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WinDASI - Software for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects. A Case Study on Crop Intensification and Coffee Plantation  

Year of publication 2005

Pages 22 p.

Author Bellù, L.G.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Category Other document

Series title EASYPol: Resources for policy making

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This module presents a case study in Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of an investment project. It is useful for people who wish to improve their skills in financial and economic analysis and it is particularly suitable as a practical application of the FAO software for Cost-Benefit Analysis “WinDASI”. The exercise consists of a brief description of the project, a guideline for the structuring of project data and of an appendix with the project data.

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