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GONZALEZ-ESTRADA, Adrián. Economic and social contributions of INIFAP the development of Mexican agriculture. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2016, vol.7, n.7, pp.1585-1598. ISSN 2007-0934.

Intensification and globalization of the agricultural and forestry sector of Mexico makes the generation of knowledge, technologies and innovative products in an essential and urgent for the sector's development needs. This coupled with budget shortages, requires the performance evaluation of the main Public Research Centre sector. The objective of this research was to comprehensively assess the results obtained in the first 30 studies of economic, social and environmental impacts of an equal number of technologies and products of the National Institute of Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock. The key components of the method followed are: 1) characterization of technological innovation; 2) quantification, time, and costs attributable to the incorporation of this technological achievement in the production process potential benefits; 3) quantifying the price effect of that product or innovation and its economic effect or aggregate potential; and 4) quantification of the time paths of adoption levels under uncertainty and risk. The results show that the INIFAP is a public research center more than justifies public resources exerted and is an essential tool for promoting growth and development of the Mexican countryside institution, agricultural policy has been allocating such meager resources to research it is not only incorrect and inefficient but also wasted significant opportunities for economic growth in Mexico and social improvement for Mexican countryside and cities.

Palabras llave : assessment of economic and social impacts; assessment of agricultural research.