<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Assessing the adoption of NERICA varieties in Western Burkina Faso</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">M</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Ouedraogo</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">D</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Dakouo</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>This paper aims to assess the actual and potential adoption rate of NERICA (New Rice for Africa)&#13;
rice varieties and identify the determinants of their diffusion and adoption in Burkina Faso. The&#13;
surveys were conducted in 2009 among 300 rice farmers in 10 villages participating in the rice&#13;
varietal selection tests. The average treatment effect (ATE) method made it possible to determine a&#13;
common rate of exposure to and adoption of NERICA of 17% in 2008, and a potential adoption rate&#13;
of 37%. This means that there is an adoption gap of 20% due to the incomplete diffusion of NERICA,&#13;
which must be addressed by carrying out more actions to disseminate these varieties. The contact&#13;
with agricultural research services is a key factor determining the awareness and adoption of&#13;
NERICA in Burkina Faso.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Rice</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">African Agriculture</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2017-03</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>African Association of Agricultural Economists</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>