Cost-Benefit Analysis of Client Participation in Agricultural Research: A Case Study from Ghana

Abstract

"Paper 74b focuses on the costs and benefits of the various different activities within this project, notably the participatory versus the non-participatory elements. It presents a detailed assessment of the relative costs and contribution to meeting project goals of each research activity undertaken. This disaggregation of research activities in turn makes the potential complexity of a project such as this -- which in project terms was relatively well-bounded -- apparent and thus underscores the need for effective research management."