HarvestChoice keeps catalogs of both raster and vector maps of sub-Saharan Africa (downloadable in either ASCII or ESRI Shapefile formats) along with their associated datasets. We also provide access to over 400 articles, survey and census reports on agriculture-related topics in support of investment targeting and prioritization decisions.

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

Authored by:
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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Research Lags Revisited: Concepts and Evidence from U.S. Agriculture

Authored by:
Alston, Julian M.; Pardey, Philip G.; Ruttan, Vernon W.
Publisher:
University of Minnesota, International Science and Technology Practice and Policy Center (InSTePP), December 2008, Staff Paper P08-14; InSTePP Paper 08-02, 59 pages.
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Many researchers and commentators underestimate the length and importance of the time lags between initial research investment and ultimate impacts on the development and adoption of technological innovations.

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Strategic Approaches to Targeting Technology Generation: Assessing the Coincidence of Poverty and Drought-prone Crop Production

Authored by:
Hyman, Glenn; Fujisaka, Sam; Jones, Peter; Wood, Stanley; De Vicente, M. Carmen; Dixon, John
Publisher:
Agricultural Systems, August, 2008, Volume 98, Issue 1, 50-61.
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