Genebanks and market participation: evidence from groundnut farmers in Malawi

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationGlobal Crop Diversity Trusten_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen_US
cg.contributor.donorCrop Trusten_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeGenebanksen_US
cg.coverage.countryMalawien_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MWen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMartin Paul Jr Tabe-Ojong: 0000-0002-6546-9921en_US
cg.creator.identifierMelinda Smale: 0000-0002-0986-5081en_US
cg.creator.identifierNelissa Jamora: 0000-0002-2535-242Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierVania Azevedo: 0000-0003-1664-1382en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-022-00082-xen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC)en_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2662-4044en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalCABI Agriculture and Bioscienceen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.cipFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.cipFOOD SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipGENEBANKen_US
cg.subject.cipNUTRITIONen_US
cg.subject.cipNUTRITIONAL SECURITYen_US
cg.volume12en_US
dc.contributor.authorTabe-Ojong, Martin Paulen_US
dc.contributor.authorSmale, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJamora, Nelissaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, V.C.R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-20T13:14:22Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-07-20T13:14:22Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/131229en_US
dc.titleGenebanks and market participation: evidence from groundnut farmers in Malawien_US
dcterms.abstractAbstract Background Genebanks contribute to poverty reduction as well as food and nutritional security by being one of the main sources of diversity for the development of improved crop varieties. While the welfare implications of adopting improved varieties have been documented in many rural settings, little attention has been placed on genebanks that often supply key traits and genetic diversity to plant breeders by providing seed samples. In this study, we examined the contribution of the genebank housed by the International Crops Research Institute (ICRISAT) to the development of improved groundnut varieties used by farmers in Malawi. We then related this apportioned genebank contribution to market outcomes, such as market participation and the quantity of groundnut sold in markets. Methods Pedigree data obtained through consultations with genebank scientists and breeders were used in combination with a three-wave balanced household-level panel dataset of 447 smallholder farmers in Malawi. Different econometric techniques were used, including a double hurdle model to understand market participation and quantity of groundnuts sold. Results We found households to be using six improved groundnut varieties, four of which were traced to the ICRISAT genebank. We analyzed pedigrees of the varieties and apportioned the ancestral contribution of the genebank accessions. Linking the improved varieties grown by farmers with genebank ancestry to market outcomes, we observed a positive association between the ICRISAT genebank and market participation. We could not establish a robust effect on the quantity of groundnuts sold conditional on participation. We found the results to be driven by the area under improved groundnuts. Conclusion The ICRISAT genebank has provided accessions that confer useful traits to improved varieties of groundnut adopted by farmers in Malawi. Our analysis indicates that access to genetic resources from genebanks has resulted in the development of improved varieties with traits that are preferred by farmers such as higher yields and resistance to diseases. The adoption of these improved varieties led to increased production surplus and reduced transaction costs, allowing farmers to better participate in local groundnut markets. The study points to the crucial role of genebanks as important sources of crop diversity for improved food security and incomes of smallholder farmers.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceFarmersen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2022-03-04en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTabe-Ojong, M. P. J., Smale, M., Jamora, N., Azevedo, V. 2022. Genebanks and market participation: evidence from groundnut farmers in Malawi. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 3(1).en_US
dcterms.issued2022-12en_US
dcterms.languagemsen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/8165en_US
dcterms.subjectgene banksen_US
dcterms.subjectgroundnutsen_US
dcterms.subjectmalawien_US
dcterms.subjectparticipationen_US
dcterms.subjectincomeen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmersen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectmarketsen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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