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The impact of the emergency response to the outbreak of the cassava mosaic disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo

dc.contributor.authorRusike, J.
dc.contributor.authorMahungu, N.M.
dc.contributor.authorLukombo, S.S.
dc.contributor.authorKendenga, T.
dc.contributor.authorBidiaka, S.M.
dc.contributor.authorAlene, A.
dc.contributor.authorLema, A.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:08:02Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:08:02Z
dc.date.issued2012-02
dc.identifier.citationRusike, J., Mahungu, N.M., Lukombo, S.S., Kendenga, T., Bidiaka, S.M., Alene, A. ...& Manyong, V.M. (2012). The impact of the emergency response to the outbreak of the cassava mosaic disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In: Proceedings of the 11th triennial Symposium of the ISTRC-AB held at Memling Hotel: Tropical roots and tuber crops and the challenges of globalization and climate changes, (pp. 3-30), 4-8 October, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1697
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates the impact of an emergency research for development project implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2000 to 2009 by a various actors including the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in response to the outbreak of the Cassava Mosaic Disease that threatened the national food security. It applies methods developed in the econometric and statistical treatment effects literature on evaluation of social programs. The study evaluates impact by analyzing changes over time of outcomes of sample households in the project areas compared to neighboring non-project areas. We find that the project had statistically significant positive effects on technology adoption, area planted cassava, productivity, profitability,household food security and aggregate supply response. The effects are strongest among lower tails of distribution of outcomes mostly made up of female-headed households who grew the crop mainly for food. These findings are useful for informing agricultural and food policy debates in Africa.
dc.format.extent3-30
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Society For Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectPlant Diseases
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectDemocratic Republic Of Congo
dc.subjectAfrican Cassava Mosaic Virus
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.titleThe impact of the emergency response to the outbreak of the cassava mosaic disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo
dc.typeConference Proceedings
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Kinshasa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Dr
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCapacity Development
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectResearch Method
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.publicationplaceIbadan, Nigeria
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid82943
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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