Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria
Cowpea covers the largest area of any grain legume in Africa and is especially important in West Africa where Nigeria and Niger alone account for over 75% of the total cowpea production in the world. Despite successes of international and national cowpea improvement research in the development and r...
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| author | Manda, J. Alene, A. Hirpa Tufa, A. Abdoulaye, Tahirou Kamara, A. Olufajo, O. Boukar, O. Manyong, Victor M. |
| author_browse | Abdoulaye, Tahirou Alene, A. Boukar, O. Hirpa Tufa, A. Kamara, A. Manda, J. Manyong, Victor M. Olufajo, O. |
| author_facet | Manda, J. Alene, A. Hirpa Tufa, A. Abdoulaye, Tahirou Kamara, A. Olufajo, O. Boukar, O. Manyong, Victor M. |
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| description | Cowpea covers the largest area of any grain legume in Africa and is especially important in West Africa where Nigeria and Niger alone account for over 75% of the total cowpea production in the world. Despite successes of international and national cowpea improvement research in the development and release of several improved varieties, there is limited empirical evidence of adoption and ex‐post impacts of improved cowpea. Using a nationally representative survey data from a sample of 1,525 cowpea‐growing households in northern Nigeria cultivating over 2,500 cowpea plots, we assess the adoption and impacts of improved cowpea varieties on cowpea yields, net returns and production costs. We apply a control function approach and propensity score matching models to estimate the causal effects of adoption of improved cowpea varieties. Our results show that 38% of the cowpea plots were planted with improved varieties, and cowpea yields, net returns and production costs increase significantly with the adoption of improved cowpea varieties. Adoption of improved cowpea varieties is associated on average with 26% yield gains, 61% increase in net returns and 14% increase in production costs. We also show that farmers who have a lower propensity to adopt improved cowpea varieties also face higher costs of production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1013192023-09-08T08:42:59Z Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria Manda, J. Alene, A. Hirpa Tufa, A. Abdoulaye, Tahirou Kamara, A. Olufajo, O. Boukar, O. Manyong, Victor M. varieties control systems nigeria cowpeas Cowpea covers the largest area of any grain legume in Africa and is especially important in West Africa where Nigeria and Niger alone account for over 75% of the total cowpea production in the world. Despite successes of international and national cowpea improvement research in the development and release of several improved varieties, there is limited empirical evidence of adoption and ex‐post impacts of improved cowpea. Using a nationally representative survey data from a sample of 1,525 cowpea‐growing households in northern Nigeria cultivating over 2,500 cowpea plots, we assess the adoption and impacts of improved cowpea varieties on cowpea yields, net returns and production costs. We apply a control function approach and propensity score matching models to estimate the causal effects of adoption of improved cowpea varieties. Our results show that 38% of the cowpea plots were planted with improved varieties, and cowpea yields, net returns and production costs increase significantly with the adoption of improved cowpea varieties. Adoption of improved cowpea varieties is associated on average with 26% yield gains, 61% increase in net returns and 14% increase in production costs. We also show that farmers who have a lower propensity to adopt improved cowpea varieties also face higher costs of production. 2020-02 2019-05-21T12:13:26Z 2019-05-21T12:13:26Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101319 en Limited Access Wiley Manda, J., Alene, A., Hirpa Tufa, A., Abdoulaye, T., Kamara, A., Olufajo, O., ... & Manyong, V.(2019). Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1-19. |
| spellingShingle | varieties control systems nigeria cowpeas Manda, J. Alene, A. Hirpa Tufa, A. Abdoulaye, Tahirou Kamara, A. Olufajo, O. Boukar, O. Manyong, Victor M. Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria |
| title | Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria |
| title_full | Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria |
| title_short | Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria |
| title_sort | adoption and ex post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in nigeria |
| topic | varieties control systems nigeria cowpeas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101319 |
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