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Potential Impact of Investments in Drought Tolerant Maize in Africa

Authored by:
La Rovere, Roberto; Kostandini, Genti; Abdoulaye, Tahirou; Dixon, John; Mwangi, Wilfred; Guo, Zhe; Banziger, Marianne
Publisher:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2010, 38 pages.
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The study evaluates the potential impacts of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project run by CIMMYT and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 13 countries of eastern, southern and West Africa: Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, ambia, and Zimbabwe and Ghana.

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Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits of Transgenic Drought Tolerance Research on Cereal Crops in Low-income Countries

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Kostandini, Genti; Mills, Bradford F.; Omamo, Steven Were; Wood, Stanley
Publisher:
Agricultural Economics, July, 2009, Volume 40, Issue 4, 477-492.
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This article develops a framework to examine the ex ante benefits of transgenic research on drought in eight low-income countries, including the benefits to producers and consumers from farm income stabilization and the potential magnitude of private sector profits from intellectual property rights (IPRs).

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Technology Adoption under Seed Access Constraints and the Economic Impacts of Improved Pigeonpea Varieties in Tanzania

Authored by:
Shiferaw, Bekele A.; Kebede, Tewodros A.; You, Liang
Publisher:
Agricultural Economics, November, 2008, Volume 39, Issue 3, 309-323.
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Dry-land legumes, well adapted to drought-prone areas, have largely been neglected in the past despite the good opportunities they offer for income growth and food (and nutritional) security for the poor.

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Elements of the Conceptual Framework and Sample Survey Design

Authored by:
Smale, Medlinda; Edmeades, Svetland; Wood, Stanley; Kalyebara, Robert
Edited by: 
Smale, Melinda; Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K.
Publisher:
An Economic Assessment of Banana Genetic Improvement and Innovation in the Lake Victoria Region of Uganda and Tanzania, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2007, Research Report 155, 12-20.
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This chapter presents specific questions posed in this research, elements of the conceptual framework, and a synopsis of the sample design. Two levels of observation and

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