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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

dc.contributor.authorAlene, A.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirou
dc.contributor.authorRusike, J.
dc.contributor.authorLabarta, R.
dc.contributor.authorCreamer, Bernardo
dc.contributor.authorRio, M. del
dc.contributor.authorCeballos, H.
dc.contributor.authorBecerra, L.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:24:20Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:24:20Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-08
dc.identifier.citationAlene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Rusike, J., Labarta, R., Creamer, B., del Río, M., ... & Becerra, L.A. (2018). Identifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: the case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. PloS ONE, 13(8):e0201803, 1-18.
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4343
dc.descriptionOpen Access Journal
dc.description.abstractIt is widely recognized that increasing agricultural production to the levels needed to feed an expanding world population requires sharply increased public investment in research and development and widespread adoption of new technologies, but funding for national and international agricultural research has rather declined in recent years. In this situation, priority setting has become increasingly important for allocating scarce research resources among competing needs to achieve greater impacts. Using partial equilibrium economic surplus models and poverty impact simulations, this paper assesses cassava research priorities in Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, and Asia based on the potential economic and poverty reduction impacts of alternative research and technology options. The results showed that efficient planting material production and distribution systems and sustainable crop and soil fertility management practices have the greatest expected economic and poverty reduction impacts in the three regions. Lack of clean planting materials is a major constraint to adoption and it is envisaged that efficient production and distribution systems for planting material can accelerate technology adoption by farmers. Similarly, sustainable crop and soil fertility management practices play a key role in closing the observed yield gaps, especially in Africa. The paper discusses the results of the priority assessment for key cassava research options and concludes with the implications for cassava research priorities.
dc.format.extent1-18
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectAgricultural Production
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.titleIdentifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: the case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationAlliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidad de Las Americas
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionLatin America
cg.creator.identifierArega Alene: 0000-0002-2491-4603
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.researchthemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRIBUSINESS
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectImpact Assessment
cg.journalPloS ONE
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid99947
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0201803


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