Publications

Journal Articles

Diffusion and Adoption

Adesina AA and S Seidi. 1995. Farmers’ perceptions and adoption of new agricultural technology: Analysis of modern mangrove rice varieties in Guinea-Bissau. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture. 34(4): 358-371.

Adesina AA and MM Zinnah. 1993. Technology characteristics, farmers’ perceptions and adoption decisions: A Tobit model application in Sierra Leone. Agricultural Economics 9(4):297-311.

Dalton TJ. 2004. A household hedonic model of rice traits: economic values from farmers in West Africa. Agricultural Economics 31: 149 - 159.

Diagne A. 2007. Taking a new look at empirical models of adoption: average treatment effect estimation of adoption rate and its determinants. Agricultural Economics Vol 37 (in press).

Diagne A. 2006. The diffusion and adoption of NERICA rice varieties in Côte d’Ivoire. The Developing Economies Volume 44:2 June 2006.

Sall S, Norman D and Featherstone AM. 2000. Quantitative assessment of improved rice variety adoption: the farmer’s perspective. Agricultural systems 66: 129-144.

Zinnah J, Compton L and AA Adesina. 1993. Research-extension-farmer linkages within the context of the generation, transfer and adoption of improved mangrove swamp rice technology in West Africa. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 32(2):201-241.

Impact on productivity

Adesina AA and MM Zinnah. 1993. Impact of modern mangrove swamp rice varieties in West Africa: Sierra Leone and Guinea. International Rice Research Notes 18 (4): 36.

Dalton TJ and RG Guei. 2003. Productivity gains from rice genetic enhancements in West Africa: countries and ecologies. World Development Vol. 31, No 2: 359-374.

Fisher MG, Masters WA and M Sidibé. 2001. Technical changes in Senegal’s irrigated sector : impact assessment under uncertainty. Agricultural Economics 24 : 179-197.

Kijima Y, Sserunkuuma D and K Otsuka. 2006. How revolutionary is the NERICA Revolution? Evidence from Uganda. The Developing Economies Vol. 44 :2 June 2006.