Targeting poverty alleviation in priority setting for agricultural research

被引:28
作者
Byerlee, D [1 ]
机构
[1] World Bank, Rural Dev Dept, Washington, DC 20433 USA
关键词
agricultural research; poverty alleviation; research priority setting; Pakistan;
D O I
10.1016/S0306-9192(00)00021-X
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
This paper provides a brief overview of research priority setting methods at various levels in national research systems, noting the changing emphasis from supply- to demand-driven approaches at both macro- and micro-levels of priority setting. The scope for incorporating a poverty dimension into priority setting is then reviewed within a general framework that recognises the complexity of the link between research investments and poverty alleviation. The effectiveness of this targeting is likely to be very situation specific. A case study of macro priority setting in Pakistan shows the limited scope to target benefits to the poor through reallocation of research resources among commodities, relative to a ranking based on the efficiency objective. Given present knowledge, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of research systems in promoting broad-based technical change should be emphasised more than major efforts to target poverty directly. This will involve a combination of supply- and demand-driven approaches to priority setting at different levels in the research system that will enhance both the efficiency and poverty alleviation impacts of research. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:429 / 445
页数:17
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