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Table 2. Assessment of research programs based on multiple goals.Ranked byResearch CumulativeNPV a IRR Food Sustain- Gender Crop cost costProject Constraint (million (%) security b ability b issues b diversifi- EfficiencyCompositeUS$) cation b index index (million US$)Improve crop yield ceiling Low yield 639.30 114 4 3 3 1 1 1 0.1915 0.1915Rainwater management for Drought 277.55 184 5 4 3 2 2 2 0.3605 0.5520drought alleviationControl of parasitic diseases Diseases 182.80 197 4 3 3 4 4 3 0.3603 0.9123Sustainable livestock production Nutrient 117.85 98 4 4 3 4 9 4 0.4070 1.3193systems deficiencyManaging excess water Excess water 63.33 125 4 5 3 4 8 5 0.1985 1.5178Weed management Weeds 241.65 190 3 3 3 1 3 6 0.3925 1.9103Soil quality and degradation Erosion, 85.10 252 4 5 3 2 6 7 0.9275 2.0030nutrientdeficiencyRestoration of degraded watersheds Degradation, 20.35 90 5 5 4 1 15 8 0.9900 2.1020runoffIntegrated pest management Pest damage 77.88 79 4 5 4 1 7 9 0.9028 3.0048Crop management strategies to Fallow lands 2.45 46 4 5 3 4 18 10 0.4680 3.4728increase cropping intensityNutrient management of hybrid rice Low yields 39.98 141 5 2 2 1 13 11 0.0640 3.5365Vegetable-based production systems Fallow lands 36.50 237 3 3 3 4 14 12 0.2370 3.7735Integrated nutrient management in Manure 41.30 167 3 2 2 4 12 13 0.1013 3.8748fish culture unavailabilityVegetable cultivation and storage Fallow lands 2.20 48 3 3 3 4 20 14 0.7100 3.9455INM in vertisols and alfisols Low N and P 54.08 197 3 4 2 1 10 15 0.6875 4.0143efficiencycontinued on next page298 Joshi and Suresh Pal

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