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100	1		_aKathage, J. _9550
245	1	0	_aSeed market liberalization, hybrid maize adoption, and impacts on smallholder farmers in Tanzania
260			_c2012 _aGöttingen (Germany) : _bGeorg-August-Universitaet Goettingen,
300			_a30 pages
490			_aGlobalFood Discussion Paper ; _vNo. 12
520			_aSince the early 1990s, liberalization of the seed market in Tanzania has attracted several foreign companies that now market maize hybrids in the country. In this article, we analyze the impacts of proprietary hybrids on maize yields, production, and household living standards. We build on a recent survey of smallholder maize farmers in two zones of Tanzania. Hybrid adoption rates are 48% and 13% in the North and East, respectively. Average net yield gains of hybrids are 50-60%, and there are also significant profit effects. Geographical disaggregation reveals that the benefits have mostly occurred in the North, which also explains higher adoption there. In the North, hybrid adoption caused a 17% increase in household living standards. We conclude that proprietary hybrids can be suitable for semi-subsistence farms and that seed market liberalization has generated positive socioeconomic developments.
536			_aSocioeconomics Program
594			_aINT3096|INT3019
595			_aCSC
650		7	_2AGROVOC _94590 _aSeeds
650		7	_2AGROVOC _99033 _aTrade Liberalization
650		7	_2AGROVOC _96476 _aSurveys
650		7	_aInnovation adoption _gAGROVOC _2 _91160
650		7	_2AGROVOC _92743 _aHouseholds
650		7	_2AGROVOC _94995 _aLiving standards
651		7	_94101 _aUnited Republic of Tanzania _gAGROVOC
700	1		_9263 _aQaim, M.
700	1		_9890 _aKassie, M. _gSocioeconomics Program _8INT3096
700	1		_9696 _aShiferaw, B.
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