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Efficiencyequity tradeoffs and the scope for resource reallocation in agricultural research: evidence from Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorAlene, Arega D.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.contributor.authorTollens, E.F.
dc.contributor.authorAbele, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:11:37Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:11:37Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationAlene, A.D., Manyong, V.M., Tollens, E.F. & Abele, S. (2009). Efficiency-equity tradeoffs and the scope for resource reallocation in agricultural research: evidence from Nigeria. Agricultural Economics, 40(1), 1-14.
dc.identifier.issn0169-5150
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2465
dc.description.abstractOn the basis of projected economic and poverty impacts of alternative commodity research programs, this article assessed efficiency and equitytradeoffs and the scope for research resource reallocation in Nigeria. Given the importance of major food staples to both poor and nonpoorhouseholds in production and consumption, introducing a poverty dimension revealed no significant shift in priorities compared with those impliedby efficiency. The results showed that neither the additional benefits to the poor nor the foregone benefits to society are significant from prioritizingresearch according to equity—relative to efficiency—criteria. As current priorities are supported by neither efficiency nor equity criteria, however,there is considerable scope for maximizing research benefits to the poor through informed reallocation of research resources. The article concludeswith a discussion of the patterns of resource reallocations implied by efficiency and equity criteria.
dc.format.extent01-014
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectEconomic Surplus
dc.subjectPoverty Reduction
dc.subjectPriority Setting
dc.subjectEfficiency And Equity Criteria
dc.subjectAgricultural Research System
dc.titleEfficiencyequity tradeoffs and the scope for resource reallocation in agricultural research: evidence from Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEurope
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryBelgium
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectBaseline Survey
cg.iitasubjectDomestic Trade
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.iitasubjectResearch Method
cg.journalAgricultural Economics
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid93216
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2008.00340.x


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