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Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria

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Title Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria
 
Creator Manda, J.
Alene, A.
Hirpa Tufa, A.
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
Kamara, A.
Olufajo, O.
Boukar, O.
Manyong, Victor M.
 
Subject varieties
control systems
nigeria
cowpeas
 
Description 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 and release of several improved varieties, there is limited empirical evidence of adoption and ex‐post impacts of improved cowpea. Using a nationally representative survey data from a sample of 1,525 cowpea‐growing households in northern Nigeria cultivating over 2,500 cowpea plots, we assess the adoption and impacts of improved cowpea varieties on cowpea yields, net returns and production costs. We apply a control function approach and propensity score matching models to estimate the causal effects of adoption of improved cowpea varieties. Our results show that 38% of the cowpea plots were planted with improved varieties, and cowpea yields, net returns and production costs increase significantly with the adoption of improved cowpea varieties. Adoption of improved cowpea varieties is associated on average with 26% yield gains, 61% increase in net returns and 14% increase in production costs. We also show that farmers who have a lower propensity to adopt improved cowpea varieties also face higher costs of production.
 
Date 2020-02
2019-05-21T12:13:26Z
2019-05-21T12:13:26Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Manda, J., Alene, A., Hirpa Tufa, A., Abdoulaye, T., Kamara, A., Olufajo, O., ... & Manyong, V.(2019). Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1-19.
0021-857X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101319
https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12331
BIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
PLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
SOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRICUSINESS
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyrighted; all rights reserved
Limited Access
 
Format p. 165-183
 
Publisher Wiley
 
Source Journal of Agricultural Economics