<ctx:context-object xsi:schemaLocation="info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:ctx http://www.openurl.info/registry/docs/info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:ctx" timestamp="2013-09-14T11:56:00Z" xmlns:ctx="info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:ctx" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XML"><ctx:referent><ctx:identifier>info:oai:icrisat:3807</ctx:identifier><ctx:metadata-by-val><ctx:format>info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:oai_dc</ctx:format><ctx:metadata><oai_dc:dc xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
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        <dc:title>Impacts of sorghum and millet research in West and Central&#13;
Africa (WCA): A synthesis and lessons learnt. Working Paper Series no. 22</dc:title>
        <dc:creator>Camara, Y</dc:creator>
        <dc:creator>Bantilan, M C S</dc:creator>
        <dc:creator>Ndjeunga, J</dc:creator>
        <dc:subject>Millets</dc:subject>
        <dc:subject>Sorghum</dc:subject>
        <dc:description>In a time of increasing scrutiny about the usefulness of investments in agricultural research, impact&#13;
assessment studies assist to demonstrate the value of continued investments in research. Lessons&#13;
learnt from impact assessments can be used to improve future research strategies, plans and management.&#13;
This paper reviews and synthesizes the findings of various studies on the adoption and&#13;
impact of the research on sorghum and millet technologies in West and Central Africa (WCA). The&#13;
review covers Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Nigeria and Niger, where relatively more&#13;
breeding research has been conducted. Furthermore, the information presented in this paper is mainly&#13;
drawn from the diffusion and impacts of varieties generated by ICRISAT and the national agricultural&#13;
research systems (NARS) of WCA. Findings from reviewed studies show that returns to research&#13;
(and diffusion) investments are quite high, but the performance varies across countries. These&#13;
results could be of use to policy makers, donors and other scientists within the region of WCA. This&#13;
fundamental information about the levels of adoption and impact of sorghum and millet is critical&#13;
for priority setting and impact assessment. However, the results of the studies reviewed also indicate&#13;
that if improved technology is to make a meaningful impact at the farm level, it must be&#13;
accompanied by at least three complementary factors: (1) an effective extension service, (2) an&#13;
efficient inputs distribution system, and (3) appropriate economic incentives.</dc:description>
        <dc:publisher>International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics</dc:publisher>
        <dc:date>2005</dc:date>
        <dc:type>Monograph</dc:type>
        <dc:type>NonPeerReviewed</dc:type>
        <dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format>
        <dc:language>en</dc:language>
        <dc:identifier>http://oar.icrisat.org/3807/1/SEP_WPS22.pdf</dc:identifier>
        <dc:identifier>  Camara, Y and Bantilan, M C S and Ndjeunga, J  (2005) Impacts of sorghum and millet research in West and Central Africa (WCA): A synthesis and lessons learnt. Working Paper Series no. 22.  Working Paper. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Niamey, Niger.     </dc:identifier>
        <dc:relation>461-2005</dc:relation></oai_dc:dc></ctx:metadata></ctx:metadata-by-val></ctx:referent></ctx:context-object>