The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its research-for-development partners have made substantial contributions to food security, poverty reduction and environmental protection in sub-Saharan Africa. Technologies developed and largely diffused include high yielding variet...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Sanogo, D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Alene, Arega D.
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[Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience]
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Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience
IITA’s Genetic Resources Center (GRC) maintains over 15,000 accessions of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) and wild Vigna which is available and distributed worldwide for research in food and agriculture. Since 1985, IITA has distributed germplasms for cowpea genetic improvement research to institut...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Dumet, D.
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Ogundapo, A.T.
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Horna, D.
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[Effectiveness of cowpea and wild Vigna germplasm distribution and cost implication on their conservation efforts by IITA]
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Effectiveness of cowpea and wild Vigna germplasm distribution and cost implication on their conservation efforts by IITA
Cowpea covers the largest area of any grain legume in Africa and is especially important in West Africa where Nigeria and Niger alone account for over 75% of the total cowpea production in the world. Despite successes of international and national cowpea improvement research in the development an...
Manda, J.
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Alene, A.
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Hirpa Tufa, A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Kamara, A.
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Olufajo, O.
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Boukar, O.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria]
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Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria
This paper examines the adoption and impact of selective and whole package adoption of improved cowpea involving new variety, insect control, fertilizer, and best bet cropping pattern in northern Nigeria. A farm income model that explicitly accounts for endogenous technology adoption was used to ...
Alene, Arega D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Gains from highyielding varieties with and without complementary technologies: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria]
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Gains from highyielding varieties with and without complementary technologies: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria
Agriculture in the dry savannas is intensifying in response to increasing populations of humans and livestock. As a result, increased productivity demands are placed upon integrated crop-livestock systems and more emphasis is on the roles of legumes such as cowpea. Cowpea has the potential to fun...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Singh, B.B.
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Gupta, S.C.
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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Harris, F.
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Nokoe, S.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Bationo, B. André
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Makinde, K.
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Odion, E.C.
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[Cowpea as a key factor for a new approach to integrated crop-livestock systems research in the dry savannas of West Africa]
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Cowpea as a key factor for a new approach to integrated crop-livestock systems research in the dry savannas of West Africa
The research reported here has the potential for contributing to a real improvement in the livelihoods of mixed crop-livestock farming households in the dry savannah zone of West Africa through widespread uptake of improved dual-purpose cowpea (IDPC). This technology offers opportunities for the ...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Okike, I.
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Singh, B.B.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Hoogenboom, Gerrit
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[Genetically improved dual-purpose cowpea. Assessment of adoption and impact in the dry savannah of West Africa]
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Genetically improved dual-purpose cowpea. Assessment of adoption and impact in the dry savannah of West Africa
This paper estimates a more efficient version of an endogenous switching regression model to examine the effects of farmer education—schooling and extension contact—on cowpea production under traditional and improved technology in northern Nigeria. The results revealed significant productivity-en...
Alene, Arega D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[The effects of education on agricultural productivity under traditional and improved technology in northern Nigeria: an endogenous switching regression analysis]
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The effects of education on agricultural productivity under traditional and improved technology in northern Nigeria: an endogenous switching regression analysis
The present study uses georeferenced community level data to study the adoption of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria. One objective of this study is to find out which factors of the community of village level are significant determinants of adoption of improved dual-purpose (DP) cowpea variatie...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Okike, I.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Singh, B.B.
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[Evaluating adoption of new crop-livestock-soil-management technologies using georeferenced village-level data: the case of cowpea in the dry savannahs of West Africa]
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Evaluating adoption of new crop-livestock-soil-management technologies using georeferenced village-level data: the case of cowpea in the dry savannahs of West Africa
A classification of the major ruminant livestock production systems in West Africa is proposed. The proposed typology has two major classes of systems-sole livestock and crop-livestock. The sole livestock class has two systems (rangeland-based and landless) and the crop-livestock class has three ...
Fernández Rivera, S.
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Okike, I.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Classification and description of the major farming systems incorporating ruminant livestock in West Africa]
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Classification and description of the major farming systems incorporating ruminant livestock in West Africa
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.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria]
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Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria