Economic impacts of smallholder farmers' adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties
Abstract
Drought-tolerant maize variety is an adaptive response to climate variability. Adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties increases crop yield. Adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties increases market participation. Adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties increases farm income.
- Publication:
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Land Use Policy
- Pub Date:
- May 2020
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2020LUPol..9404524M
- Keywords:
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- Climate-smart agricultural technologies;
- Drought-tolerant maize;
- Instrumental variable;
- Welfare;
- Ghana