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Adoption of climate-resilient groundnut varieties increases agricultural production, consumption, and smallholder commercialization in West Africa

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Title Adoption of climate-resilient groundnut varieties increases agricultural production, consumption, and smallholder commercialization in West Africa
 
Creator Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.
Lokossou, Jaourdain C.
Gebrekidan, Bisrat
Affognon, Hippolyte D.
 
Subject agriculture
climate-smart agriculture
developing countries
groundnuts
smallholders
commercialization
production
 
Description As part of the climate-smart agriculture approach, the adoption of climate resilient crop varieties has the potential to build farmers’ climate resilience but could also induce agricultural transformation in developing nations. We investigate the relationship between adoption of climate-resilient groundnut varieties and production, consumption, and smallholder commercialization using panel data from Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria. We find adoption of climate resilient groundnut varieties to increase smallholder production, consumption, and commercialization. The biggest adoption impact gains are observed under the sustained use of these climate-resilient varieties. We show that adoption benefits all households, but the biggest gains are found among smaller producers, suggesting that adoption is inclusive. Furthermore, we provide suggestive evidence that yield increases could explain commercialization, although household consumption also matters. We conclude that adoption of climate-resilient groundnut varieties can at least partially reduce production constraints and promote smallholder consumption and commercialization, with implications for agricultural transformation.
 
Date 2023-08-24
2023-09-06T13:57:29Z
2023-09-06T13:57:29Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.; Lokossou, Jaourdain C.; Gebrekidan, Bisrat; and Affognon, Hippolyte D. 2023. Adoption of climate-resilient groundnut varieties increases agricultural production, consumption, and smallholder commercialization in West Africa. Nature Communications 14: 5175. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40781-1
2041-1723
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131784
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40781-1
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Source Nature Communications