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Synopsis: The role of the locations of public sector varietal development activities on agricultural productivity

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  • Takeshima, Hiroyuki
  • Nasir, Abdullahi Mohammed

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Despite the importance of location-specific adaptive crop breeding research, past reforms of breeding systems in Nigeria have focused on centralizing breeding activities into fewer locations. This has been based partly on the premise that such research systems can still effectively meet the need for a diverse set of crop varieties suited for different agroecological conditions by using numerous outstations and multilocational trials. However, little empirical evidence exists to support this premise. Using panel data from farm households in northern Nigeria and spatial data on agroecological factors, this study shows that crop productivity and technical efficiency at farm household level is positively affected by the degree of similarity between the agroecological conditions of the locations of these households and where major crop breeding institutes are headquartered. Where improved varieties are developed affects crop productivity in different locations.

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  • Takeshima, Hiroyuki & Nasir, Abdullahi Mohammed, 2017. "Synopsis: The role of the locations of public sector varietal development activities on agricultural productivity," Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs 264400, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:miffpb:264400
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.264400
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    1. Takeshima, Hiroyuki, 2017. "The roles of agroclimatic similarity and returns on scale in the demand for mechanization: Insights from northern Nigeria," IFPRI discussion papers 1692, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    2. Hiroyuki Takeshima, 2019. "Geography of plant breeding systems, agroclimatic similarity, and agricultural productivity: evidence from Nigeria," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 50(1), pages 67-78, January.
    3. Takeshima, Hiroyuki & Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L. & Edeh, Hyacinth O., 2020. "Effects of agricultural mechanization on economies of scope in crop production in Nigeria," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 177(C).

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