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Poverty reduction effects of agricultural technology adoption: the case of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorAssfaw Wossen, T.
dc.contributor.authorAlene, A.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirou
dc.contributor.authorFeleke, S.
dc.contributor.authorRabbi, I.Y.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:26:31Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:26:31Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-19
dc.identifier.citationAssfaw Wossen, T., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Feleke, S., Rabbi, I.Y. & Manyong, V. (2018). Poverty reduction effects of agricultural technology adoption: the case of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1-16.
dc.identifier.issn0021-857X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4638
dc.description.abstractWe use DNA‐fingerprinting to estimate the poverty reduction effect of adoption of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria. We estimate the counterfactual household income distribution of cassava producers by combining farm‐level treatment effects with a market‐level model. Our results suggest that adoption of improved cassava varieties has led to a 4.6 percentage point reduction in poverty, though this is sensitive to the measurement of adoption status. Therefore, accurate measurement of adoption is crucial for a more credible estimate of the poverty reduction effect of adoption. Our analysis also suggests that farmers who are more likely to be adopters are also likely to face higher structural costs. Addressing structural barriers that make improved technologies less profitable for the poor would therefore be important to increase the poverty reduction effect of improved cassava varieties.
dc.format.extent1-16
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsOther
dc.subjectAdoption
dc.subjectDna
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.titlePoverty reduction effects of agricultural technology adoption: the case of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.creator.identifierTesfamicheal Wossen Assfaw: 0000-0002-3672-2676
cg.creator.identifierArega Alene: 0000-0002-2491-4603
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.creator.identifierShiferaw Feleke: 0000-0002-0759-4070
cg.creator.identifierIsmail Rabbi: 0000-0001-9966-2941
cg.creator.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.researchthemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.researchthemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRIBUSINESS
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.journalJournal of Agricultural Economics
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid101349
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12296


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