%0 Book Section
%A Bantilan, M C S
%B Priority setting, monitoring and evaluation in agricultural research 
%C New Delhi, India
%D 2000
%F icrisat:6352
%I National Center for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research and International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics
%P 22-34
%T Linkages among measurable Criteria and Sensitivity analysis for Research Priority Setting: Learning from the experiences of ICRISAT
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/6352/
%X The research priority-setting exercise conducted by the International Crops Research Institute for the  Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in the early 1990s was driven by a determination to build an objective  and transparent basis for its medium term plan (MTP) for 1994-1998 (ICRISAT, 1992). Like other  members of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), it faced the  challenge of a changing external environment where funds for research were declining, and therefore,  a pursuit of a focused research agenda was imperative. This change motivated stronger  accountability and a search for an objective research priority setting and resource allocation process.  Significantly, it prompted awareness among scientists and research managers about the impact and  payoff of research.......