Ex-Ante Assessment of Agricultural Research Impacts under Risk in CAspian Coastal Plain, Dry Central and West North

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Agricultural research systems in the public sector of developing countries have entered the era of resource scarcity. Therefor financing and support economic policy makers from this research will be required to provide documentary evidence.Without specific and convincing evidences of benefits, Agricultural research can not receive sustainable funding supports. This research has been conducted in order to assessment of potential benefits of breeding research in three agro-climatic zones of Iran. Results while creating awareness can convince and persuade the policy making and planning system to support agricultural research. In order to conducting this research, has been used from economic surplus model that can offer useful and effective outputs from potential benefits of research. Based on findings, most of breeding research have acceptable economic benefits and can play a fundamental role increasing production and supply of agricultural products. This finding emphasis on necessary support and funding of agricultural research and its uncertainty management in farmers conditions that apply research technologies.

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