In an attempt to go beyond the so called “smart” subsidies, Nigeria has embarked on a potentially innovative mobile phone-based input subsidy program that provides fertilizer and improved seed subsidies through electronic vouchers. In this article, we examined the productivity and welfare effects...
Wossen, T.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Feleke, S.
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Ricker-Gilbert, J.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Awotide, B.A.
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[Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program]
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Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program
Mignouna, B.D.
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Maroya, N.
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Aighewi, B.A.
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Kumar, L.
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Akinribido, B.
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Ikeorgu, J.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Alene, A.D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Impact assessment report of YIIFSWA project: raising household income, improving food security and reducing poverty in Nigeria]
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Impact assessment report of YIIFSWA project: raising household income, improving food security and reducing poverty in Nigeria
Climate change is a major problem undermining agricultural production in Africa. Consequently, efforts are being made to provide farmers with adaptation technologies, but little empirical research exists on the determinants of adopting such technologies. This article addresses this research gap, ...
Tambo JA
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria]
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Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria
The savanna region of Africa is a potential breadbasket of the continent but is severely affected by climate change. Understanding farmers perceptions of climate change and the types of adjustments they have made in their farming practices in response to these changes will offer some insights in...
Tambo JA
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Smallholder farmers perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in the Nigerian savanna]
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Smallholder farmers perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in the Nigerian savanna
This article estimates how storage losses from mold, insects, and other pests, combined with liquidity constraints, influence a smallholder farm household's decision to store maize on farm after harvest. We analyze panel data from 309 smallholders in Benin covering the 2011 and 2013 harvest seaso...