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This study was initiated to contribute to the debate on the relationship between gender and adoption of innovations. It aims, under a participatory varietal selection, to identify the preferences of men and women farmers on maize varieties tolerant to drought in northern Benin. The methodology us...


Baco, M.N.Affoukouk, T.Moumouni, I.Abdoulaye, Tahirou[Is taking gender into account for development and diffusion of agricultural innovations justified? The case of drought tolerant maize in Northern Benin]Is taking gender into account for development and diffusion of agricultural innovations justified? The case of drought tolerant maize in Northern Benin

Alleviating poverty and reducing food insecurity have received close critical attention from many researchers in sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers' participation in agricultural markets has been seen as a potent strategy for improving their livelihoods. This paper applies econometrics to farm survey da...


Mignouna, Djana B.Abdoulaye, TahirouAkinola, Adebayo A.Kamara, A.Oluoch, M.[Understanding market participation choices and decisions of maize and cowpea farmers in northern Nigeria]Understanding market participation choices and decisions of maize and cowpea farmers in northern Nigeria

This article examined the factors influencing the adoption of the drought-tolerant Maize(DT) varieties and their effect on food security among farmers in the Sudan Savannaagro-ecological zone of northeastern Nigeria. Data for the study were collected from 200farmers who were selected through a mu...


Idrisa, Y.L.Abdoulaye, TahirouMohammed, S.T.Ibrahim, A.A.[Analysis of droughttolerant maize adoption and its effect on food security among farmers in the Sudan Savanna of Northeastern Nigeria]Analysis of droughttolerant maize adoption and its effect on food security among farmers in the Sudan Savanna of Northeastern 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 JAAbdoulaye, Tahirou[Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria]Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria

In this paper, we describe how both the existing degree of price correspondence and tradability are important factors explaining why and the extent to which grain price relationships adjust due to growing condition variations. For a set of maize and millet markets in Niger and Nigeria with differ...


Hatzenbuehler, P.L.Abbott, P.C.Abdoulaye, Tahirou[Growing condition variations and grain prices in Niger and Nigeria]Growing condition variations and grain prices in Niger and Nigeria

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