ruben G. (ed.). 1990.
• Crop variety improvement and its effect on productivity: The impact of international agricultural research. Evenson, Robert E.; Gollin, Douglas (eds.). 2003.
• Beneficios de la adopción de pasturas mejoradas en fincas de pequeños productores en Centroamérica: Análisis expost. Holmann, Federico José; Argel, Pedro; Pérez, Edwin. 2008.
• Plant genetic resources: The impact of the International Agricultural Research Centers. Hawkes, J.G. 1985.
• Proyecto integrado de yuca en la costa Atlántica de Colombia: Adopción de tecnología. Henry, Guy; Izquierdo, Diego A.; Gottret, María Verónica. 1994.
• Working with farmers: The challenge of achieving adoption of more sustainable cassava production practices on sloping land in Asia. Howeler, Reinhardt H.; Watananonta, Watana; Vongkasem, Wilawan; Klakhaeng, Kaival. 2004.
• International Workshop Assessing the Impact of Agricultural Research on Poverty Alleviation (1999, San José, Costa Rica). 2000. Poverty alleviation workshop [on line].
• CIAT, CIMMYT, and CIP : their role in agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean. Janssen, Willem G.; Crissman, Charles; Henry, Guy; López Pereira, Miguel A.; Sanint, Luis Roberto; Walker, Tom. 1992.
• Agricultural research and poverty reduction: Some issues and evidence. Mathur, Shantanu; Pachico, Douglas H.; Jones, Annie L. (eds.).
• Impact of integrated cassava projects in the North Coast of Colombia. Gottret, María Verónica; Henry, Guy; Cortez, Mauricio. 1992.
• Impacto de la adopción de gramíneas del género Brachiaria: Centroamérica y México. Holmann, Federico José; Rivas Rios, Libardo; Argel M., Pedro J.; Pérez, Edwin. 2004.
• Integrated cassava-based cropping systems in Asia: Working with farmers to enhance adaption of more sustainable production practices. Howeler, Reinhardt H. (ed.). 2008.
• Assessing the impact of bush bean varieties on poverty reduction in Sub-saharan Africa: Evidence from Uganda. Kirkby, Roger Alexander; David, Soniia; Kasozi, Sarah. 2000.
• Assessing the impact of participatory research and gender analysis. Lilja, Nina; Ashby, Jacqueline Anne; Sperling, Louise (eds.). 2001. Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA), Program Coordination Office; International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, CO. 294 p.
• New avenues in impact assessment of participatory research and gender análisis: Summary proceedings of the impact assessment workshop. Lilja, Nina; Dixon, John; Manners, Guy; La Rovere, Roberto; Hellin, Jonathan; Feldstein, Hilary Sims (eds.). 2006.
• The socioeconomic and environmental impact of non-traditional cropping systems on small farming communities in the department of Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. Morales, Francisco José; Sierra, José A.; Ruano, René; Osorio, Mario; Landaverri, Eduardo; Ordóñez, José L.; Viana Ruano, Abelardo. 2000.
• Scaling up and out : Achieving widespread impact through agricultural research. Pachico, Douglas H.; Fujisaka, Sam (eds.). 2004.
• Resultados, adopción e impacto en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia. Rivas Ríos, Libardo. 2004.
• Impacto de la adopción de frejol Phaseolus vulgaris L. en Santa Cruz, Bolivia 1999. Ruiz de Londoño, Norha; García C., James Arbey; Pachico, Douglas H.. 2000.
• Impacto de la investigación del arroz en Latinoamérica y el Caribe durante las tres últimas décadas. Sanint, Luis Roberto; Wood, Stanley. 1998.
• A synthesis of findings concerning CGIAR case studies on the adoption of technological innovations. Sechrest, Lee; Stewart, Michelle; Stickle, Timothy. 1999.
• Impacto socioeconómico de sistemas agroforestales en la región amazónica del Ecuador. Seré Rabé, Carlos; Uquillas, Jorge E.; Ramírez P., Alberto; Ramírez Suárez, Alvaro. 1992.
• Intensifying production among smallholder farmers : The impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda. Sperling, Louise; Scheidegger, Urs C.; Buruchara, Robin A.; Nyabyenda, Pierre; Munyanesa, S.. 1994.

A complete list of the exhibition's publications can be found in PDF (109 kb).