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The Role of the Locations of Public Sector Varietal Development Activities on Agricultural Productivity

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  • Hiroyuki Takeshima
  • Abdullahi Mohammed Nasir

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Key Findings -Crop varietal development in Nigeria is primarily conducted by the public sector. Consequently, most improved crop varieties have been released by a relatively small number of institutes. -Crop productivity in Nigeria can be significantly increased by expanding support for crop varietal development in a manner that increases the similarity in agroecological conditions between the locations where crop breeding is conducted and the areas where farmers produce those crops. -Diversity in the locations of research institutes conducting crop breeding and varietal development matters for overall crop productivity and technical efficiency in Nigeria.

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  • Hiroyuki Takeshima & Abdullahi Mohammed Nasir, 2019. "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 303581, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:miffpb:303581
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.303581
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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.

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    Food Security and Poverty; International Development;

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