Assessing the crop productivity and household welfare effects of adopting certified seeds of improved cassava varieties in Uganda

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ID21510144
AuthorsBeine Peter Ahimbisibwe (Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries), J Morton (0000-0002-8013-5794, University of Greenwich), John F Morton (University of Greenwich), Shiferaw Feleke (0000-0002-0759-4070, Social Science and Agribusiness Department, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, corresponding author), Arega D Alene (0000-0002-2491-4603, Social Science and Agribusiness Department, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/of International Livestock Research Institue (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya), Tahirou Abdoulaye (0000-0002-8072-1363, Social Science and Agribusiness Department, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/of International Crops Research Institue for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Station Samanko, Bamako, Mali), Kate Wellard (0000-0003-4397-5361, University of Greenwich), Eric Mungatana (Stellenbosch University), Anton Bua (Agricultural Economics Department, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Entebbe, Uganda), Solomon Asfaw (Agricultural Development Economics Division, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy), Victor M Manyong (0000-0003-2477-7132, Social Science and Agribusiness Department, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
Year2023
Volume62
Issue2
Pages164-177
Publication date2023-04-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAgrekon (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0303-1853 • E-ISSN: 2078-0400
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03031853.2023.2220684
OpenAlexW4380264337
LanguageEN
References cited25

This article identifies the determinants, crop productivity, and household welfare impacts of adopting certified seeds of improved cassava varieties (c-ICVs) in Uganda. The determinants were identified using the two-part model while the crop productivity and household welfare impacts were assessed using the endogenous switching regression model. The data came from 609 farm households in Uganda’s three major cassava-growing regions (Eastern, Northern, and mid-Western). The results showed that adopters of c-ICVs experienced a considerable increase in productivity (stem and root yields) and improvement in welfare outcomes (cash income and consumption expenditure). The results provide evidence of the effectiveness of the country’s seed certification and genetic improvement efforts over recent years and justify increased investments in genetic improvement and seed certification

Agricultural economics · Agricultural science · Biology · Business · Cash crop · Certification · Crop · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Household income · Productivity · Welfare · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Cassava research and cyanide · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Forestry

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