A technical review of modern cassava technology adoption in Nigeria (1985-2013): Trends, challenges, and opportunities

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.coverage.countryNigeriaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NGen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierEkin Birol: 0000-0002-1062-1615en_US
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363en_US
cg.creator.identifierPeter Kulakow: 0000-0002-7574-2645en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestPlusen_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.number23en_US
cg.placeWashington, DCen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.iitaCASSAVAen_US
dc.contributor.authorOparinde, Adewaleen_US
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirouen_US
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBirol, Ekinen_US
dc.contributor.authorAsare-Marfo, Doreneen_US
dc.contributor.authorKulakow, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.authorIlona, Paulen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:06:12Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:06:12Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146212en_US
dc.titleA technical review of modern cassava technology adoption in Nigeria (1985-2013): Trends, challenges, and opportunitiesen_US
dcterms.abstractIn recent times, results of various adoption studies have been mixed, raising questions regarding why some improved farm technologies are still not widely adopted several years after their first introduction. Many improved cassava varieties have been introduced to millions of farm households across Africa south of the Sahara. Using an extensive review of cassava-adoption literature focused on Nigeria, this paper discusses the uptake of improved cassava varieties. Generic measurement and methodological issues in the literature are illuminated and alternative approaches suggested. The literature can be improved to better inform policy by considering issues such as attribution constraint due to varietal identification challenges and sample selection bias that can limit interpretation of findings. Very few studies disaggregated adoption by men and women, thus the literature can provide more policy relevance by giving adequate attention to gender considerations. Also, the use of only descriptive statistics and dichotomous choice models is most common while issues of sequencing, simultaneity, endogenity, and social learning effects in adoption decisions are under-evaluated. The local germplasm at research institutions in the country is not exhaustive and thus efforts should focus on improving the database for an effective use of a DNA fingerprinting technique in the varietal identification process.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOparinde, Adewale; Abdoulaye, Tahirou; Manyong, Victor M.; Birol, Ekin; Asare-Marfo, Dorene; Kulakow, Peter; and Ilona, Paul. 2016. A technical review of modern cassava technology adoption in Nigeria (1985-2013): Trends, challenges, and opportunities. HarvestPlus Working Paper 23. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146212en_US
dcterms.extent24 pagesen_US
dcterms.isPartOfHarvestPlus Working Paperen_US
dcterms.issued2016-04-13en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/76990en_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/130268en_US
dcterms.subjecttechnology adoptionen_US
dcterms.subjectcarotenoidsen_US
dcterms.subjecthybridsen_US
dcterms.subjectretinolen_US
dcterms.subjectvarietiesen_US
dcterms.subjectcassavaen_US
dcterms.subjectmethodologyen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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