Evolution and impacts of groundnut research and development in Malawi: An ex-post analysis

cg.contactT.Takuji@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISATen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes - GLen_US
cg.contributor.funderNot Applicableen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISATen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2015.10167en_US
cg.issn1991-637Xen_US
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.subject.agrovocanalysisen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdevelopmenten_US
cg.subject.agrovocresearchen_US
cg.subject.agrovocmalawien_US
cg.subject.agrovocimpacten_US
cg.subject.agrovocgroundnutsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgroundnuten_US
dc.contributorSiambi, Mosesen_US
dc.contributorKizito, Mazvimavien_US
dc.contributorMsere, Harryen_US
dc.contributorOkori, Patricken_US
dc.creatorTakuji, Tsusakaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-20T09:08:51Z
dc.date.available2017-04-20T09:08:51Z
dc.description.abstractGroundnut is currently the second income earner for smallholder farmers in Malawi, and an inexpensive source of balanced protein. Owing to the continued crop improvement research and extension efforts, production has risen by more than 15 times in the past two decades. Despite the dramatic growth, no impact assessment has ever been conducted to date. This study aims to assess the economic impacts of investments in groundnut research and development (R&D) in Malawi, covering the period 1982-2013. Relevant information on investments and changes in outputs was gathered from a range of sources including a smallholder household survey and secondary data provided by international and national agricultural research programmes, and non-governmental organisations. The economic surplus approach (the PEDPIS method and the Akino-Hayami method) was employed to compute the internal rate of return (IRR) and the net present value (NPV). It was found that the IRR for the base scenario was 22%, higher than the opportunity cost of capital being 11%, indicating that the investment was competitive as well as profitable. The NPV ranged from USD 204 million to USD 206 million, depending on the calculation method. With sensitivity analyses, the NPV remained positive and the IRR stayed above 11% in all scenarios except when the research and extension costs were raised by 50%. The IRR compares well among impacts of crop research in sub-Saharan Africa. The result implies the need for policy formulation towards long term commitment to developing improved seeds, reinforcement of the seed systems, and enhancement of extension services to smallholders.en_US
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dc.identifierhttp://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9283en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/zXKYzABz/v/4f0ece1013b861e36acec5452c6c27c0en_US
dc.identifier.citationTsusaka Takuji, Moses Siambi, Mazvimavi Kizito, Harry Msere, Patrick Okori. (Accepted on 29/1/2016). Evolution and impacts of groundnut research and development in Malawi: An ex-post analysis. African Journal of Agricultural Research.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/6841
dc.languageenen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceAfrican Journal of Agricultural Research;en_US
dc.subjecteconomic surplusen_US
dc.subjectakino-hayamien_US
dc.subjectinternal rate of returnen_US
dc.subjectnet present valueen_US
dc.titleEvolution and impacts of groundnut research and development in Malawi: An ex-post analysisen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2016-01-29en_US

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