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Assessing the Impact of Cowpea and Sorghum Research and Extension in Northern Cameroon

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James A. Stern (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
Richard H. Bernsten ()

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In much of Africa, per capita food production has been declining since the early 1960s. Cameroon has sought to counter this trend by increasing agricultural productivity through research and extension. In order to establish future investment priorities, policy makers need to know if past agricultural research investments have paid off. By comparing national experiences, explanations can also be sought as to why returns to research have varied across national programs. To address these issues, data were collected to estimate the benefits and costs of investments in sorghum and cowpea research and extension in northern Cameroon.

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Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Policy Syntheses with number 23.

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Keywords: food security; food policy; cowpea; sorghum;

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Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Agricultural Extension Services

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  1. Zvi Griliches, 1958. "Research Costs and Social Returns: Hybrid Corn and Related Innovations," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 66, pages 419. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Oehmke, James F & Crawford, Eric W, 1996. "The Impact of Agricultural Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 5(2), pages 271-92, June.
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  1. Boughton, Duncan & Crawford, Eric & Howard, Julie & Oehmke, James & Shaffer, James & Staatz, John, 1995. "A Strategic Approach To Agricultural Research Program Planning In Sub-Saharan Africa," Food Security III Papers 11424, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Oehmke, James F. & Crawford, Eric W., 1993. "L'Impact de la technologie agricole en Afrique subsaharienne: Synthèse des conclusions du colloque," Food Security III Papers 11466, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
  3. Oehmke, James F. & Crawford, Eric W., 1993. "The Impact Of Agricultural Technology In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Synthesis Of Symposium Findings," Food Security III Papers 11307, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
  4. James F. Oehmke & Eric W. Crawford, 1993. "L’Impact de la technologie agricole en Afrique subsaharienne: Synthèse des conclusions du colloque," International Development Papers 14F, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  5. Boughton, Duncan & Crawford, Eric & Howard, Julie & Oehmke, James & Shaffer, James & Staatz, John, 1997. "Une Approche Strategique Pour La Planification Du Programme De Recherche Agricole En Afrique Sub-Saharienne," Food Security III Papers 11353, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
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