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Mignouna, Djana B.Abdoulaye, TahirouAkinola, Adebayo A.Alene, A.Nweke, F.[Factors influencing the use of selected inputs in yam production in Nigeria and Ghana]Factors influencing the use of selected inputs in yam production in Nigeria and Ghana

This paper evaluates the impact of a cassava research-for-development program on farm level outcomes.The program was implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2001 to 2009. We apply pro-pensity score matching, Rosenbaum bounds on treatment effects, Altonji et al. method of selection on...


Rusike, J.Mahungu, N.M.Lukombo, S.Kendenga, T.Bidiaka, S.Alene, A.Lema, A.Manyong, Victor M.[Does a cassava researchfordevelopment program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo]Does a cassava researchfordevelopment program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Using household survey data from a sample of 810 households, this paper analyses the determinants of children’s nutritional status and evaluates the impacts of improved maize varieties on child malnutrition in eastern Zambia. The paper uses an endogenous switching regression technique, combined w...


Manda, J.Gardebroek, C.Khonje, M.G.Alene, A.Mutenje, M.Kassie, M.[Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties]Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties

Assfaw Wossen, TesfamichealAbdoulaye, TahirouAlene, A.Nguimkeu, P.Feleke, S.Rabbi, Ismail Y.Haile, M.G.Manyong, Victor M.["Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification" - author response to comment]"Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification" - author response to comment

New seed yam systems from minisetts, minitubers and vine cuttings have been developed for yam production to supplant the traditional systems, which have proven inefficient and costly. The new techniques provide producers in tropical countries with the opportunity to minimize production costs, red...


Mignouna, Djana B.Abdoulaye, TahirouAlene, A.Aighewi, B.A.Pelemo, O.Manyong, Victor M.Asiedu, RobertAkoroda, M.O.[Economic analysis of seed yam production systems in Nigeria]Economic analysis of seed yam production systems in Nigeria

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, TesfamichealAbdoulaye, TahirouAlene, A.Feleke, S.Menkir, A.Manyong, Victor M.[Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties]Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties

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.Abdoulaye, TahirouAlene, A.Feleke, S.Ricker-Gilbert, J.Manyong, Victor M.Awotide, B.A.[Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program]Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program

Résumé Facteurs socio-économiques et accès au crédit des petits producteurs de manioc dans le sud-ouest du Nigeria L'accès au crédit est un facteur important pour l'augmentation de la productivité agricole. Le modèle " Tobit" a été utilisé pour évaluer les facteurs qui influencent l'intensité de...


Awotide, B.A.Abdoulaye, TahirouAlene, A.Manyong, Victor M.[Socio-economic factors and smallholder cassava farmers' access to credit in south-western Nigeria]Socio-economic factors and smallholder cassava farmers' access to credit in south-western Nigeria

Impact studies assuming exogenous technology adoption are bound to overstate or understate the true impact of improved agricultural technologies, especially in situations where agricultural technologies are targeted to, or adopted by, a certain group of farmers. This paper examined the impact of ...


Alene, A.Manyong, Victor M.[Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria]Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria

This paper estimates the economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia over the period 1990-2008. The data come from sample household surveys, planting material production records, and a series of cassava improvement experiments conducted in the two countries. Past inves...


Alene, A.Khataza, R.Chibwana, C.Ntawuruhunga, PheneasMoyo, C.[Economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia]Economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia

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