<p>Measuring the effectiveness of agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption--initial results from the diffusion of improved varieties in Africa project</p>

Arega Alene; Yigezu Yigezu; Jupiter Ndjeunga; Ricardo Labarta; Robert Andrade; Aliou Diagne; Rachel Muthoni; Franklin Simtowe; Tom Walker

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Alene A, Yigezu Y, Ndjeunga J et al. Measuring the effectiveness of agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption--initial results from the diffusion of improved varieties in Africa project [version 1; not peer reviewed]. Gates Open Res 2019, 3:621 (document) (https://doi.org/10.21955/gatesopenres.1115554.1)

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Measuring the effectiveness of agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption--initial results from the diffusion of improved varieties in Africa project

Arega Alene¹, Yigezu Yigezu², Jupiter Ndjeunga³, Ricardo Labarta⁴, Robert Andrade⁵, Aliou Diagne⁶, Rachel Muthoni⁷, Franklin Simtowe⁸, Tom Walker⁹

Published 01 Mar 2019 (https://doi.org/10.21955/gatesopenres.1115554.1)

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¹ IITA, Lilongwe, Malawi
² ICARDA, Beirut, Lebanon
³ ICRISAT-Niger, Niamey, Niger
⁴ International Potato Center, Nairobi, Kenya
⁵ CIAT, Palmira, Colombia
⁶ AfricaRice, Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire
⁷ PABRA, Nairobi, Kenya
⁸ ICRISAT, Nairobi, Kenya
⁹ Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

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Technical report

Measuring the effectiveness of agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption--initial results from the diffusion of improved varieties in Africa project
[version 1; not peer reviewed]

Arega Alene¹, Yigezu Yigezu², Jupiter Ndjeunga³, Ricardo Labarta⁴, Robert Andrade⁵, Aliou Diagne⁶, Rachel Muthoni⁷, Franklin Simtowe⁸, Tom Walker⁹

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Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Policies and Data

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Measuring the effectiveness of agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption--initial results from the diffusion of improved varieties in Africa project

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Measuring the effectiveness of agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption--initial results from the diffusion of improved varieties in Africa project
[version 1; not peer reviewed]

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Measuring the effectiveness of agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption--initial results from the diffusion of improved varieties in Africa project

Technical report Measuring the effectiveness of agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption--initial results from the diffusion of improved varieties in Africa project [version 1; not peer reviewed]

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Technical report

Measuring the effectiveness of agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption--initial results from the diffusion of improved varieties in Africa project
[version 1; not peer reviewed]