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Now On-line
2005 Annual Report
 See
the latest progress report of the Impact and Policy Analysis
Project, which presents project research highlights during
2005, as well as detailed descriptions of its major activities.
Download the executive
summary (231 kb).
Download the report
(797 kb).
New Book
Scaling Up and
Out: Achieving Widespread Impact through Agricultural Research
 This book is based on experiences with "scaling up and out" presented
at CIAT's 2002 Annual Review by the Center's scientists and partners. This new approach to
agricultural research and development (R&D) aims to ensure that R&D activities
achieve widespread, lasting, and positive impact on the rural poor in terms of
sustainability and equity. Through various case studies, the book discusses issues such as
how to achieve widespread impact with R&D results, tools, institutionalizing
successful procedures, and innovation and its sustainability.
Download the
publication (1078 kb).
To order copies, see our product
catalog.
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New Book on Poverty Reduction
 CIAT has recently published a book—Agricultural
Research and Poverty Reduction: Some Issues and Evidence—that
examines how the creation of new knowledge can lead to options
for alleviating rural poverty. Edited by Shantanu Mathur and
Douglas Pachico, the book presents a set of case studies that
cover various dimensions of the research/poverty relationship,
such as the role of gender and of dialog with policy makers.
And it presents empirical evidence from a wide range of contexts,
involving different regions, agroecosystems, crops, and types
of technologies.
Download the
publication (by parts).
Download the
complete publication (1410 kb).
To
order copies, see our product
catalog.
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Evolution of Milk Production Systems in Tropical Latin
America and its interrelationship with Markets: An Analysis of the Colombian Case
 The objectives of this study were to: (1) identify and quantify the
effect of technological change on productivity, profitability, and competitiveness in
different milk production systems and regions of the country; (2) analyze the relationship
between productivity, technological change, profitability, and competitiveness; (3)
analyze the evolution of milk production systems in Colombia; and (4) discuss the market
concentration and its impact on the formation of milk price.
See the document in English at Livestock
Research for Rural Development 15 (9), Sept. 2003.
Download the
document in Spanish.
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Estimated Impact of CIAT's Commodity Research Programs
Published in New Book on the Impact of CGIAR Investment in Crop Productivity
Crop
variety improvement and its effect on productivity: The impact of international
agricultural research
 This volume reports on the productivity impacts of
varietal improvement research conducted at a number of international centers affiliated
with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Such centers have been
at the forefront of a 40-year effort to breed new varieties of the world’s staple food
crops. The volume is the main product of a study initiated and supported by the Impact
Assessment and Evaluation Group (now Standing Panel on Impact Assessment) of the CGIAR.
Descriptive data and econometric models are used to evaluate the impact of research on 11
crops and in three country case studies (Brazil, China, and India).
 Estimates of
CIAT's impact are included in three chapters:
Chapter
5. International Research and Genetic Improvement in Rice: Evidence from Asia and Latin
America.
Chapter
12. The Impact of CIAT's Genetic Improvement Research on Beans.
Chapter
16. The Impact of IARC Genetic Improvement Programs on Cassava.
Evenson, R.E.;
Gollin, D. (eds.). 2003. Crop Variety Improvement and its
Effect on Productivity: The Impact of International Agricultural
Research. CABI Publishing, UK. 522
p.
To request a copy, visit the CABI
Publishing Web site.
Contact at CIAT: Nancy Johnson
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Social Capital, Collective Action, and Rural Agroenterprises
The
importance of social capital in 50 small or medium-sized rural
agroenterprises in Colombia was studied by CIAT, CCI
(Corporación Colombiana Internacional), and CEGA
(Centro de Estudios Ganaderos y Agrícolas), with funds
from CGIAR's CAPRi (Collective
Action and Property Rights) Program.
Social
capital—that is, networks, trust, and capacity for collective
action—helps firms reduce transactions costs and establish
and maintain solid relationships in their communities and
along the supply chain. Social capital is an important
determinant of a firm's organizational structure and its productivity.
Support
organizations can help rural agro-enterprises by recognizing the importance of social
capital, by providing information on how to select appropriate organizational structures,
and by exploring alternatives for making those services currently provided by social
capital more widely accessible and less costly.
 Download publications:
- González, C.; Johnson, N.; Lundy, M. 2003. Social
capital and organizational structure in Colombian rural
agro-enterprises (draft, 64 kb)
- González, C.; Johnson, N.; Lundy, M. 2003. Capital
social y estructura organizativa en agroempresas rurales
colombianas (borrador, 76 kb)
- Johnson N.; Suárez, R.; Lundy, M. 2002. The
importance of social capital in Colombian rural agroenterprises.
CAPRi Working Paper, 26. IFPRI, Washington, DC. (Also
available in Spanish)
- Johnson, N.; Suárez, R.; Lundy, M. 2002. Functions
and forms of social capital in Colombian rural agroenterprises:
A comparison of qualitative and quantitative methods.
Paper presented at the Workshop on Methods for Studying
Collective Action, held 28 February-1 March 2002 at Nyeri,
Kenya.
Findings of
this study are also available in two CCI briefs:
Contact:
Nancy Johnson |
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Assessing the Risks of Transgenic Crops
 Besides evaluating past and future research,
CIAT's Impact Assessment Unit also monitors trends influencing
agricultural science. In 2001, Center economist and research
director Douglas Pachico compared three regulatory structures
set up to assess the risks of genetically modified organisms
(GMOs), including transgenic crops.
By 2000, GM crops occupied some 45 million hectares of farmland worldwide. Transgenic
soybean, cotton, canola, and maize account for most of the area. Top producers are the
USA, Argentina, and Canada, with substantial areas also planted in China, Australia, and
South Africa. All populated continents except Europe now have significant sowings of GM
crops.
See the complete
text in the latest issue of our corporate annual report, CIAT in Perspective
2001-2002: From Risk to Resilience |
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