Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia

This analysis explores the determinants of demand for first-generation (F1) hybrid maize seed in Zambia based on a survey of maize growers during the 2010/11 cropping season. We estimate the determinants of demand with a control function approach to handle the potential endogeneity of the binary var...

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Main Authors: Smale, Melinda, Mason, Nicole
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154173
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description This analysis explores the determinants of demand for first-generation (F1) hybrid maize seed in Zambia based on a survey of maize growers during the 2010/11 cropping season. We estimate the determinants of demand with a control function approach to handle the potential endogeneity of the binary variable measuring subsidy receipt and compare determinants of demand between female and male seed decisionmakers. We find that hybrid seed use in Zambia is still very much an “affair of state” in that farmers’ use of F1 hybrids is explained largely by inclusion in FISP.
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spelling CGSpace1541732025-11-06T07:00:38Z Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia Smale, Melinda Mason, Nicole maize hybrids seed systems subsidies decision making gender This analysis explores the determinants of demand for first-generation (F1) hybrid maize seed in Zambia based on a survey of maize growers during the 2010/11 cropping season. We estimate the determinants of demand with a control function approach to handle the potential endogeneity of the binary variable measuring subsidy receipt and compare determinants of demand between female and male seed decisionmakers. We find that hybrid seed use in Zambia is still very much an “affair of state” in that farmers’ use of F1 hybrids is explained largely by inclusion in FISP. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:59Z 2024-10-01T13:59:59Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154173 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Smale, Melinda and Mason, Nicole. 2012. Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia. HarvestPlus Working Paper 2. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154173
spellingShingle maize
hybrids
seed systems
subsidies
decision making
gender
Smale, Melinda
Mason, Nicole
Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia
title Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia
title_full Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia
title_fullStr Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia
title_full_unstemmed Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia
title_short Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia
title_sort demand for maize hybrids seed subsidies and seed decisionmakers in zambia
topic maize
hybrids
seed systems
subsidies
decision making
gender
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154173
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