Improved forages and milk production in East Africa. A case study in the series: Economic foresight for understanding the role of investments in agriculture for the global food system

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cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fishen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierSolomon Mwendia: 0000-0002-3203-8770en
cg.creator.identifierSteven D. Prager: 0000-0001-9830-7008en
cg.placeCali, Colombiaen
cg.subject.ciatLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ciatTROPICAL FORAGESen
cg.subject.ilriRANGELANDSen
cg.subject.ilriFORAGESen
dc.contributor.authorGonzáles, Carlosen
dc.contributor.authorSchiek, Benjamin E.en
dc.contributor.authorMwendia, Solomon W.en
dc.contributor.authorPrager, Steven D.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-01T15:36:49Zen
dc.date.available2016-11-01T15:36:49Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77557
dc.titleImproved forages and milk production in East Africa. A case study in the series: Economic foresight for understanding the role of investments in agriculture for the global food systemen
dcterms.abstractProduction of livestock and dairy products in Sub-Saharan Africa has not kept pace with growing demand. The potential exists to close this gap in a climate-friendly way through the introduction of improved forage varieties of the Brachiaria genus. We assess the potential economic impact of the development and release of such varieties in six East African countries using an economic surplus model. Results are presented across a range of potential scenarios involving different adoption rates and percentage increases in productivity. For all but the lowest levels of adoption and productivity increases, improved forages have the potential for positive return on investment. Using these results, we present formulae that help readers calculate the adoption rate or percentage increase in productivity necessary to achieve specific desired levels of net benefit. Overall, the model output suggests that investment in a forages research program related to both the qualities of the forage itself as well as programs to enhance dissemination and adoption of new materials would be low risk and with high likelihood for positive outcome, generating discounted net benefits on the order of potentially tens of millions of dollars.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGonzáles, Carlos; Schiek, Ben; Mwendia, Solomon; Prager, Steven Dean. 2016. Improved forages and milk production in East Africa. A case study in the series: Economic foresight for understanding the role of investments in agriculture for the global food system. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 54 p. (Publicación CIAT No. 422)en
dcterms.extent54 p.en
dcterms.issued2016en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.publisherInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
dcterms.subjectmilk productionen
dcterms.subjectbrachiariaen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjecteconomic analysisen
dcterms.subjectmodelsen
dcterms.subjectproducción lecheraen
dcterms.subjectganadoen
dcterms.subjectanálisis económicoen
dcterms.subjectmodelosen
dcterms.typeReporten

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