Impact of adoption of heat-stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability : evidence from Terai region of Nepal

Abiotic stresses (drought, heat) are one of the major impediments to enhancing the maize productivity of marginal farmers in the facet of climate change. The present study attempts to investigate the impact of heat-tolerant maize hybrid on yield and income in the Terai region of Nepal. This study us...

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Autores principales: Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar, Tripathi, Mahendra Prasad, Gautam, Damodar, Koirala, Keshab Babu, Kandel, Manoj, Regmi, Dhruba, Sapkota, Sudha, Zaidi, Pervez Haider
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132651
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author Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
Tripathi, Mahendra Prasad
Gautam, Damodar
Koirala, Keshab Babu
Kandel, Manoj
Regmi, Dhruba
Sapkota, Sudha
Zaidi, Pervez Haider
author_browse Gautam, Damodar
Kandel, Manoj
Koirala, Keshab Babu
Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
Regmi, Dhruba
Sapkota, Sudha
Tripathi, Mahendra Prasad
Zaidi, Pervez Haider
author_facet Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
Tripathi, Mahendra Prasad
Gautam, Damodar
Koirala, Keshab Babu
Kandel, Manoj
Regmi, Dhruba
Sapkota, Sudha
Zaidi, Pervez Haider
author_sort Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
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description Abiotic stresses (drought, heat) are one of the major impediments to enhancing the maize productivity of marginal farmers in the facet of climate change. The present study attempts to investigate the impact of heat-tolerant maize hybrid on yield and income in the Terai region of Nepal. This study uses cross-sectional farm household-level data collected in August 2021 from a randomly selected sample of 404 rural households. We used a doubly robust inverse probability weighted regression adjustment method to obtain reliable impact estimates. Adoption of heat-tolerant hybrid increases yields by 16% and income by 44% in the spring season (a stress condition). Overall, yield increases by 12%, net income by 31%, saving of 40% in seed costs, and per capita food expenditure increases by 8.50%. Hence a conducive environment must be created for scaling up heat-tolerant maize varieties to increase productivity, minimize risk, and transform of the maize sector.
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spelling CGSpace1326512025-12-08T10:29:22Z Impact of adoption of heat-stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability : evidence from Terai region of Nepal Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar Tripathi, Mahendra Prasad Gautam, Damodar Koirala, Keshab Babu Kandel, Manoj Regmi, Dhruba Sapkota, Sudha Zaidi, Pervez Haider heat stress heat tolerance maize hybrids budgets yields Abiotic stresses (drought, heat) are one of the major impediments to enhancing the maize productivity of marginal farmers in the facet of climate change. The present study attempts to investigate the impact of heat-tolerant maize hybrid on yield and income in the Terai region of Nepal. This study uses cross-sectional farm household-level data collected in August 2021 from a randomly selected sample of 404 rural households. We used a doubly robust inverse probability weighted regression adjustment method to obtain reliable impact estimates. Adoption of heat-tolerant hybrid increases yields by 16% and income by 44% in the spring season (a stress condition). Overall, yield increases by 12%, net income by 31%, saving of 40% in seed costs, and per capita food expenditure increases by 8.50%. Hence a conducive environment must be created for scaling up heat-tolerant maize varieties to increase productivity, minimize risk, and transform of the maize sector. 2023 2023-11-01T17:48:12Z 2023-11-01T17:48:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132651 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Kulkarni, A. P., Tripathi, M. P., Gautam, D., Koirala, K. B., Kandel, M., Regmi, D., Sapkota, S., & Zaidi, P. H. (2023). Impact of adoption of heat-stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability: Evidence from Terai region of Nepal. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1101717
spellingShingle heat stress
heat tolerance
maize
hybrids
budgets
yields
Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar
Tripathi, Mahendra Prasad
Gautam, Damodar
Koirala, Keshab Babu
Kandel, Manoj
Regmi, Dhruba
Sapkota, Sudha
Zaidi, Pervez Haider
Impact of adoption of heat-stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability : evidence from Terai region of Nepal
title Impact of adoption of heat-stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability : evidence from Terai region of Nepal
title_full Impact of adoption of heat-stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability : evidence from Terai region of Nepal
title_fullStr Impact of adoption of heat-stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability : evidence from Terai region of Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Impact of adoption of heat-stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability : evidence from Terai region of Nepal
title_short Impact of adoption of heat-stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability : evidence from Terai region of Nepal
title_sort impact of adoption of heat stress tolerant maize hybrid on yield and profitability evidence from terai region of nepal
topic heat stress
heat tolerance
maize
hybrids
budgets
yields
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132651
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