Front Matter; The Mission of Agricultural Research; The Mission and Evolution of International Agricultural Research in Developing Countries; Considerations for Determining Research Priorities: Learning Cycles and Impact Pathways; Creating an Effective Process to Define, Approve, and Review the Research Agenda of Institutions in The Developing World; The Research Department and Institute; Leadership in Agricultural Research Management; Bioethics in Agricultural Research and Research Management
Summary
Agricultural research is one of the most widespread forms of organized research in the world, in both developed and developing countries. Management of agricultural research involves many decisions that have scientific, social and political consequences. Every country has established agricultural research priorities based on many complex factors that must be considered when decisions are made on the choice of research problems to be investigated. Resources must be divided among projects that often compete for the limited funding available that supports the total research enterprise. This book
