Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts.

The resources available for implementing the CGIAR Research Program Roots, Tubers, and Bananas (CRP-RTB) are limited and have an opportunity cost in terms of foregone alternatives.There are many alternative research options that can be pursued to improve food security and incomes for resource-poor f...

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Main Authors: Rusike, Joseph, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kleinwechter, U., Creamer, Bernardo, Pemsl, Diemuth E., Kirscht, H., Hareau, Guy
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66282
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author Rusike, Joseph
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
Kleinwechter, U.
Creamer, Bernardo
Pemsl, Diemuth E.
Kirscht, H.
Hareau, Guy
author_browse Abdoulaye, Tahirou
Creamer, Bernardo
Hareau, Guy
Kirscht, H.
Kleinwechter, U.
Pemsl, Diemuth E.
Rusike, Joseph
author_facet Rusike, Joseph
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
Kleinwechter, U.
Creamer, Bernardo
Pemsl, Diemuth E.
Kirscht, H.
Hareau, Guy
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description The resources available for implementing the CGIAR Research Program Roots, Tubers, and Bananas (CRP-RTB) are limited and have an opportunity cost in terms of foregone alternatives.There are many alternative research options that can be pursued to improve food security and incomes for resource-poor farmers in developing countries. This raises the need to identify how to best invest limited resources in order to generate the greatest impacts per dollar invested. The CRPRTB proposes a six stage process for setting priorities. As an initial step in this process, this study describes the perceptions of cassava research priorities by cassava researchers, development and extension specialists. These experts were asked to rank three top constraints on cassava production, transformation and commercialization and to rate the importance of 13 kinds of research options to reduce poverty and improve food security. The ranking was based on a five-point scale, between 5 as the most important and 1 as the least important research option. Results presented reflect perceptions of critical priorities for cassava research based on tallying of the response and provide the basis for further priority setting in the CRP-RTB.
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spelling CGSpace662822025-11-06T14:02:33Z Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts. Rusike, Joseph Abdoulaye, Tahirou Kleinwechter, U. Creamer, Bernardo Pemsl, Diemuth E. Kirscht, H. Hareau, Guy cassava income surveys The resources available for implementing the CGIAR Research Program Roots, Tubers, and Bananas (CRP-RTB) are limited and have an opportunity cost in terms of foregone alternatives.There are many alternative research options that can be pursued to improve food security and incomes for resource-poor farmers in developing countries. This raises the need to identify how to best invest limited resources in order to generate the greatest impacts per dollar invested. The CRPRTB proposes a six stage process for setting priorities. As an initial step in this process, this study describes the perceptions of cassava research priorities by cassava researchers, development and extension specialists. These experts were asked to rank three top constraints on cassava production, transformation and commercialization and to rate the importance of 13 kinds of research options to reduce poverty and improve food security. The ranking was based on a five-point scale, between 5 as the most important and 1 as the least important research option. Results presented reflect perceptions of critical priorities for cassava research based on tallying of the response and provide the basis for further priority setting in the CRP-RTB. 2012 2015-05-19T10:56:21Z 2015-05-19T10:56:21Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66282 en Open Access application/pdf Rusike, J.; Abdoulaye, T.; Kleinwechter, U.; Creamer, B.; Pemsl, D.; Kirscht, H.; Hareau, G. 2012. Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts. In: Okechukwu, R.U.; Adebowale, A.A.; Bodunde, H.; Eruvbetine, D.; Idowu, M.; Atanda, O.; Dipeolu, A.; Ayinde, A.I.; Obadina, A.O.; Sobukola, O.P.; Adebayo, K.; Sanni, L.O. (eds.). The roots (and tubers) of development and climate change: Book of Abstracts, conference programme. 16. Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC). Abeokuta (Nigeria). 23-28 Sep 2012. Abeokuta (Nigeria). p. 194. Abstract
spellingShingle cassava
income
surveys
Rusike, Joseph
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
Kleinwechter, U.
Creamer, Bernardo
Pemsl, Diemuth E.
Kirscht, H.
Hareau, Guy
Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts.
title Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts.
title_full Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts.
title_fullStr Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts.
title_full_unstemmed Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts.
title_short Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts.
title_sort priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries a survey of experts
topic cassava
income
surveys
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66282
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