Varietal Adoption, Outcomes and Impact
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Thomas S. Walker, Jeff Alwang, Arega Alene, Ndjeunga Jupiter, Ricardo Antonio Labarta, Yigezu Yigezu, Aliou Diagne, Robert Andrade, Rachel Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Hugo De Groote, Kai Mausch, Chilot Yirga, Franklin Simtowe, Enid Katungi, Wellington Jogo, Moti Jaleta, Shivaji Pandey, Deevi KumaraCharyulu. (26/11/2015). Varietal Adoption, Outcomes and Impact, in " Crop Improvement, Adoption, and Impact of Improved Varieties in Food Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa. ". Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: CABI.
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the adoption and turnover of cultivars of crops, such as soyabean, maize, pigeon pea, wheat, cassava, rice, potato, barley, yam, groundnut, bean, sorghum, cowpea, pearl millet, chickpea, faba bean, lentil, sweet potato, banana and pea, in Africa South of Sahara. The changes in on-farm productivity, poverty and food security brought about by the adoption of improved cultivars are also discussed.
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