Regional programs / Africa regional project 698-0452 · 1991–1993 · International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Evaluates project to improve food grain research in semiarid Africa by establishing networks between national agricultural research systems (NARS) and international agricultural research centers (IARCs) (SAFGRAD project). Impact evaluation, conducted 6 months after the project's 7/92 conclusion, is based on in-depth reviews of 8 of 26 participating countries. SAFGRAD research on maize and cowpea in West Africa has had substantial impact. In Ghana, for example, the area in improved maize cultivars increased from 20% in 1982 to 55% in 1991. From 1985-92, the annual social benefits (lower food prices for consumers, lower production costs for farmers) from maize research ranged from $5.5 million to $84 million, with an estimated rate of return of 73%. The estimated social benefits for maintenance research on cowpea in Mali and Burkina Faso were from $800,000 to $12.3 million during the 1984-91 period. While farm-level diffusion of new sorghum varieties was substantially less (possibly due to an overemphasis on breeding) than for maize and cowpea, S-35 has been successfully introduced into northern Cameroon -- where, over 7 years, social benefits are estimated to range from $288,00
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABP-430 (1993). The source's own text.
Operated in: Ghana, Africa South of Sahara, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Central Africa, Mali, East Africa, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, West Africa, Kenya, Niger, Africa.
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| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
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| International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) | implementer | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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Scope: regional. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 698-0452-G-6023 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| 1993 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Africa South of Sahara | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Cameroon | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Ethiopia | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Central Africa | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Mali | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| East Africa | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Burkina Faso | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
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| Africa Regional | 1991 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: crop production, inputs, pests, irrigation 35%; Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 27%; Program management, planning and administration 19%
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Program key prj:6980452