An economic evaluation of postharvest tropical fruit research: some preliminary results.
Lubulwa, A. S. G.; Davis, J. S.;
Postharvest handling of tropical fruits. Proceedings of an international conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 19-23 July 1993. Year: 1994 Pages: 32-49 Ref: 46 ref.
1994
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ABSTRACT
This paper reviews methods for the economic evaluation of postharvest research, illustrates the use of these evaluation methods using 6 postharvest tropical fruit research projects as examples and provides preliminary results on the potential gains from postharvest tropical fruit research. The 6 research projects were funded by ACIAR and collaborating institutions in Australia and south east Asia. The potential economic benefits of the 6 projects (over a 30-year time horizon and with a discount rate of 8%/year) are tabulated.