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Comparative advantage of newly-released varieties of groundnut in Tanzania

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Title Comparative advantage of newly-released varieties of groundnut in Tanzania
 
Creator Akpo, E
Bakari, H
Lukurugu, G A
Daudi, H
Muricho, G
Minja, A
Nzunda, J
Ojiewo, C
Varshney, R K
 
Subject Tanzania
Groundnut
 
Description Yields of groundnut in Tanzania are reported
to be 2.5 to 3 times lower than other African
countries. Use of obsolete varieties, unreliable
rains, disease and insect pests’ infestation
and poor agronomic practices are some of
the causes. To address these issues and to
contribute to better nutrition and increased
incomes of 14 million people dependent on
groundnut cultivation, 11 improved groundnut
cultivars were developed and released. The
new varieties are high-yielding, drought tolerant,
rosette-tolerant and have market preferred
traits. This policy brief shows the
comparative advantage of the new varieties
over the old, both on and off-farm, and
provides recommendations for increased
yields, varietal uptake and market linkage.
 
Date 2021-09
 
Type Policy Briefs
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11922/1/Policy%20Brief_36_Comparative%20advantage%20of%20newly-%20released%20varieties%20of%20groundnut%20in%20Tanzania_final.pdf
Akpo, E and Bakari, H and Lukurugu, G A and Daudi, H and Muricho, G and Minja, A and Nzunda, J and Ojiewo, C and Varshney, R K (2021) Comparative advantage of newly-released varieties of groundnut in Tanzania. [Policy Briefs]