We use DNA‐fingerprinting to estimate the poverty reduction effect of adoption of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria. We estimate the counterfactual household income distribution of cassava producers by combining farm‐level treatment effects with a market‐level model. Our results suggest that ...
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Alene, A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Feleke, S.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Poverty reduction effects of agricultural technology adoption: the case of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria]
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Poverty reduction effects of agricultural technology adoption: the case of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria
Investment in agricultural research and development is an important intervention for improving crop productivity and household welfare in most developing countries where agriculture is the main source of livelihoods. This paper uses nationally representative plot- and household-level data from th...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Awotide, B.
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[Impacts of improved maize varieties in Nigeria: ex-post assessment of productivity and welfare outcomes]
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Impacts of improved maize varieties in Nigeria: ex-post assessment of productivity and welfare outcomes
This study measured the impacts of drought tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs) on productivity, welfare, and risk exposure using household and plot-level data from rural Nigeria. The study employed an endogenous switching regression approach to control for both observed and unobserved sources of het...
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Feleke, S.
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Menkir, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties]
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Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties
This article explores empirical evidence on the relationship between agricultural transformation, ownership structure of agribusinesses, and employment creation in Ethiopia. It draws on secondary data to present evidence of Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation, employment trends, and the agribu...