?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6795%2F&rft.title=Adoption+and+Impacts+of+Modern+Groundnut+Varieties+in+Nigeria&rft.creator=Ndjeunga%2C+J&rft.creator=Ntare%2C+B+R&rft.creator=Ajeigbe%2C+H+A&rft.creator=Echekwu%2C+C+A&rft.creator=Ibro%2C+A&rft.creator=Amadou%2C+A&rft.subject=Groundnut&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=Household+survey+data+of+2%2C732+households+was+used+to+assess+the+drivers+of+exposure%2C+adoption+and+impacts+of+modern+groundnut+varieties+released+less+than+20+years+ago+on+household+poverty+and+food+security.+Results+showed+that+adoption+is+largely+explained+by+knowledge+of+modern+varieties+known%2C+age+and+education+of+household+head%2C+the+total+work+force+and+household+size.+This+is+consistent+with+many+other+adoption+studies.+In+addition%2C+access+to+seed+was+significant+while+and+access+to+markets+was+not.+Results+estimated+the+adoption+of+modern+groundnut+varieties+by+22%25+of+farmers+accounting+for+13%25+of+the+groundnut+area+planted.+Using+the+treatment+effect+estimation+framework%2C+the+potential+adoption+rate+for+groundnut+is+estimated+to+78%25+leading+to+an+adoption+gap+of+56%25%2C+implying+that+there+are+potential+to+increase+adoption+of+modern+groundnut+varieties+based+on+awareness+or+promotion.+The+propensity+score+matching+and+other+econometric+methods+indicate+that+the+effects+of+modern+groundnut+varieties+on+yield+are+estimated+between+155.05+kg+per+ha+and+202+kg%2Fha+between+adopters+and+matched+non-adopters.+The+estimated+impacts+of+adoption+on+the+score+of+consumption+and+coping+strategy+index+(proxy+for+food+security)+are+significantly+different+between+adopters+and+matched+non-adopters.+There+are+impacts+on+food+security+and+no+proven+impacts+on+poverty.+Investment+on+promotion+and+seed+projects+are+essential+to+boost+uptake+of+groundnut+varieties+in+Nigeria+and+generate+more+impacts.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6795%2F1%2FWCA-early-adoption-of-groundnut-JN-Nov-2012.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ndjeunga%2C+J+and+Ntare%2C+B+R+and+Ajeigbe%2C+H+A+and+Echekwu%2C+C+A+and+Ibro%2C+A+and+Amadou%2C+A++(2013)+Adoption+and+Impacts+of+Modern+Groundnut+Varieties+in+Nigeria.++Working+Paper.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics.+++++