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
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierEkin Birol: 0000-0002-1062-1615en
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363en
cg.creator.identifierPeter Kulakow: 0000-0002-7574-2645en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestPlusen
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden
cg.number23en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaCASSAVAen
dc.contributor.authorOparinde, Adewaleen
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirouen
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.en
dc.contributor.authorBirol, Ekinen
dc.contributor.authorAsare-Marfo, Doreneen
dc.contributor.authorKulakow, Peteren
dc.contributor.authorIlona, Paulen
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:06:12Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:06:12Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146212
dc.titleA technical review of modern cassava technology adoption in Nigeria (1985-2013): Trends, challenges, and opportunitiesen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
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, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146212en
dcterms.extent24 pagesen
dcterms.isPartOfHarvestPlus Working Paperen
dcterms.issued2016-04-13en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/76990en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/130268en
dcterms.subjecttechnology adoptionen
dcterms.subjectcarotenoidsen
dcterms.subjecthybridsen
dcterms.subjectretinolen
dcterms.subjectvarietiesen
dcterms.subjectcassavaen
dcterms.subjectmethodologyen
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