?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=461-2005&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3807%2F&rft.title=Impacts+of+sorghum+and+millet+research+in+West+and+Central%0D%0AAfrica+(WCA)%3A+A+synthesis+and+lessons+learnt.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+22&rft.creator=Camara%2C+Y&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+M+C+S&rft.creator=Ndjeunga%2C+J&rft.subject=Millets&rft.subject=Sorghum&rft.description=In+a+time+of+increasing+scrutiny+about+the+usefulness+of+investments+in+agricultural+research%2C+impact%0D%0Aassessment+studies+assist+to+demonstrate+the+value+of+continued+investments+in+research.+Lessons%0D%0Alearnt+from+impact+assessments+can+be+used+to+improve+future+research+strategies%2C+plans+and+management.%0D%0AThis+paper+reviews+and+synthesizes+the+findings+of+various+studies+on+the+adoption+and%0D%0Aimpact+of+the+research+on+sorghum+and+millet+technologies+in+West+and+Central+Africa+(WCA).+The%0D%0Areview+covers+Burkina+Faso%2C+Cameroon%2C+Chad%2C+Mali%2C+Nigeria+and+Niger%2C+where+relatively+more%0D%0Abreeding+research+has+been+conducted.+Furthermore%2C+the+information+presented+in+this+paper+is+mainly%0D%0Adrawn+from+the+diffusion+and+impacts+of+varieties+generated+by+ICRISAT+and+the+national+agricultural%0D%0Aresearch+systems+(NARS)+of+WCA.+Findings+from+reviewed+studies+show+that+returns+to+research%0D%0A(and+diffusion)+investments+are+quite+high%2C+but+the+performance+varies+across+countries.+These%0D%0Aresults+could+be+of+use+to+policy+makers%2C+donors+and+other+scientists+within+the+region+of+WCA.+This%0D%0Afundamental+information+about+the+levels+of+adoption+and+impact+of+sorghum+and+millet+is+critical%0D%0Afor+priority+setting+and+impact+assessment.+However%2C+the+results+of+the+studies+reviewed+also+indicate%0D%0Athat+if+improved+technology+is+to+make+a+meaningful+impact+at+the+farm+level%2C+it+must+be%0D%0Aaccompanied+by+at+least+three+complementary+factors%3A+(1)+an+effective+extension+service%2C+(2)+an%0D%0Aefficient+inputs+distribution+system%2C+and+(3)+appropriate+economic+incentives.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3807%2F1%2FSEP_WPS22.pdf&rft.identifier=++Camara%2C+Y+and+Bantilan%2C+M+C+S+and+Ndjeunga%2C+J++(2005)+Impacts+of+sorghum+and+millet+research+in+West+and+Central+Africa+(WCA)%3A+A+synthesis+and+lessons+learnt.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+22.++Working+Paper.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Niamey%2C+Niger.+++++&rft.relation=461-2005