It remains a challenge for agricultural research-for-development (AR4D) institutions to demonstrate to donors which technologies contribute significantly to poverty reduction due to a multitude of impact pathways. We attempt to overcome this challenge by utilizing the potential outcomes framework...
Ainembabazi, John H.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Feleke, S.
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Alene, A.
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Ndayisaba, P.C.
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Hicintuka, C.
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Mapatano, S.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa]
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Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa
It is widely recognized that increasing agricultural production to the levels needed to feed an expanding world population requires sharply increased public investment in research and development and widespread adoption of new technologies, but funding for national and international agricultural ...
Alene, A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Rusike, J.
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Labarta, R.
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Creamer, Bernardo
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Rio, M. del
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Ceballos, H.
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Becerra, L.A.
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[Identifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: the case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America]
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Identifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: the case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
This article examines the impact that misreporting adoption status has on the identification and estimation of causal effects on productivity. In particular, by comparing measurement error-ridden self-reported adoption data with measurement-error-free DNA-fingerprinted adoption data, we investiga...
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Nguimkeu, P.
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Feleke, S.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Haile, M.G.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification]
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Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification
This study investigates the impact of improved maize varieties on household food security in eastern Zambia using household survey data from a sample of over 800 rural households. Since treatment effect estimates are often prone to misspecification in either the treatment or outcome equation, we ...
Manda, J.
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Gardebroek, C.
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Kuntashula, E.
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Alene, A.
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[Impact of improved maize varieties on food security in eastern Zambia: a doubly robust analysis]
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Impact of improved maize varieties on food security in eastern Zambia: a doubly robust analysis
This study explores the intra-household impact of improved dual-purpose cowpea (IDPC) from
a gender perspective, in terms of productivity and food, fodder, and income availability, the
impact of which is linked to the income thus placed in the women’s hands. Surplus income is
important in providi...
Tipilda, A.
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Alene, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Engaging with cultural practices in ways that benefit women in northern Nigeria]
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Engaging with cultural practices in ways that benefit women in northern Nigeria