Adoption and Impact of Rust-resistant Wheat Varieties on Productivity and Household Food Security in Ethiopia

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2016-11-01

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2016-11-01

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Chilot Yirga, Dawit Alemu, Zewdie Bishaw, Minilik Tsega, Abebe Atilaw. (1/11/2016). Adoption and Impact of Rust-resistant Wheat Varieties on Productivity and Household Food Security in Ethiopia, in "Containing the Menace of Wheat Rusts: Institutional Interventions and Impacts". Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR).

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The chapter presents the adoption and diffusion of rust resistance varieties in terms of area with simultaneous reduction in the number of farmers and area under rust susceptible wheat varieties. Furthermore, factors influencing the adoption of disease resistant wheat varieties are examined, and the impacts of these technologies on wheat productivity, production, and household food security are shown. In addition, the study examined the mix and effectiveness of institutional innovations promoted in terms of variety releases, seed multiplication and delivery system.

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Agricultural Research Knowledge
Agriculture and Livelihood systems

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food security; livelihoods; agricultural technology; impact; wheat

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policies and institutions

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Bishaw, Zewdie  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1763-3712