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Social Science and Agribusiness, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), B.P. 320, Bamako 91094, Mali

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Journal article
Published: 18 August 2021 in Sustainability
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Rural entrepreneurship in the developing world has long been hailed as a powerful tool for promoting the socioeconomic integration of young people and the key to avoiding rural depopulation as well as ensuring these areas remain attractive places for rural youth. However, there have been no efforts to investigate the role of collective entrepreneurship in the creation and management of new businesses in Morocco. Furthermore, we build on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to investigate and explain entrepreneurial intention among the rural youth members of agricultural cooperatives, and identify the vulnerabilities and factors that influence the choice or decision-making between permanent membership at the cooperative and an entrepreneurial career. In this case, we apply the cognitive approach to survey rural youth in the Drâa-Tafilalet region of Morocco in 2020. The binary logistic regression analysis technique has been used and applied to build the best model to explain why some rural youth members of the cooperative, but not others, choose to become entrepreneurs. We model how agricultural cooperatives may favor or inhibit the translation of entrepreneurial intention into new venture creation. A random sample size of 130 young people has been selected, from which 54 are intending to start a business and 76 have a negative intention of self-employment. The results of the analysis showed that socio-demographic variables, individual perceptions, previous experience, and the activities of the cooperative were statistically significant and reliable in building the binary logistic regression model. Findings also suggest that the risks of agribusiness and financing constraints have a negative influence on entrepreneurial intentions of the youth and women in agricultural cooperatives.

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El Houssain Bouichou; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Khalil Allali; Abdelghani Bouayad; Aziz Fadlaoui. Entrepreneurial Intention among Rural Youth in Moroccan Agricultural Cooperatives: The Future of Rural Entrepreneurship. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9247 .

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El Houssain Bouichou, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Khalil Allali, Abdelghani Bouayad, Aziz Fadlaoui. Entrepreneurial Intention among Rural Youth in Moroccan Agricultural Cooperatives: The Future of Rural Entrepreneurship. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9247.

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El Houssain Bouichou; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Khalil Allali; Abdelghani Bouayad; Aziz Fadlaoui. 2021. "Entrepreneurial Intention among Rural Youth in Moroccan Agricultural Cooperatives: The Future of Rural Entrepreneurship." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9247.

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Published: 13 July 2021 in Sustainability
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With data from 683 systematically selected households, the study employed the Heckman two-stage model and the propensity score matching method (PSM) to examine the impact of youth participation in agriculture as a primary occupation on income and poverty in Nigeria. The results indicate that the gender of the youth and their determination to stay in agriculture significantly increases the probability that youth will participate in agriculture as a primary occupation. In addition, youth participation in agriculture as a main occupation contributes significantly to per capita household income and has the likelihood to reduce poverty by 17%. The daily wage rate of hired labor and the total farmland owned are the variables that positively explained the per capita income. Poverty was reduced by market access, having agriculture as a primary occupation, income from agricultural production, the total monetary value of all the household assets, determination to remain in agriculture, and the square of the respondents’ age. These results imply that creating employment for youth by engaging them in agriculture as a full-time occupation can increase their income and reduce poverty. However, the promotion of other secondary occupations, land, and market access is also vital.

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Romanus Osabohien; Alexander Wiredu; Paul Nguezet; Djana Mignouna; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Victor Manyong; Zoumana Bamba; Bola Awotide. Youth Participation in Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7795 .

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Romanus Osabohien, Alexander Wiredu, Paul Nguezet, Djana Mignouna, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Victor Manyong, Zoumana Bamba, Bola Awotide. Youth Participation in Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7795.

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Romanus Osabohien; Alexander Wiredu; Paul Nguezet; Djana Mignouna; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Victor Manyong; Zoumana Bamba; Bola Awotide. 2021. "Youth Participation in Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7795.

Journal article
Published: 13 July 2021 in Sustainability
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The increasing rate of youth unemployment in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, remains among the challenges to social and economic stability. Accordingly, the Nigerian government implemented several interventions, including the Youth-in-Agribusiness (YIA) program to reduce youth unemployment. However, the effect of these programs on gainful employment creation is yet to be documented. Therefore, this study examined the impact of the YIA program on creating gainful employment among the youth. Multistage random sampling was used to obtain cross-sectional data from 668 youth in Southwestern Nigeria. Propensity score matching and endogenous switching probit techniques were used for the estimations. Results indicated that variables such as educational attainment, access to training, non-agricultural activity, membership in a youth organization, access to credit, productive resources, and youth location were significant and positively influenced youth decision to participate in the YIA program. Furthermore, participation in the YIA program has a significant positive impact on gainful employment among the youth. Therefore, the study recommends that strengthening social capital such as youth organization, credit scheme (financed by private and government), vocational training, and educational system is vital in enhancing participation in the YIA program and eventually gainful employment of youth.

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Lateef Bello; Lloyd Baiyegunhi; Djana Mignouna; Razack Adeoti; Paul Dontsop-Nguezet; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Victor Manyong; Zoumana Bamba; Bola Awotide. Impact of Youth-in-Agribusiness Program on Employment Creation in Nigeria. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7801 .

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Lateef Bello, Lloyd Baiyegunhi, Djana Mignouna, Razack Adeoti, Paul Dontsop-Nguezet, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Victor Manyong, Zoumana Bamba, Bola Awotide. Impact of Youth-in-Agribusiness Program on Employment Creation in Nigeria. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7801.

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Lateef Bello; Lloyd Baiyegunhi; Djana Mignouna; Razack Adeoti; Paul Dontsop-Nguezet; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Victor Manyong; Zoumana Bamba; Bola Awotide. 2021. "Impact of Youth-in-Agribusiness Program on Employment Creation in Nigeria." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7801.

Journal article
Published: 09 June 2021 in Sustainability
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Although the agri-food sector has a huge potential to offer attractive employment opportunities for Africa’s burgeoning youth, a negative perception of agriculture persists among Cameroonian youths, such as in many other African countries. The paper assesses the determinants of university students’ choices and preferences for agricultural sub-sector engagement in Cameroon. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select 550 students from two state universities. We used the SWOT analysis to evaluate students’ perceptions of challenges and opportunities within the agricultural sector in Cameroon, the binomial probit analysis to assess the determinants of students’ choices of agriculture as a university major, and an ordered probit analysis to evaluate the determinants of students’ preferences of agricultural sub-sector engagement. Findings reveal that choice of agriculture as a university major is significantly determined by sex, pre-university farming experience, pre-university academic background, mother’s level of education, and household income. Likewise, preference of agricultural sub-sector engagement is significantly determined by the student’s level of study and location of a childhood home. Improving the attractiveness of, and working conditions in, the agricultural sector could increase youth engagement in agribusiness and rural economic activities. The results also reinforce the need to increase household income in Cameroon, as this could lift families out of poverty and offer them more economic opportunities. Policies that regulate levels of education can equally be used to allocate human resources into different agricultural sub-sectors, subject to felt needs.

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Cynthia Mkong; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Paul Dontsop-Nguezet; Zoumana Bamba; Victor Manyong; Godlove Shu. Determinant of University Students’ Choices and Preferences of Agricultural Sub-Sector Engagement in Cameroon. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6564 .

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Cynthia Mkong, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Paul Dontsop-Nguezet, Zoumana Bamba, Victor Manyong, Godlove Shu. Determinant of University Students’ Choices and Preferences of Agricultural Sub-Sector Engagement in Cameroon. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (12):6564.

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Cynthia Mkong; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Paul Dontsop-Nguezet; Zoumana Bamba; Victor Manyong; Godlove Shu. 2021. "Determinant of University Students’ Choices and Preferences of Agricultural Sub-Sector Engagement in Cameroon." Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6564.

Journal article
Published: 07 April 2021 in Sustainability
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The proponents of the entrepreneurial motivation dichotomy have argued that opportunity-driven entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed and sustain in entrepreneurship, unlike people who start-up businesses out of necessity. However, disagreement still exists on why and under which conditions the former might outperform the latter. This research contributes to this debate by examining the mediation role of psychological capital in the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business success among youths. This study relied on a random sample of 295 young entrepreneurs surveyed from Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We applied partial least squares to analyze the hypothesized relationships. Evidence for the positive effect of opportunity-led motivation on psychological capital was found, but the findings did not support any direct effect of entrepreneurial motivation on business success. Instead, psychological capital positively and significantly mediated the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business success. This paper makes a distinctive new contribution to the understanding of the intriguing and controversial entrepreneurial motivation dichotomy—a business success relationship. To this end, we have found out that opportunity entrepreneurs have 3% more chance of succeeding in businesses compared to necessity entrepreneurs, because the former outperform the latter by 4% in the dimensions of psychological capital. This paper has new policy implications, as it reveals the great importance of psychological capital in promoting business success, thus reducing unemployment among youths, and offers tips from which psychological capital can be built or improved.

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Akilimali Ephrem; Paul Nguezet; Ishara Charmant; McEDWARD Murimbika; Bola Awotide; Abdoulaye Tahirou; Mulindangabo Lydie; Victor Manyong. Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4087 .

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Akilimali Ephrem, Paul Nguezet, Ishara Charmant, McEDWARD Murimbika, Bola Awotide, Abdoulaye Tahirou, Mulindangabo Lydie, Victor Manyong. Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4087.

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Akilimali Ephrem; Paul Nguezet; Ishara Charmant; McEDWARD Murimbika; Bola Awotide; Abdoulaye Tahirou; Mulindangabo Lydie; Victor Manyong. 2021. "Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4087.

Journal article
Published: 30 September 2020 in World Development Perspectives
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Maize is the most important cereal in Sub Saharan Africa; however, yields are significantly lower than those possible with improvements in cultivars and management. Maize breeding programs need to produce material with improved resistance to increasing environmental stresses and incorporate the man and women farmer preferred traits that relate to yield, postharvest, nutritional, and processing qualities. This research uses gender-disaggregated data recorded during participatory on-farm maize trials by the Stress Tolerant Maize Program conducted in agroecological zones of Benin, Nigeria and Mali) to identify men and women farmer’s expressed varietal and trait preferences in order to evaluate plant breeding strategy. A multi-stage varietal and trait identification process was used to identify gender shared and distinctive varietal trait preferences for product development and dissemination. The data indicates that progress has been made by the Project in considering the range of traits valued by both men and women farmers and indicates those that should be considered for gender-focused product pipeline development in the future. The study concludes by underlining the need for adjustment in breeding to improve partnerships with food scientists, postharvest specialists and private seed sector on the packaging and delivery of technologies to farmers and other value chain actors.

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Amare Tegbaru; Abebe Menkir; Mohamed Nasser Baco; Latifou Idrisou; Dioukou Sissoko; Ayinde O. Eyitayo; Tsedeke Abate; Abdoulaye Tahirou. Addressing gendered varietal and trait preferences in West African maize. World Development Perspectives 2020, 20, 100268 .

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Amare Tegbaru, Abebe Menkir, Mohamed Nasser Baco, Latifou Idrisou, Dioukou Sissoko, Ayinde O. Eyitayo, Tsedeke Abate, Abdoulaye Tahirou. Addressing gendered varietal and trait preferences in West African maize. World Development Perspectives. 2020; 20 ():100268.

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Amare Tegbaru; Abebe Menkir; Mohamed Nasser Baco; Latifou Idrisou; Dioukou Sissoko; Ayinde O. Eyitayo; Tsedeke Abate; Abdoulaye Tahirou. 2020. "Addressing gendered varietal and trait preferences in West African maize." World Development Perspectives 20, no. : 100268.

Articles
Published: 27 July 2020 in Development Southern Africa
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This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region using panel data from the World Bank World Development Indicators for the period 1994–2017. Results from the Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS-Parks) technique show that FDI has an insignificant effect on reducing youth unemployment in the SADC region. This could be because the type of FDI in the region is partly mergers and acquisitions, which has fewer jobs creating capacity compared to Greenfield investment. This suggests the need for governments in the region to pursue labour-absorbing FDI policies and also ensure that foreign investment inflows are channelled towards labour-intensive sectors that have high labour absorptive capacity such as horticulture and floriculture.

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Dadirai Mkombe; Adane Hirpa Tufa; Arega D. Alene; Julius Manda; Shiferaw Feleke; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Victor Manyong. The effects of foreign direct investment on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community. Development Southern Africa 2020, 1 -16.

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Dadirai Mkombe, Adane Hirpa Tufa, Arega D. Alene, Julius Manda, Shiferaw Feleke, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Victor Manyong. The effects of foreign direct investment on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community. Development Southern Africa. 2020; ():1-16.

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Dadirai Mkombe; Adane Hirpa Tufa; Arega D. Alene; Julius Manda; Shiferaw Feleke; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Victor Manyong. 2020. "The effects of foreign direct investment on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community." Development Southern Africa , no. : 1-16.

Journal article
Published: 04 July 2020 in Sustainability
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Food security, at national and household levels, is on the decline because traditional capital (physical, natural, human and financial) has not fully led to its improvement. There is an increasing shift of attention to social capital as an element that explains household food security, but there is a lack of adequately documented information on this. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of social capital on food security, using data collected on a cross-section of 775 cassava farming households from four zones of Nigeria. About 58% of the respondents (cassava farming households) fall under the intermediate category in terms of the benefits received from belonging in social groups. Age and educational level increased the probability to receive benefit from group activities (p < 0.05), while membership density, labor contribution and decision making significantly affected the level of benefit received (p < 0.10). Based on the estimated food security line, 41% of the cassava households were food secure, while 59% were food insecure. Membership density, cash and labor contribution significantly affected food security. Membership density (p < 0.10) and cash contribution (p < 0.05) increased the probability of being food secure. It was recommended that cassava farming households should be encouraged or aided to form cooperatives or farmers’ groups, participate in the activities, and make financial contributions to investments that reduce manual labor-input in the farming activities to enhance household food security.

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Luke Olarinde; Adebayo Abass; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Adebusola Adepoju; Matthew Adio; Emmanuel Fanifosi; Awoyale Wasiu. The Influence of Social Networking on Food Security Status of Cassava Farming Households in Nigeria. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5420 .

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Luke Olarinde, Adebayo Abass, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Adebusola Adepoju, Matthew Adio, Emmanuel Fanifosi, Awoyale Wasiu. The Influence of Social Networking on Food Security Status of Cassava Farming Households in Nigeria. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (13):5420.

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Luke Olarinde; Adebayo Abass; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Adebusola Adepoju; Matthew Adio; Emmanuel Fanifosi; Awoyale Wasiu. 2020. "The Influence of Social Networking on Food Security Status of Cassava Farming Households in Nigeria." Sustainability 12, no. 13: 5420.

Journal article
Published: 02 July 2020 in Sustainability
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The scourge of poverty, including its correlates, has been witnessing an incremental sequence over the years in Nigeria despite the natural endowment of the country. Efforts by various stakeholders to address this problem have not yielded tangible results. Using cross-sectional data collected in 2015 on 775 cassava farmers spread across four geographical zones, this study estimates multidimensional poverty of cassava producers in Nigeria.This is to determine the factors responsible for poverty increase and contribution(s) of these factors to poverty. The study found that about 74% of the respondents were multidimensionally poor.Assets and public/housing utility were the main contributors to aggregate multidimensional poverty index(MPI),while education and health contributed most to povertyreduction. The results also showed major contributing indicators to MPI to be formal employment, school enrolment, years of schooling, frequency of hospital visits, and household assets’ ownership. The South-eastzone of Nigeria had the highest adjusted headcount of poverty among cassava producers. The estimated coefficient of age, farming experience, years of schooling, household size, and access to informal credit were significant determinants of poverty in the study area. In conclusion, the results suggest that although Nigeria is a federation of more than 30 states that continue to rely on nation-wide policy initiatives of the central government, policies on cassava aiming to lift millions of people out of poverty should instead vary according to the peculiar poverty dimensions of each federation unit. We suggest reform in the agriculture sector that will emphasize facilitation and access to incentives (credits, training, extension, cooperate system, etc.) by younger farmers to engage in modern cassava farming, thereby, enhancing the chances of rural cassava growers to move out of poverty.

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Luke Oyesola Olarinde; Adebayo Busura Abass; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Adebusola Adenike Adepoju; Emmanuel Gbenga Fanifosi; Matthew Olufemi Adio; Obadiah Adekunle Adeniyi; Awoyale Wasiu. Estimating Multidimensional Poverty AmongCassava Producers in Nigeria: Patterns and Socioeconomic Determinants. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5366 .

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Luke Oyesola Olarinde, Adebayo Busura Abass, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Adebusola Adenike Adepoju, Emmanuel Gbenga Fanifosi, Matthew Olufemi Adio, Obadiah Adekunle Adeniyi, Awoyale Wasiu. Estimating Multidimensional Poverty AmongCassava Producers in Nigeria: Patterns and Socioeconomic Determinants. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (13):5366.

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Luke Oyesola Olarinde; Adebayo Busura Abass; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Adebusola Adenike Adepoju; Emmanuel Gbenga Fanifosi; Matthew Olufemi Adio; Obadiah Adekunle Adeniyi; Awoyale Wasiu. 2020. "Estimating Multidimensional Poverty AmongCassava Producers in Nigeria: Patterns and Socioeconomic Determinants." Sustainability 12, no. 13: 5366.

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Published: 02 June 2020 in Food and Energy Security
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This article evaluates the impact of cowpea market participation on household food security and income in northern Nigeria. Using household survey data from a representative sample of over 1,500 farm households and applying a combination of instrumental variable techniques and dose–response functions, we found that cowpea market participation had a statistically significant positive impact on household food security and income. Cowpea market participation increased food expenditure by 1.6% and household income by 0.7% with a 10 unit increase in the quantity of cowpea sold. These results underscore the importance of cowpea market participation for household food security and income improvement. We also found that selling cowpea to rural and urban traders significantly increased household income, food expenditure, and food security. Results show that selling cowpea to rural and urban traders increased household income by 17% and 13%, respectively. The results point to the need for an enabling policy environment and public infrastructure to enhance market participation of farmers and traders. Public infrastructure investments in the form of feeder road construction and maintenance in the distant villages are encouraged, which in the long run can translate into improved cowpea productivity and welfare of smallholder farmers.

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Julius Manda; Arega D. Alene; Adane Hirpa Tufa; Shiferaw Feleke; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Lucky O. Omoigui; Victor Manyong. Market participation, household food security, and income: The case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria. Food and Energy Security 2020, 9, 1 .

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Julius Manda, Arega D. Alene, Adane Hirpa Tufa, Shiferaw Feleke, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Lucky O. Omoigui, Victor Manyong. Market participation, household food security, and income: The case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria. Food and Energy Security. 2020; 9 (3):1.

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Julius Manda; Arega D. Alene; Adane Hirpa Tufa; Shiferaw Feleke; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Lucky O. Omoigui; Victor Manyong. 2020. "Market participation, household food security, and income: The case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria." Food and Energy Security 9, no. 3: 1.

Research article
Published: 07 April 2020 in Climate Policy
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The effects of climate change on agricultural production are pushing countries to reconsider risk management policies in their development plans. Opportunities exist to increase agricultural production and improve the policy environment. However, policymakers lack local empirical evidence to provide local solutions to agricultural development in many developing countries, including Togo. This paper assesses farmers’ willingness to pay for weather index-based insurance (WII) as a market option for sharing climatic risks. A choice modeling approach is used based on data collected from 704 randomly selected households in northern Togo, West Africa. Statistical analysis of the data shows that dry spells are the major concern of farmers and maize is perceived as the most affected food crop. Results also indicate that respondents are willing to participate in a WII market and would prefer insuring crops, such as maize over sorghum and rice against drought by paying on average about $14.5 per hectare. The results show that WII should not be offered standalone, but interlinked with other factors such as providing drought tolerant and high yielding varieties; loans to organized farmers’ groups; and weather information through TV, radio and mobile phones in local languages, while encouraging education to enable the diffusion of more advisory services. These factors are likely to influence positively farmers’ preferences in participating in a WII market. Key policy insights

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Essossinam Ali; Aklesso Y. G. Egbendewe; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Daniel B. Sarpong. Willingness to pay for weather index-based insurance in semi-subsistence agriculture: evidence from northern Togo. Climate Policy 2020, 20, 534 -547.

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Essossinam Ali, Aklesso Y. G. Egbendewe, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Daniel B. Sarpong. Willingness to pay for weather index-based insurance in semi-subsistence agriculture: evidence from northern Togo. Climate Policy. 2020; 20 (5):534-547.

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Essossinam Ali; Aklesso Y. G. Egbendewe; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Daniel B. Sarpong. 2020. "Willingness to pay for weather index-based insurance in semi-subsistence agriculture: evidence from northern Togo." Climate Policy 20, no. 5: 534-547.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2020 in Cogent Food & Agriculture
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Essossinam Ali; Nadège Essossolim Awade; Tahirou Abdoulaye. Gender and impact of climate change adaptation on soybean farmers’ revenue in rural Togo, West Africa. Cogent Food & Agriculture 2020, 6, 1 .

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Essossinam Ali, Nadège Essossolim Awade, Tahirou Abdoulaye. Gender and impact of climate change adaptation on soybean farmers’ revenue in rural Togo, West Africa. Cogent Food & Agriculture. 2020; 6 (1):1.

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Essossinam Ali; Nadège Essossolim Awade; Tahirou Abdoulaye. 2020. "Gender and impact of climate change adaptation on soybean farmers’ revenue in rural Togo, West Africa." Cogent Food & Agriculture 6, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 12 June 2019 in World Development
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Adoption of improved agricultural technologies has long been recognized as critical for reducing poverty through increased productivity, incomes, and asset accumulation. Using a nationally representative survey data from a sample of over 1500 households in Nigeria, this paper evaluates the impacts of adoption of improved cowpea varieties on income and asset poverty reduction using an endogenous switching regression model. The results showed that adoption of improved cowpea varieties increased per capita household income and asset ownership by 17 and 24 percentage points, respectively. The results based on the observed and counterfactual income and asset distributions further showed that adoption reduced both income poverty and asset poverty by 5 percentage points. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy options for increasing adoption and impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria.

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Julius Manda; Arega D. Alene; Adane H. Tufa; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Tesfamicheal Wossen; David Chikoye; Victor Manyong. The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: A counterfactual analysis. World Development 2019, 122, 261 -271.

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Julius Manda, Arega D. Alene, Adane H. Tufa, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Tesfamicheal Wossen, David Chikoye, Victor Manyong. The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: A counterfactual analysis. World Development. 2019; 122 ():261-271.

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Julius Manda; Arega D. Alene; Adane H. Tufa; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Tesfamicheal Wossen; David Chikoye; Victor Manyong. 2019. "The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: A counterfactual analysis." World Development 122, no. : 261-271.

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Published: 02 May 2019 in Journal of Agricultural Economics
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Cowpea covers the largest area of any grain legume in Africa and is especially important in West Africa where Nigeria and Niger alone account for over 75% of the total cowpea production in the world. Despite successes of international and national cowpea improvement research in the development and release of several improved varieties, there is limited empirical evidence of adoption and ex‐post impacts of improved cowpea. Using a nationally representative survey data from a sample of 1,525 cowpea‐growing households in northern Nigeria cultivating over 2,500 cowpea plots, we assess the adoption and impacts of improved cowpea varieties on cowpea yields, net returns and production costs. We apply a control function approach and propensity score matching models to estimate the causal effects of adoption of improved cowpea varieties. Our results show that 38% of the cowpea plots were planted with improved varieties, and cowpea yields, net returns and production costs increase significantly with the adoption of improved cowpea varieties. Adoption of improved cowpea varieties is associated on average with 26% yield gains, 61% increase in net returns and 14% increase in production costs. We also show that farmers who have a lower propensity to adopt improved cowpea varieties also face higher costs of production.

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Julius Manda; Arega D. Alene; Adane H. Tufa; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Alpha Y. Kamara; Olusoji Olufajo; Ousmane Boukar; Victor M. Manyong. Adoption and Ex‐post Impacts of Improved Cowpea Varieties on Productivity and Net Returns in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Economics 2019, 71, 165 -183.

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Julius Manda, Arega D. Alene, Adane H. Tufa, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Alpha Y. Kamara, Olusoji Olufajo, Ousmane Boukar, Victor M. Manyong. Adoption and Ex‐post Impacts of Improved Cowpea Varieties on Productivity and Net Returns in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2019; 71 (1):165-183.

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Julius Manda; Arega D. Alene; Adane H. Tufa; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Alpha Y. Kamara; Olusoji Olufajo; Ousmane Boukar; Victor M. Manyong. 2019. "Adoption and Ex‐post Impacts of Improved Cowpea Varieties on Productivity and Net Returns in Nigeria." Journal of Agricultural Economics 71, no. 1: 165-183.

Review
Published: 01 January 2019 in Sustainability
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Engaging rural youth in agribusiness has become an important strategy to create employment opportunities in Africa. To this end, governments and development partners have implemented various interventions that facilitate youth engagement in agribusiness for several years. However, there is a dearth of evidence on what worked and what did not work well, making it difficult to inform evidence-based policy making. In an effort to fill this knowledge gap, a comprehensive literature review of the outcomes of interventions related to youth engagement in agribusiness was conducted using a deductive coding approach. Results showed that the interventions implemented by governments and development partners across Africa have succeeded in producing favorable outcomes despite some limitations. Interventions that integrate capacity development, financial support for startups, and continuous mentorship on the technical and financial aspects of youth-run agribusiness projects proved successful in enhancing youth engagement in agribusiness. This suggests that the design and implementation of future interventions should be based on an integrated approach that considers diversity of youths’ aspirations and shared capabilities, interests, expectations, as well as challenges associated with access to resources and participation in collective action. The design of future interventions should also be built on strong partnerships among rural communities, academia, research, and private sector for increased impact on livelihood improvements.

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Mastewal Yami; Shiferaw Feleke; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Arega D. Alene; Zoumana Bamba; Victor Manyong. African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons. Sustainability 2019, 11, 185 .

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Mastewal Yami, Shiferaw Feleke, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Arega D. Alene, Zoumana Bamba, Victor Manyong. African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (1):185.

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Mastewal Yami; Shiferaw Feleke; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Arega D. Alene; Zoumana Bamba; Victor Manyong. 2019. "African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons." Sustainability 11, no. 1: 185.

Original article
Published: 19 September 2018 in Journal of Agricultural Economics
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We use DNA‐fingerprinting to estimate the poverty reduction effect of adoption of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria. We estimate the counterfactual household income distribution of cassava producers by combining farm‐level treatment effects with a market‐level model. Our results suggest that adoption of improved cassava varieties has led to a 4.6 percentage point reduction in poverty, though this is sensitive to the measurement of adoption status. Therefore, accurate measurement of adoption is crucial for a more credible estimate of the poverty reduction effect of adoption. Our analysis also suggests that farmers who are more likely to be adopters are also likely to face higher structural costs. Addressing structural barriers that make improved technologies less profitable for the poor would therefore be important to increase the poverty reduction effect of improved cassava varieties.

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Tesfamicheal Wossen; Arega Alene; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Shiferaw Feleke; Ismail Y. Rabbi; Victor Manyong. Poverty Reduction Effects of Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Cassava Varieties in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Economics 2018, 70, 392 -407.

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Tesfamicheal Wossen, Arega Alene, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Shiferaw Feleke, Ismail Y. Rabbi, Victor Manyong. Poverty Reduction Effects of Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Cassava Varieties in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018; 70 (2):392-407.

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Tesfamicheal Wossen; Arega Alene; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Shiferaw Feleke; Ismail Y. Rabbi; Victor Manyong. 2018. "Poverty Reduction Effects of Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Cassava Varieties in Nigeria." Journal of Agricultural Economics 70, no. 2: 392-407.

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Published: 18 September 2018 in World Mycotoxin Journal
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Aflatoxin is a potent mycotoxin that can cause cancer and death and is associated with stunted growth. Prevalence of aflatoxin is widespread in Africa negatively impacting health and trade. Aflasafe is a biological control product that can be applied to maize or groundnut fields to reduce aflatoxin contamination. This study examines the levels of aflatoxin and Aflasafe awareness and understanding among smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria. In addition, the factors affecting Aflasafe purchase patterns and sustained usage over multiple growing seasons by farmers were evaluated. In-person surveys of 902 Nigerian smallholder farmers were conducted during October and November of 2016. This work contributes to the existing literature by documenting awareness levels of aflatoxin and use of Aflasafe as a control in Nigeria. Results suggest that the level of awareness of aflatoxin was very high in states where Aflasafe was promoted as an intervention for aflatoxin management. In Kaduna state, the region with the longest intervention, there was a consistent increase in the usage of Aflasafe since its introduction in 2010. Furthermore, farmers who purchase Aflasafe bundled (combined) with other inputs were more likely to persist in using the product. Education was found to significantly and positively impact continued usage of Aflasafe. Continued interventions, promotion and general education of the public are recommended for increased awareness, trial, and adoption of Aflasafe in Nigeria.

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A.M. Johnson; J.R. Fulton; T. Abdoulaye; B. Ayedun; N.J.O. Widmar; Adebowale Akande; R. Bandyopadhyay; V. Manyong. Aflatoxin awareness and Aflasafe adoption potential of Nigerian smallholder maize farmers. World Mycotoxin Journal 2018, 11, 437 -446.

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A.M. Johnson, J.R. Fulton, T. Abdoulaye, B. Ayedun, N.J.O. Widmar, Adebowale Akande, R. Bandyopadhyay, V. Manyong. Aflatoxin awareness and Aflasafe adoption potential of Nigerian smallholder maize farmers. World Mycotoxin Journal. 2018; 11 (3):437-446.

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A.M. Johnson; J.R. Fulton; T. Abdoulaye; B. Ayedun; N.J.O. Widmar; Adebowale Akande; R. Bandyopadhyay; V. Manyong. 2018. "Aflatoxin awareness and Aflasafe adoption potential of Nigerian smallholder maize farmers." World Mycotoxin Journal 11, no. 3: 437-446.

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Published: 20 June 2018 in American Journal of Agricultural Economics
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Tesfamicheal Wossen; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Arega Alene; Pierre Nguimkeu; Shiferaw Feleke; Ismail Y. Rabbi; Mekbib G. Haile; Victor M. Manyong. “Estimating the Productivity Impacts of Technology Adoption in the Presence of Misclassification”—Author Response to Comment. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 2018, 101, 19 -19.

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Tesfamicheal Wossen, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Arega Alene, Pierre Nguimkeu, Shiferaw Feleke, Ismail Y. Rabbi, Mekbib G. Haile, Victor M. Manyong. “Estimating the Productivity Impacts of Technology Adoption in the Presence of Misclassification”—Author Response to Comment. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018; 101 (1):19-19.

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Tesfamicheal Wossen; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Arega Alene; Pierre Nguimkeu; Shiferaw Feleke; Ismail Y. Rabbi; Mekbib G. Haile; Victor M. Manyong. 2018. "“Estimating the Productivity Impacts of Technology Adoption in the Presence of Misclassification”—Author Response to Comment." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 101, no. 1: 19-19.

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Published: 19 June 2018 in Agricultural Economics
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This article estimates how storage losses from mold, insects and other pests, combined with liquidity constraints, influence a smallholder farm household's decision to store maize on farm after harvest. We analyze panel data from 309 smallholders in Benin covering the 2011 and 2013 harvest seasons. Results suggest that smallholders are driven to sell at harvest time for different reasons, depending on their motivation for storing. In households that report direct consumption as their primary goal for storing maize, liquidity constraints, not storage losses, reduce the amount they store. In contrast, households who store maize with the intention of selling it later in the year appear unaffected by liquidity constraints. Instead, these households store less when they expect to lose more during storage. These results suggest that policies to provide liquidity will be more helpful in motivating storage among consumption‐oriented households. Households motivated to store for later sale will benefit from modern storage technologies that mitigate the operational costs associated with storage losses. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

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Didier Kadjo; Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Gerald Shively; Mohamed N. Baco. Storage losses, liquidity constraints, and maize storage decisions in Benin. Agricultural Economics 2018, 49, 435 -454.

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Didier Kadjo, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Gerald Shively, Mohamed N. Baco. Storage losses, liquidity constraints, and maize storage decisions in Benin. Agricultural Economics. 2018; 49 (4):435-454.

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Didier Kadjo; Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Gerald Shively; Mohamed N. Baco. 2018. "Storage losses, liquidity constraints, and maize storage decisions in Benin." Agricultural Economics 49, no. 4: 435-454.

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Published: 16 April 2018 in American Journal of Agricultural Economics
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This article examines the impact that misreporting adoption status has on the identification and estimation of causal effects on productivity. In particular, by comparing measurement error-ridden self-reported adoption data with measurement-error-free DNA-fingerprinted adoption data, we investigate the extent to which such errors bias the causal effects of adoption on productivity. Taking DNA-fingerprinted adoption data as a benchmark, we find 25% “false negatives” and 10% “false positives” in farmers’ responses. Our results show that misreporting of adoption status is not exogenous to household characteristics, and produces a bias of about 22 percentage points in the productivity impact of adoption. Ignoring inherent behavioral adjustments of farmers based on perceived adoption status has a bias of 13 percentage points. The results of this article underscore the crucial role that correct measurement of adoption plays in designing policy interventions that address constraints to technology adoption in agriculture.

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Tesfamicheal Wossen; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Arega Alene; Pierre Nguimkeu; Shiferaw Feleke; Ismail Y. Rabbi; Mekbib G. Haile; Victor Manyong. Estimating the Productivity Impacts of Technology Adoption in the Presence of Misclassification. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 2018, 101, 1 -16.

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Tesfamicheal Wossen, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Arega Alene, Pierre Nguimkeu, Shiferaw Feleke, Ismail Y. Rabbi, Mekbib G. Haile, Victor Manyong. Estimating the Productivity Impacts of Technology Adoption in the Presence of Misclassification. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018; 101 (1):1-16.

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Tesfamicheal Wossen; Tahirou Abdoulaye; Arega Alene; Pierre Nguimkeu; Shiferaw Feleke; Ismail Y. Rabbi; Mekbib G. Haile; Victor Manyong. 2018. "Estimating the Productivity Impacts of Technology Adoption in the Presence of Misclassification." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 101, no. 1: 1-16.