Economic Impact of DroughtTEGO® Hybrid Maize in Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Willy, Daniel Kyalo
Macharia, Ibrahim
Marechera, George
Muinga, Grace
Mugo, Stephen
Rotich, Ruth
Oniang'o, Ruth Khasaya
Karanja, James
Obunyali, Caleb O.
Oikeh, Sylvester O.
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Abstract
This paper utilizes the Economic Surplus Model (ESM) to provide an ex-post evaluation of the economic impact of drought tolerant hybrid maize technology in Kenya. Results indicate that the adoption of DroughtTEGO® varieties will generate economic benefit to producers with a net present value of US$ 2.1 billion over a 20-year period. These benefits are sustainable when adoption levels remain above 32% and yield advantage at least 21% over the commercial hybrids. These results present a compelling reason for investing in development, deployment and upscaling of the technology to mitigate the effects of drought among maize producers in Africa
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Adoption, climate-smart, DroughtTEGO®, drought mitigation, economic impact, economic-surplus model
Citation
Willy, D. K., Macharia, I., Marechera, G., Muinga, G., Mugo, S., Rotich, R., Oniang'o, R. K., Karanja, J., Obunyali, Caleb O., & Oikeh, S. O. (2021). Economic impact of DroughtTEGO® hybrid maize in Kenya. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 13(3), 215-226.