<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Analysis of the Economic Impact of Sorghum and Millet Research in Mali"^^ . "Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum] are very impor tant to the\r\neconomy and people of Mali. But, their productivity is low given the reliance on traditional, low-input\r\nproduction practices. The Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER) was started soon after the country's independence\r\nto find ways of improving the productivity of food crops in collaboration with regional and international\r\nagricultural research institutes (e.g., IRAT, ICRISAT, CIRAD-CA) . A numbe r of improved seed-based\r\nsorghum and millet technologies have since been developed and diffused. They were developed from two\r\napproaches: (1) selection within local germplasm, which consisted of collecting, testing, purifying, and supplying\r\nfarmers with readily available materials. These are identified as Generation 1 materials; and (2) plant breeding,\r\nwhich consisted of crossing with exotic germplasm, and pedigree selection. Outputs of this second approach are\r\nidentified as Generation 2 materials. This study evaluates the returns to sorghum and pearl millet research\r\ninvestments in Mali by combining farm-level survey information from 1990 to 1995 with that from research and\r\nextension in an economic surplus framework. The results indicate that by 1995, 30% of the sorghum and 3 7%\r\nof the millet areas were sown to improved varieties. Th e estimated benefits from research and extension efforts\r\nrange from US$ 16 million (for sorghum) to US$ 25 million (for pearl millet). These represent internal rates of\r\nreturns of 69% and 50%, respectively. A disaggregated analysis indicates higher yield gains and higher returns\r\nto Generation 2 materials than to Generation 1 materials for bot h sorghum and pearl millet. Unit costs were also\r\nmuch lower for Generation 2 materials. The major constraints cited by farmers as limiting their ability to adopt\r\nimproved materials include lack of information, lack of improved seeds, and low soil fertility. The study concludes\r\nthat the breeding philosophy should be diversified to respond to the need of the changing socioeconomic\r\nenvironment with the recent devaluation of the CFA. It also recommends that efforts be made to improve the\r\neconomic farming environment to enable farmers to adopt mor e productive agricultural technologies which are\r\nnecessary for rural poverty alleviation and improvement in national food security."^^ . "2000" . . . "International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics"^^ . . "International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "S K"^^ . "Debrah"^^ . "S K Debrah"^^ . . "A O"^^ . "Kergna"^^ . "A O Kergna"^^ . . "A M"^^ . "Yapi"^^ . "A M Yapi"^^ . . "O"^^ . "Sanogo"^^ . "O Sanogo"^^ . . "A"^^ . "Sidibe"^^ . "A Sidibe"^^ . . . . . . "Analysis of the Economic Impact of Sorghum and Millet Research in Mali (PDF)"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "RA_000353.pdf"^^ . . . "Analysis of the Economic Impact of Sorghum and Millet Research in Mali (Image (JPEG))"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Analysis of the Economic Impact of Sorghum and Millet Research in Mali (Indexer Terms)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #1084 \n\nAnalysis of the Economic Impact of Sorghum and Millet Research in Mali\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Millets"@en . . . "Sorghum"@en . . . "Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics"@en . .