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Integration of environmental impacts into ex-post assessments of international agricultural research: Conceptual issues, applications, and the way forward

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  • Jeff W. Bennett
  • Timothy G. Kelley
  • Mywish K. Maredia

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Investments in agricultural research by national and international organizations have successfully generated improvements in the economic well-being of people, well quantified in a wide range of ex-post impact assessment studies. In contrast, relatively little attention has been given to quantifying the impacts of research on the environment. This gap in understanding the full range of impacts arising from agricultural research presents an important challenge. Growing scientific and public recognition of the significance of environmental impacts of agricultural research, both positive and negative, necessitates their integration into the research evaluation process. This article provides a broad overview of some of the conceptual issues and empirical challenges inherent in measuring and documenting environmental impacts resulting from changes in agricultural practices, reviews some recent environmental impact assessment case studies, and discusses the lessons yielded by those case studies. Copyright The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com, Oxford University Press.

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  • Jeff W. Bennett & Timothy G. Kelley & Mywish K. Maredia, 2012. "Integration of environmental impacts into ex-post assessments of international agricultural research: Conceptual issues, applications, and the way forward," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 21(3), pages 216-228, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rseval:v:21:y:2012:i:3:p:216-228
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    1. Peter Weißhuhn & Katharina Helming & Johanna Ferretti, 2018. "Research impact assessment in agriculture—A review of approaches and impact areas," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 27(1), pages 36-42.

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