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.
