Economic impact of ICAR-CPCRI technologies

Abstract

Impact assessment is a critical component of agricultural research that helps to define the priorities of research and facilitate resource allocation among programs. It also guides the researchers and extension personnel to understand the way new technologies are assimilated and diffused among farming communities. Nevertheless, impact studies, in perennial crops, have encountered both conceptual and empirical challenges, due to the complexities of the relationships between the technology generated, the structural rigidity of the crops and the technology adoption process.