PMID- 35521507
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220716
IS  - 2405-8440 (Print)
IS  - 2405-8440 (Electronic)
IS  - 2405-8440 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 5
DP  - 2022 May
TI  - Welfare impact of improved maize varieties adoption and crop diversification 
      practices among smallholder maize farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria.
PG  - e09338
LID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09338 [doi]
LID - e09338
AB  - In Nigeria, the inconsistency in maize production compared to the projected 
      average output has grave implications considering the sharp increase in maize 
      demand and its strategic importance in addressing economic welfare issues. Thus, 
      emphasis is placed on improved agricultural technologies for increasing farming 
      household's productivity and income. This study explored the determinant of 
      complementary improved maize varieties (IMVs) and crop diversification (CD) 
      adoption on smallholder maize farmers' welfare (measured by productivity and net 
      farm income) in Ogun State, Nigeria, using a cross sectional data obtained from a 
      multi-staged random sampling of 200 respondents. A multinomial endogenous 
      switching regression (MESR), that correct for endogeneity and unnoticed 
      heterogeneity was employed to analysed the data. The results from the analysis 
      highlighted different socioeconomic characteristics, input variables, policy, and 
      institutional variables as the determinants of the package adoption of IMVs and 
      CD. Estimates of the average treatment effect (ATT) from the MESR model revealed 
      that farmers who adopt IMVs and CD in combination or in isolation realised 
      increased maize productivity and net farm income per hectare. However, farmers 
      who adopt only IMVs achieved the highest welfare outcomes. These findings 
      heighten that policies that stimulate IMVs adoption should be designed, 
      prioritised and upscale to farming areas experiencing low yields to meet farmers' 
      socioeconomic and livelihoods conditions.
CI  - (c) 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
FAU - Baiyegunhi, L J S
AU  - Baiyegunhi LJS
AD  - Discipline of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and 
      Environmental Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, 
      Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3201, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
FAU - Akinbosoye, F
AU  - Akinbosoye F
AD  - Discipline of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and 
      Environmental Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, 
      Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3201, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
FAU - Bello, L O
AU  - Bello LO
AD  - Discipline of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and 
      Environmental Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, 
      Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3201, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220426
PL  - England
TA  - Heliyon
JT  - Heliyon
JID - 101672560
PMC - PMC9065905
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Adoption
OT  - Crop diversification
OT  - Improved maize varieties
OT  - Multinomial endogenous switching regression
OT  - Nigeria
OT  - Welfare impact
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/05/07 06:00
MHDA- 2022/05/07 06:01
PMCR- 2022/04/26
CRDT- 2022/05/06 06:20
PHST- 2021/12/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/02/02 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/04/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/05/06 06:20 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/05/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/05/07 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/04/26 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S2405-8440(22)00626-0 [pii]
AID - e09338 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09338 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Heliyon. 2022 Apr 26;8(5):e09338. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09338. eCollection 
      2022 May.