Insect-resistant cowpea in Nigeria: An ex ante economic assessment of a crop improvement initiative - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Insect-resistant cowpea in Nigeria: An ex ante economic assessment of a crop improvement initiative write by Phillip, Dayo. This book was released on 2019-12-24. Insect-resistant cowpea in Nigeria: An ex ante economic assessment of a crop improvement initiative available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since oil prices’ decline in 2014, agriculture has received renewed interest in Nigeria as a key sector for achieving sustainable growth and generating foreign exchange. One of the identified obstacles to achieving these goals is the need to improve agricultural productivity. Cowpea is one of the priority crops identified for productivity improvement. Currently cowpea yields are below 900 kg/ha, but it has been shown that with the right technology, these yields could potentially double. One of the main biotic constraints for cowpea is the infestation of the insect pod borer (Maruca Vitrata). No conventional variety has been developed to resist this pest, but with the use of biotechnology and the sustained collaboration of national and international partners over many years, there is now a genetically modified pod-borer-resistant (or more generally insect-resistant) cowpea. This paper estimates the potential economic benefits of adopting this new technology and the cost that Nigeria will incur if this adoption is delayed. The analysis is conducted using an economic surplus partial equilibrium model run with the newly developed DREAMpy software, data drawn from the Nigeria General Household Survey 2015–2016, estimations using these data, and other local sources. The estimations show that if the insect-resistant cowpea is planted in 2020, the net present-value benefits for producers and consumers would be around US$350 million, 70 percent of which would be accrued by producers. The distribution of benefits by region show that Sudan-Sahel will accrue the most benefits, given the relative concentration of cowpea in this region and the estimated higher adoption rates and yield changes. Almost half of producers’ total benefit will go to large producers, who represent only 20 percent of all cowpea producers, while small producers, representing half of all cowpea producers, will receive 24 percent of the benefit. Additionally, the analysis shows that a five-year regulatory delay will decrease the estimated benefits by around 35 percent. While Nigeria already has in place a competent biosafety system that will most likely ensure that these regulatory delays will not materialize, these estimations highlight the importance of having an evidence-based, efficient, predictable, and transparent regulatory system to ensure that the expected economic benefits are realized.
Insect-resistant Cowpea in Nigeria
Insect-resistant Cowpea in Nigeria - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Insect-resistant Cowpea in Nigeria write by Dayo O. A. Phillip. This book was released on 2019. Insect-resistant Cowpea in Nigeria available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Baseline Study for Impact Assessment of High Quality Insect Resistant Cowpea in West Africa
Baseline Study for Impact Assessment of High Quality Insect Resistant Cowpea in West Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Baseline Study for Impact Assessment of High Quality Insect Resistant Cowpea in West Africa write by . This book was released on 2008. Baseline Study for Impact Assessment of High Quality Insect Resistant Cowpea in West Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Impact evaluation of the use of PBR cowpea in Nigeria: Baseline process evaluation report. NSSP Project Report: June 2024
Impact evaluation of the use of PBR cowpea in Nigeria: Baseline process evaluation report. NSSP Project Report: June 2024 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Impact evaluation of the use of PBR cowpea in Nigeria: Baseline process evaluation report. NSSP Project Report: June 2024 write by Mockshell, Jonathan. This book was released on 2024-06-17. Impact evaluation of the use of PBR cowpea in Nigeria: Baseline process evaluation report. NSSP Project Report: June 2024 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This process evaluation (PE) is part of a five-year (2021–2026) impact evaluation (IE) of the use of a new pod-borer-resistant (PBR) cowpea variety in Nigeria, a project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). While the IE draws from a representative sample of 1,399 farmers to determine the causal impacts of the use of PBR cowpea, the PE complements the IE by exploring in detail the potential adoption of the PBR cowpea variety and the reasons for adoption or non adoption, including its potential impacts on actors throughout the value chain. A program impact pathway (PIP) is the basis of this PE. The PIP identifies how impacts emerge from program inputs, processes, outputs, and outcomes to highlight barriers and facilitators of adoption. Given that this PE was conducted before the rollout of PBR cowpea in the IE, the analysis focuses on the potential of this innovative seed to achieve positive outputs and outcomes based on the PIP. Qualitative data were gathered from eight focus group discussions with farmers and 180 semi-structured interviews conducted with farmers, extension agents, seed dealers, and cowpea traders from eight local government areas (LGAs) in the states of Adamawa and Kwara. Given that the data are qualitative, the data are not representative. However, important insights were found that can help guide the IE.
Orphan Crops: Breeding and Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
Orphan Crops: Breeding and Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutrition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Orphan Crops: Breeding and Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutrition write by Simon E. Bull. This book was released on 2024-01-18. Orphan Crops: Breeding and Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutrition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Orphan crops play an important role in food and nutrition security especially in growing economies where small-holder farmers produce the majority of food. Despite their importance in global agriculture and their often remarkable nutrient content and adaptation to challenging environmental conditions, orphan crops have received limited attention by the scientific community and industry. However, the diversity of neglected plant species provides a large genetic resource that could significantly contribute to broadening the biodiversity of trait-desired crops for novel value chains, sustainable development and food security. The uptake of new plant breeding techniques, notably genome editing, as well as ‘omic’ tools, are now accelerating translation of basic research and facilitating the exploration of orphan crops. These advancements also give rise to public and politic engagement discussions to maximize socio-economic impact. Given that the greatest need for food and nutritional security is in growing economies, issues of food sovereignty and sustainability of their food systems become front-and-centre. There is now an exceptional opportunity to tackle some of the major current challenges in agriculture, including climate change, sustainable cropping systems, food quality, and nutritional security through broadening research in wild relatives of crops and on orphan species. This Research Topic seeks to showcase research on neglected plants using advanced molecular technologies (e.g. genome sequencing, 'omics', etc) and new plant breeding approaches, methods, and tools. This Research Topic will also discuss the challenges and opportunities arising when modern breeding techniques are applied for translational research.
