Estimating the distributional impact of innovation platforms on income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria
This research studies the distributional effects of IP adoption on the farm income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria in an effort to move beyond the standard mean impact assessment of agricultural interventions. In order to account for selection bias that may result from both observed and unob...
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| author | Adeolu Babatunde Ayanwale Temitope Oluwaseun Ojo Adewale Adolphous Adekunle |
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| description | This research studies the distributional effects of IP adoption on the farm income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria in an effort to move beyond the standard mean impact assessment of agricultural interventions. In order to account for selection bias that may result from both observed and unobserved factors, the study used a conditional instrumental variable quantile treatment effects (IV-QTE) strategy. The use of IPs greatly affects the revenue distributions of maize producers, as empirical evidence from the outcomes shows. Particularly, the impacts of adoption are stronger at the lower tails and just above the mean of the income distributions, indicating that impoverished farming households benefit more from the strategic functions of IP adoption in boosting income. These findings highlight how important it is to effectively target and disseminate improved agricultural technologies in order to increase the revenue of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria from maize production. Agricultural research information and access to extension services are two policy tools that can help improve the successful adoption and diffusion of any agricultural intervention without favoring any particular groups. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f15f80e3a1b4402802cb475d3386efa2023-05-31T04:46:21ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-05-0195e16026Estimating the distributional impact of innovation platforms on income of smallholder maize farmers in NigeriaAdeolu Babatunde Ayanwale0Temitope Oluwaseun Ojo1Adewale Adolphous Adekunle2Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa at the University of the Free State, P.O Box 339 Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa; Corresponding author. Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.Commonwealth of Learning, 4710 Kingsway, Suite 2500, Burnaby V5H 4M2, British Columbia, CanadaThis research studies the distributional effects of IP adoption on the farm income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria in an effort to move beyond the standard mean impact assessment of agricultural interventions. In order to account for selection bias that may result from both observed and unobserved factors, the study used a conditional instrumental variable quantile treatment effects (IV-QTE) strategy. The use of IPs greatly affects the revenue distributions of maize producers, as empirical evidence from the outcomes shows. Particularly, the impacts of adoption are stronger at the lower tails and just above the mean of the income distributions, indicating that impoverished farming households benefit more from the strategic functions of IP adoption in boosting income. These findings highlight how important it is to effectively target and disseminate improved agricultural technologies in order to increase the revenue of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria from maize production. Agricultural research information and access to extension services are two policy tools that can help improve the successful adoption and diffusion of any agricultural intervention without favoring any particular groups.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023032334Innovation platformIncomeMaizeIV-QTE |
| spellingShingle | Adeolu Babatunde Ayanwale Temitope Oluwaseun Ojo Adewale Adolphous Adekunle Estimating the distributional impact of innovation platforms on income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria Heliyon Innovation platform Income Maize IV-QTE |
| title | Estimating the distributional impact of innovation platforms on income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria |
| title_full | Estimating the distributional impact of innovation platforms on income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Estimating the distributional impact of innovation platforms on income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimating the distributional impact of innovation platforms on income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria |
| title_short | Estimating the distributional impact of innovation platforms on income of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria |
| title_sort | estimating the distributional impact of innovation platforms on income of smallholder maize farmers in nigeria |
| topic | Innovation platform Income Maize IV-QTE |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023032334 |
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