Search Results - "Tahirou Abdoulaye"

Impacts of improved maize varieties in Nigeria: ex-post assessment of productivity and welfare outcomes by Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Awotide, Bola

“…Investment in agricultural research and development is an important intervention for improving crop productivity and household welfare in most developing…”
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Impacts of extension access and cooperative membership on technology adoption and household welfare by Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, Arega, Haile, Mekbib G., Feleke, Shiferaw, Olanrewaju, Adetunji, Manyong, Victor

“…This paper examines the impacts of access to extension services and cooperative membership on technology adoption, asset ownership and poverty using…”
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Digital extension, price risk, and farm performance: experimental evidence from Nigeria by Oyinbo, Oyakhilomen, Chamberlin, Jordan, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Maertens, Miet

“…Despite decades of investment in agricultural extension, technology adoption among farmers and agricultural productivity growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa remain…”
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Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria by Tambo, Justice Akpene, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…Climate change is a major problem undermining agricultural production in Africa. Consequently, efforts are being made to provide farmers with adaptation…”
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Poverty Reduction Effects of Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Cassava Varieties in Nigeria by Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Alene, Arega, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Feleke, Shiferaw, Rabbi, Ismail Y., Manyong, Victor

“…We use DNA‐fingerprinting to estimate the poverty reduction effect of adoption of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria. We estimate the counterfactual…”
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Does simultaneous adoption of drought‐tolerant maize varieties and organic fertiliser affect productivity and welfare outcomes? Evidence from rural Nigeria by Oyetunde‐Usman, Zainab, Shee, Apurba, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…The promotion of improved maize varieties and chemical fertilisers underscores many policy approaches addressing multiple production risks such as poor soil…”
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Productivity and Welfare Effects of Nigeria's e-Voucher-Based Input Subsidy Program by Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, Arega, Feleke, Shiferaw, Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob, Manyong, Victor, Awotide, Bola Amoke

“…•The productivity and welfare effects of an e-voucher subsidy program are evaluated.•Instrumental variable regression employed to control for endogeneity.•The…”
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Estimating the Productivity Impacts of Technology Adoption in the Presence of Misclassification by Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, Arega, Nguimkeu, Pierre, Feleke, Shiferaw, Rabbi, Ismail Y, Haile, Mekbib G, Manyong, Victor

“…Abstract This article examines the impact that misreporting adoption status has on the identification and estimation of causal effects on productivity. In…”
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Analysis of cassava value chain in Ghana: implications for upgrading smallholder supply systems by Darko-Koomson, Samuel, Aidoo, Robert, Tahirou Abdoulaye

“…PurposeCommercialization of cassava is increasing because of increased urban demand for processed products and increased recognition of the industrial…”
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Food Safety and Adverse Selection in Rural Maize Markets by Kadjo, Didier, Ricker‐Gilbert, Jacob, Shively, Gerald, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…Without enforced standards or reliable third‐party verification, food safety threats such as pesticide residues and aflatoxin contamination are generally…”
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Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer's market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger by Zakari, Seydou, Moussa, Bokar, Ibro, Germaine, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…Many sub-Saharan farmers rely on agricultural production for home consumption and sell crops to meet their other needs. Farmers' market intervention enhances…”
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Growing condition variations and grain prices in Niger and Nigeria by Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L, Abbott, Philip C, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…Abstract In this paper, we describe how both the existing degree of price correspondence and tradability are important factors explaining why and the extent to…”
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Improving the adoption of stress tolerant maize varieties using social ties, awareness or incentives: Insights from Northern Benin (West-Africa) by Adéchian, Soulé Akinhola, Baco, Mohamed Nasser, Tahirou, Abdoulaye

“…Maize is the staple food of most households in sub-Saharan Africa. The adoption of stress-tolerant maize varieties (STMV) is being promoted due to climate…”
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Identifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: The case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America by Alene, Arega D, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Rusike, Joseph, Labarta, Ricardo, Creamer, Bernardo, Del Río, Martha, Ceballos, Hernan, Becerra, Luis Augusto

“…It is widely recognized that increasing agricultural production to the levels needed to feed an expanding world population requires sharply increased public…”
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Effects of extension service on the uptake of climate-smart sorghum production practices: Insights from drylands of Ethiopia by Yami, Mesay, Sime, Mekonnen, Hirpa, Adane, Feleke, Shiferaw, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…The promotion of climate-resilient practices (CRPs) requires the development of the capacity of farmers to adopt these practices owing to the…”
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Characteristics of maize cultivars in Africa: How modern are they and how many do smallholder farmers grow? by Abate, Tsedeke, Fisher, Monica, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kassie, Girma T, Lunduka, Rodney, Marenya, Paswel, Asnake, Woinishet

“…Maize is the most important cereal and most widely cultivated staple that plays a key role in the food security of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although some…”
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Willingness to pay for weather index-based insurance in semi-subsistence agriculture: evidence from northern Togo by Ali, Essossinam, Egbendewe, Aklesso Y. G., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Sarpong, Daniel B.

“…The effects of climate change on agricultural production are pushing countries to reconsider risk management policies in their development plans. Opportunities…”
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Storage losses, liquidity constraints, and maize storage decisions in Benin by Kadjo, Didier, Ricker‐Gilbert, Jacob, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Shively, Gerald, Baco, Mohamed N.

“…This article estimates how storage losses from mold, insects, and other pests, combined with liquidity constraints, influence a smallholder farm household's…”
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Will farmers intend to cultivate Provitamin A genetically modified (GM) cassava in Nigeria? Evidence from a k-means segmentation analysis of beliefs and attitudes by Oparinde, Adewale, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Mignouna, Djana Babatima, Bamire, Adebayo Simeon

“…Analysis of market segments within a population remains critical to agricultural systems and policy processes for targeting new innovations. Patterns in…”
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The effects of foreign direct investment on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community by Mkombe, Dadirai, Tufa, Adane Hirpa, Alene, Arega D., Manda, Julius, Feleke, Shiferaw, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Manyong, Victor

“…This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region using panel…”
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