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022			_a1756-5529
022			_a1756-5537 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2019.1701401
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041			_aeng
100	0		_aOlagunju, K.O. _911084
245	1		_aEvaluating the distributional impacts of drought-tolerant maize varieties on productivity and welfare outcomes : _ban instrumental variable quantile treatment effects approach
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bTaylor and Francis, _c2019.
500			_aPeer review
520			_aIn an attempt to go beyond the conventional mean impact assessment of agricultural interventions, this paper examines the distributional impacts of adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs) on the productivity and welfare outcomes of rural farming households in Nigeria. The study employed a conditional instrumental variable quantile treatment effects approach to control for selection bias that may arise from both observed and unobserved factors. The empirical findings revealed that adoption significantly impacts the distributions of maize yield and farming households' welfare. In particular, the effects of adoption are larger at the lower tails of the distributions of yield and welfare outcomes, suggesting that the strategic roles of DTMVs adoption in raising productivity and reducing poverty are better among poor farming households. These findings emphasize that effective targeting and dissemination of improved agricultural technologies are critical for increasing maize yield and improving welfare outcomes of rural farmers in Nigeria. Policy measures targeted at tackling dissemination constraints, such as the promotion of informal seed sector, may help enhance the successful dissemination and adoption of DTMVs or any agricultural intervention without masking out any sub-groups.
536			_aThe data used for this study was funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation through the CGIAR Research Program on Maize (Maize-CRP) and a CIMMYT and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) project, Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA).
546			_aText in English
650		7	_aImpact assessment _2AGROVOC _98668
650		7	_aMaize _gAGROVOC _2 _91173
650		7	_aDrought tolerance _2AGROVOC _91082
650		7	_aLivelihoods _2AGROVOC _92558
650		7	_aYields _2AGROVOC _91313
700	1		_aOgunniyi, A. _911085
700	1		_aAwotide, B. A. _94338
700	1		_aAdenuga, A.H. _911087
700	1		_aAshagidigbi, W.M. _911088
773	0		_dUnited Kingdom : Taylor and Francis, 2019. _x1756-5529 _gIn press _tClimate and Development
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