Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its research-for-development partners have made substantial contributions to food security, poverty reduction and environmental protection in sub-Saharan Africa. Technologies developed and largely diffused include high yielding varieties...

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Main Authors: Nkamleu, G.B., Coulibaly, O., Sanogo, D., Manyong, Victor M., Alene, Arega D.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92341
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author Nkamleu, G.B.
Coulibaly, O.
Sanogo, D.
Manyong, Victor M.
Alene, Arega D.
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Coulibaly, O.
Manyong, Victor M.
Nkamleu, G.B.
Sanogo, D.
author_facet Nkamleu, G.B.
Coulibaly, O.
Sanogo, D.
Manyong, Victor M.
Alene, Arega D.
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description The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its research-for-development partners have made substantial contributions to food security, poverty reduction and environmental protection in sub-Saharan Africa. Technologies developed and largely diffused include high yielding varieties (cassava, cowpea, yam, maize, soybean, plantainbanana), Integrated Pest Management of varieties resistant and tolerant to pests and diseases, biological control of pests and alien invasive species, eco-friendly biopesticides, improved crops, natural resource and postharvest management practices. IITA has also a sound track record in capacity building of partners including farmers, the public and private sectors, field and laboratory technicians, NGOs, national agricultural research scientists, and rural development project managers. This review highlights a few case studies of ex post and ex postex ante impact assessment, using time series and cross-section data of some of these technologies, and finds a significant contribution to productivity, incomes, genderequity, and nutrition at household, farm, community, country, and regional levels. It makes recommendations for strategies for a higher diffusion of the technologies through access to input and output markets and a sound partnership between research and development including a private-public partnership to achieve the highest returns on agricultural research investments.
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spelling CGSpace923412023-06-08T15:03:46Z Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience Nkamleu, G.B. Coulibaly, O. Sanogo, D. Manyong, Victor M. Alene, Arega D. impact assessment food security cowpeas pests households The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its research-for-development partners have made substantial contributions to food security, poverty reduction and environmental protection in sub-Saharan Africa. Technologies developed and largely diffused include high yielding varieties (cassava, cowpea, yam, maize, soybean, plantainbanana), Integrated Pest Management of varieties resistant and tolerant to pests and diseases, biological control of pests and alien invasive species, eco-friendly biopesticides, improved crops, natural resource and postharvest management practices. IITA has also a sound track record in capacity building of partners including farmers, the public and private sectors, field and laboratory technicians, NGOs, national agricultural research scientists, and rural development project managers. This review highlights a few case studies of ex post and ex postex ante impact assessment, using time series and cross-section data of some of these technologies, and finds a significant contribution to productivity, incomes, genderequity, and nutrition at household, farm, community, country, and regional levels. It makes recommendations for strategies for a higher diffusion of the technologies through access to input and output markets and a sound partnership between research and development including a private-public partnership to achieve the highest returns on agricultural research investments. 2007 2018-04-24T08:40:32Z 2018-04-24T08:40:32Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92341 en Limited Access Nkamleu, G.B., Coulibaly, O., Sanogo, D., Manyong, V. & Alene, A.D. (2007). Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa: the IITA experience. In A.D. Alene, V.M. Manyong,S. Abele and D. Sanogo, Assessing the impact of agricultural research on rural livelihoods: achievements, gaps, and options (p. 27-47). Ibadan: IITA.
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food security
cowpeas
pests
households
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Coulibaly, O.
Sanogo, D.
Manyong, Victor M.
Alene, Arega D.
Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience
title Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience
title_full Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience
title_fullStr Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience
title_full_unstemmed Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience
title_short Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subSaharan Africa: the IITA experience
title_sort ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in subsaharan africa the iita experience
topic impact assessment
food security
cowpeas
pests
households
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