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dc.contributor.authorAlene, A.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:18:32Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:18:32Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationAlene, A. & Manyong, V. (2006). Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 45(3), 211-230.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3241
dc.description.abstractImpact studies assuming exogenous technology adoption are bound to overstate or understate the true impact of improved agricultural technologies, especially in situations where agricultural technologies are targeted to, or adopted by, a certain group of farmers. This paper examined the impact of improved cowpea varieties on household food security in northern Nigeria using the method of instrumental variables to account for endogenous technology adoption. We found that adopters of improved cowpea varieties were more food-secure than non-adopters. The results further showed that social capital and the intensity of cultivation of soybean had a positive and significant impact. Supply of improved seeds and access to markets and extension services are important factors conditioning the rate of adoption and hence the contribution of improved cowpea varieties to food security in northern Nigeria.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAdoption
dc.subjectCowpeas
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectInstrrumental Variales
dc.titleEndogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectCowpea
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectImpact Assessment
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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