An impact assessment report has found that a US$ 12 million investment in
rice research returned $ 70 million in benefits to rice farmers and national economies — a sixfold return on investment.
Not exact matches
A US$ 12 million investment in
rice research has
returned more than $ 70 million in benefits to
rice farmers and national economies in four Asian countries, according to a new report.
Similarly, a study commissioned by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) on the impact of investments in
rice research suggested that a $ 12 million investment in
rice research has
returned more than $ 70 million in benefits to
rice farmers and national economies in four Asian countries.
After 16 years (1997 - 2012), a meta - impact assessment of the IRRC shows that the US$ 12 million investment in
rice research by the SDC has
returned more than $ 70 million in benefits to
rice farmers and national economies in 4 of 11 countries where the IRRC has had collaborative
research.
In Dec. 2011, I
returned to Brazil with my colleague Eugenia Georges, Chair of the Anthropology Dept. at
Rice University to continue this
research.