期刊名称:Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics
电子版ISSN:2006-9774
出版年度:2021
卷号:13
期号:3
页码:215-226
DOI:10.5897/JDAE2021.1274
语种:English
出版社:Academic Journals
摘要: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.