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Abstract
Agriculture's importance in the process of economic growth highlights the role of sustained advances in farm
production practices by improving the quantity and quality of farm products. In this context, investment in improved
agricultural technology continues to be an important avenue of assistance to the developing countries. However, the
increased resource pressures facing both aid donors and recipients have emphasised the need for the prior
assessment of the potential benefits of aid projects to assist effective aid planning and management. Here, the main
requirements are to establish viable project goals for translation into effective programmes, to predict the likely
project impacts, and to evaluate the potential benefits and costs of adopting the project's outcomes. An ex ante
assessment of assistance in controlling a major livestock disease in Indonesia's eastern islands is described in this
paper. The annual net benefits from controlling this disease ranged between $A0.45 and $A2.5 million according to
the mortality rate reduction achieved. The benefits were shared between beef producers and consumers according to
the market elasticity conditions assumed.