ASCOT Library Zabali Campus

Introduction. –
Some basic concepts on economic viability. –
Technology and economic viability analysis. –
Production costs. –
Fixed and variable costs. –
Cash and noncash costs. –
Interest on investment. –
Depreciation cost. –
Cost of farm family labor. –
Income and profitability measures. –
Measures of profitability. –
Analytical procedures for estimating the economic viability of agricultural technologies. –
Choosing the analytical procedure. –
Cost-and-return analysis. –
Material costs. –
Fixed costs. –
Sensitivity analysis. –
Enterprise budget analysis. –
Enterprise budget. –
Estimating measures of net returns. –
Break-even analysis. –
Break-even yield. –
Partial budget analysis. –
Partial profit budget. –
Steps in partial budgeting and data requirements. –
Additional costs. –
Reduced income. –
Additional income. –
Reduced costs. –
Partial-budget-and-risk analysis. –
Parametric budget.–
Break-even budgeting. –
Net Present Value (NPV) analysis.

"The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) has adopted a set of criteria against which technologies for dissemination could be evaluated. One of these criteria is economic viability which means that a technology proposed for dissemination should offer sufficient economic incentives to the target clientele.
Economic viability analysis is a very important component of technology assessment activity. Economic viability should be determined once the bio-physical suitability of the technology has been established to ensure adoption by target clientele.
This handbook was prepared to assist technical researchers in evaluating the economic viability of agricultural technologies. Various methodologies for economic assessment of technologies are presented in a simplified manner to facilitate understanding. We hope technical researchers will find this handbook useful."
- Cledualdo B. Perez, Executive Director