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Impact and Policy Varietal Adoption Studies

Impact and Policy Varietal Adoption Studies. Dorene Asare-Marfo Research Analyst. Impact Studies. MEASURING IMPACT: I mpact assessment studies I mpact evaluation or effectiveness studies MAXIMIZING IMPACT Consumer acceptance studies Value chain studies

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Impact and Policy Varietal Adoption Studies

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  1. Impact and PolicyVarietal Adoption Studies DoreneAsare-Marfo Research Analyst

  2. Impact Studies • MEASURING IMPACT: • Impact assessment studies • Impact evaluation or effectiveness studies • MAXIMIZING IMPACT • Consumer acceptance studies • Value chain studies • Farmer field day evaluation studies • Varietal Adoption studies

  3. H+ Impact and Policy Portfolio IMPACT MAXIMISE MEASURE • Consumer acceptance • Varietal adoption • Value chain/seed systems • Farmer field day evaluation • Ex ante impact assessment • Effectiveness • Farmer feedback • Impact assessment • Adoption • Consumption • Nutrition POLICY • Linking quality and health • Portfolio analysis

  4. What are Varietal Adoption Studies? Baseline diagnostic studies to inform development of efficient, effective and targeted breeding, marketing and delivery strategies

  5. Information we get from VAs • Popular varieties of crop currently grown • Land area dedicated • Allocation of harvest • Source of planting material • Agro-ecological, market and household level factors affecting farmers’ choice of varieties • Household dynamics on decision making and labor input – gender aspect • Income and assets • Access to input subsidies and credit • Membership in formal and informal farmers’ groups

  6. Information we get from VAs (cont.) • Agronomic, consumption and marketing/processing traits most valued by farmers • Sources of information on agricultural technologies and health • Dietary diversity • Current knowledge about micronutrient and HarvestPlus variety • Crop cultivation patterns and seasonality: harvesting, processing, buying, selling etc. • Etc. etc. etc.

  7. VA Studies… … Often have a preceding a qualitative component

  8. VA Studies… … are representative of households located in the major crop cultivating areas of the country/state • random sampling • generalizable

  9. VA studies… … are often conducted using computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) techniques with personal digital assistant (PDA) devices

  10. VA Studies to date

  11. Some findings – Cross country Comparisons: Farmers growing top 5 varieties 36% local (OPVs), 24% hybrids 100% hybrids! (only 5% local) Top 10 grown by 63%  3 major seed companies!!

  12. Some findings – Cross country Comparison: Popular Sources of Information RWANDA NIGERIA (OYO STATE)

  13. Some findings – Cross country Comparison: Knowledge about vitamin A

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