Agricultural research impact assessment: issues, methods and challenges
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Keywords
research impact evaluation; agricultural research; research impact assessment; RIA; public research; agronomic research; recherche publique; recherche agricole; recherche agronomique; évaluation de l'impact; politique de la recherche; impact économique;All these keywords.
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2017-04-23 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-INO-2017-04-23 (Innovation)
- NEP-PPM-2017-04-23 (Project, Program and Portfolio Management)
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