Papers by Jupiter Ndjeunga
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Several trends indicate an increasing in average temperature at the world scale. If climate impac... more Several trends indicate an increasing in average temperature at the world scale. If climate impacts plant and animal phenology, the consequences of such rapid climatic change on plant adaptation have rarely been investigated. Sahelian countries have experience a significant climatic shift to drier climate in the last 30 years. However, it is yet unclear if plant rapidly adapted to such climatic shift. One of the major cereal crops in Sahelian country is pearl millet. Pearl millet contributed to food security in the whole Sahelian region and cover more than 60% of the cultivated area in Niger. In this study, we analyzed samples collected in the exact same village across Niger in 1976 and 2003. Comparison of morphological traits in a common garden experiment shows a significant shift in adaptative traits: shorter cycle, reduction in plant and ear size. However, not noticeable change in term of gene diversity is observed. These results suggest a rapid adaptation of crops to climate change. This adaptation may mitigate climatic change impact; however such adaptation will also limit yield potential locally. (Texte integral)
This report analyzes the structure and trends in the crop-livestock economies of developing count... more This report analyzes the structure and trends in the crop-livestock economies of developing countries falling within the semi-arid tropics of the world. Population growth, urbanization and increasing per capita incomes are fuelling rapid growth in the demand for animal-based foods in developing countries including those located in the semi-arid tropics. The rising demand for animal-based foods is likely to have several implications for livestock production systems (structure, production, productivity, intensification etc), the environment, markets, institutions and trade, and ultimately for livestock producers. We are thus witnessing a dualistic mode of development: a fast growing commercial sector that is coming up close to demand centers even as the traditional semi-subsistence sector continues to be the lifeline of many small and poor livestock keepers. In the commercial sector, the non-food functions of livestock (draught, transport, asset etc) are on the decline. The rising demand for animal-based food is also fuelling the derived demand for livestock feed, particularly crop residues in South Asia and SSA, and agro-industrial by-products in all regions of the SAT.
This paper compares 3 methods of monitoring and evaluating adoption including expert opinions, co... more This paper compares 3 methods of monitoring and evaluating adoption including expert opinions, community and household surveys, identifies the drivers of adoption and assesses the impacts of modern groundnut varieties on rural livelihoods in Nigeria. Results indicate that adoption rate of modern groundnut varieties are estimated to be 51.2% through expert opinions, 52.87% through community surveys and 31% when using household surveys. There are differences between experts and community and household surveys. There are seemingly no differences between estimates from community groups and expert opinions. Expert opinions are overestimated by more than 20% compared to household surveys. The visual consistency between expert opinions and focus groups hide the differences in the number of varieties reported and the adoption estimates at variety level. The inconsistency between expert opinions, community estimates and household surveys may partially be explained by some methodological issues related to expert opinions and community group surveys. Household surveys remain the best method of evaluating adoption. Household survey data of 2,732 households was used to assess the drivers of exposure, adoption and impacts of modern groundnut varieties released less than 20 years ago on household poverty and food security. Results showed that adoption is largely explained by knowledge of modern varieties known, age and education of household head, the total work force and household size. This is consistent with many other adoption studies. In addition, assess to seed was significant while and access to markets was not. Results showed that the current adoption rate for modern groundnut varieties is estimated to 22.44% of the farmers accounting for 13% of the groundnut area planted. Using the treatment effect estimation framework, the potential adoption rate for groundnut is estimated to 78.44% leading to an adoption gap of 55.99% implying that there are potential to increase adoption of modern groundnut varieties based on awareness or promotion. The propensity score matching and other econometric methods indicate that the effects of modern groundnut varieties on yield are estimated between 155.05 kg per ha and 202 kg/ha between adopters and matched non-adopters. The estimated impacts of adoption on the score of consumption and coping strategy index (proxy for food security) are significantly different between adopters and matched non-adopters. There are impacts on food security and no proven impacts on poverty. Investment on promotion and seed projects are essential to boost uptake of groundnut varieties in Nigeria and generate more impacts.
This study shows that the diffusion of modern groundnut varieties in the region of Kolokani is re... more This study shows that the diffusion of modern groundnut varieties in the region of Kolokani is relatively high. Through farmer-to-farmer diffusion about 32% of groundnut area is planted with improved varieties in the Kolokani region. Several constraints are limiting the diffusion of modern groundnut varieties. Farmers have little access to seed and other essential inputs to increase productivity as well as to information on varieties. Technical, institutional and market solutions to improve access and availability of households to basic inputs should be vigorously pursued.
This paper uses a data set of 1105 households from 119 villages living in 6 states of Northern Ni... more This paper uses a data set of 1105 households from 119 villages living in 6 states of Northern Nigeria (Borno, Jigawa, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano and Yobe) to assess the current and potential adoption rates as well as the impact of modern sorghum and pearl millet varieties released since 1996 in Nigeria. Varieties under investigation include modern sorghum varieties and hybrids namely ICSV 111, ICSV 400, ICSH 89002 NG, ISCH 89009 NG, and SK 5912 and pearl millet varieties namely SOSAT C88, LCIC 9702, GB 8735 and ZATIB. Adopters are defined as those having planted at least one modern variety of pearl millet or sorghum. Results showed that the current adoption rates for modern pearl millet varieties is estimated to 34.8% of the farmers and that of modern sorghum varieties is estimated to about 22.9%. In terms of area planted, modern pearl millet varieties account for 25% of the pearl millet area and 17 % of the sorghum area planted. The pearl millet variety SOSAT C88 is largely adopted by...
Au cours des quarante dernieres annees, l'Afrique de l'Ouest a perdu sa place dans la pro... more Au cours des quarante dernieres annees, l'Afrique de l'Ouest a perdu sa place dans la production et l'exportation mondiale d'arachide. Sa part de production est passee de 23% a 15%. Quant aux exportations, elles ont chute de 55% a 20%. La chine, qui est le premier producteur mondial, a augmente d'une facon significative sa part de 11% a 41%. L'Argentine, qui est le premier pays exportateur d'huile, a plus que double sa part qui est passee de 12% a 29%. En plus, les importations en provenance d'autres oleagineux comme le soja ou l'huile de palme ont significativement augmente en Afrique de l'Ouest. Cependant, depuis 1984, la production d'arachide en Afrique de l'Ouest a enregistre une croissance annuelle de 6% principalement liee a l'augmentation des surfaces. Le Senegal et le Nigeria demeurent parmi les plus grands producteurs d'arachide dans le monde. La culture de l'arachide reste une des principales sources d'emplois...
Groundnut production, marketing and trade are major sources of employment, income and foreign exc... more Groundnut production, marketing and trade are major sources of employment, income and foreign exchange in many West African countries. Groundnut products are of central economic importance to millions of smallholders in this region. It generates 60% of the rural cash income and accounts for about 70% of the rural labor force in Senegal and Gambia. However, groundnut trade remains heavily distorted, and this has affected the competitive position of various players in world markets. Previous investments by CFC and ICRISAT in groundnut research and development have concentrated on providing technology options to increase yields and tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. While this has been highly successful in developing good varieties, attention needs to be devoted to factors of market demand. There is now clear evidence that incentives or opportunities for market surplus production provide the necessary pull for adoption of new varieties. This shift in paradigm for technology deve...
Important results have been achieved in particular in the following areas: (i) promotion of impro... more Important results have been achieved in particular in the following areas: (i) promotion of improved varieties, (ii) promotion of community based seed production systems, (iii) development of seed marketing strategies, (iv) promotion of techniques to reduce aflatoxin contamination, (v) direct interaction with farmer groups through training and related activities, and (vi) information dissemination. Through Farmer Participatory Variety Selection (FPVS), 2-3 varieties have been selected in each of the countries for multiplication and wide scale production. Results from the FPVS activities showed the potential of farmer groups and associations that can play an important role in stimulating adoption of new technologies. The study on current seed systems concluded that options likely to be sustainable should focus on local village seed schemes whereas smallscale private seed entrepreneurs or community based seed systems should be encouraged to become seed entrepreneurs or engaged in the ...
CABI eBooks, 2009
This chapter documents the research priority assessment methods used at the International Crop Re... more This chapter documents the research priority assessment methods used at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT). Research evaluation and priority assessment have evolved to provide continuous cycles of learning to improve impacts. Prior to 1992, research priorities were established based on consultative meetings with ICRISAT and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) scientists to identify key productivity constraints and propose research themes and approaches to address them. For its 1994-1998 Medium-term Plan (MTP) cycle, ICRISAT undertook a quantitative priority-setting exercise using clear criteria for establishing choices among competing research activities. This drew on scientists' empirical and intuitive knowledge base. Research themes identified were impact-oriented, projecting clear milestones against which progress can be measured and evaluated ex post. This identification formed an integral part of the research evaluation process and facilitated revising priorities in the light of such experiences. Following the quantitative priority assessment exercise, ICRISAT pursued extensive discussions with partners in the MTP 1998-2000 cycle and broad targets were identified to capture the areas of research and the nature of the benefits they intended to deliver. Hence, four targets were articulated by ICRISAT including prosperity, diversity, environment and inclusiveness. Due to time and cost constraints, simple scoring methods were used to rank identified constraints through a broader consultation between ICRISAT and all partners in the research and development (R&D) continuum. The target of inclusiveness included participatory methods that facilitate the participation of stakeholders and allow them to express their preferences. Scoring methods were used to rank priorities in the subsequent three-year MTP cycles.
Tropical Legumes II (TL-II) seeks to improve the livelihoods of 60 million smallholder farmers (S... more Tropical Legumes II (TL-II) seeks to improve the livelihoods of 60 million smallholder farmers (SHF) in 15 countries through enhanced productivity of chickpeas, common beans, cowpeas, groundnut, pigeonpeas and soybeans. It is implemented by ICRISAT, CIAT and IITA in collaboration with NARS of Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and India. The project is designed to help SHF overcome constraints such as drought, pests, diseases and lack of seed of improved varieties. TL-II is expected to enhance productivity by at least 20% through increased adoption covering 30% of legume area, strengthen national breeding programs and generate at least $1.3 billion in added value as a result. Significant achievements have been made. Active breeding programs are now in place in all 15 countries. 129 new varieties have been released and are fast replacing old ruling varieties. 37 national partners were trained to MSc and PhD. More than 258,000 tons improved seed was produced between 2007-2013, enough to reach 51.6 million farmers in 5kg packs. Innovative approaches to target the poor - especially women such as small seed packs, seed loans and decentralized production schemes were promoted. Since 2007, improved varieties disseminated have been adopted on 2,007,889 ha and generated US$513 million from project funding and nearly $2 billion from project and partners investments. In effect, for each dollar invested, the project generates $11 with direct project investment or $39 with partnership's investment. These successes and associated challenges will be discussed
Experimental Agriculture, Apr 1, 2005
The poor fertility of sandy Sahelian soils remains one of the major constraints to pearl millet (... more The poor fertility of sandy Sahelian soils remains one of the major constraints to pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) production in West Africa. On-farm trials under farmers' management were conducted in two rainfall zones of Niger in 1996 and 1997 to evaluate the risk characteristics of six soil fertility restoration options. Stochastic dominance analysis was used to compare the fertilizer treatments tested. Results showed that the farmers' traditional method (no fertilizer control), Tahoua phosphate rock (PRT) alone applied at 13 kg P ha −1 broadcast, and a combination of PRT broadcast at 13 kg P ha −1 and single super phosphate (SSP) hill-placed at 4 kg P ha −1 had the most desirable risk characteristics and were acceptable to risk averse decision-makers in both rainfall zones. At current input-output price ratios, most fertilizer-using farmers would choose the combination of PRT broadcast and SSP hill-placed. If the availability of SSP was limited, some farmers would use PRT alone. The demand for risk efficient alternatives could significantly increase if farmers could bear less than half the fertilizer costs at the current output price, although further research is required to say if a fertilizer subsidy could be justified on broader economic or social grounds.
This technical note is intended for use by small-scale rural entrepreneurs, business people and c... more This technical note is intended for use by small-scale rural entrepreneurs, business people and community-based organizations interested in groundnut seed production and marketing and groundnut processing and marketing. It is targeted to people with little to no formal training or experience in small-scale business. It focuses on the establishment and management of small scale businesses. It does not address the technical aspects of groundnut seed production or processing. Manuals on technical aspects of producing seed or processing groundnut may be available from other organizations. Two illustrative examples from a groundnut seed producer and groundnut oil and cakes processor will be used throughout the technical note.
This workshop was organized in response to the need to harmonize methodologies on impact assessme... more This workshop was organized in response to the need to harmonize methodologies on impact assessment of groundnut varieties and other integrated genetic and natural resource management (IGNRM) technologies to be carried out under the project entitled Groundnut Seed Project (GSP). This project is funded by the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and is implemented by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and partners. Given increasing pressure to document the social benefits of new technologies or research and development projects, more and more scientists are being called upon to measure their impact and share their results with policy-makers. This technical note summarizes presentations made during the workshop with focus on the economic surplus method. This method has been developed and refined over more than 30 years of experience in measuring the impact of agricultural research. It is relatively easy to use even for non-economists, requires ...
The informal seed systems in Senegal and Niger are described. These systems still remain the main... more The informal seed systems in Senegal and Niger are described. These systems still remain the main seed sources for almost all small-scale holder farmers in both countries. The systems perform fairly well at supplying seeds to end-users, distributing seeds at relatively low cost, and maintaining acceptable levels of seed viability and health. A tabulated list of groundnut varieties released in Niger and Senegal is provided. The trends in commercialized production of groundnut seeds in Niger and Senegal are presented.
This synthesis paper presents a historical evolution of the impact assessment analysis at ICRISAT... more This synthesis paper presents a historical evolution of the impact assessment analysis at ICRISAT to support its strategic research investment choices. It presents the methods and diverse applications with specific attention on methodologies and applications to improve the efficiency and reliability of the results from research priority setting processes. It documents the impact assessment tools adapted to support decision making and the types of decisions that were supported. A summary of the essential activities as well as the focus of the support and future directions are also covered. The important features of the economic framework are highlighted, particularly the multi-region traded good model and spillover estimation. While this overview illustrates the full range of parameters underlying the estimation of benefits from research investments, it draws attention to four recent interesting enhancements in the methodology and applications to support international agricultural re...
Successful development of appropriate improved crop cultivars paves the way for their adoption by... more Successful development of appropriate improved crop cultivars paves the way for their adoption by farmers. Adoption of improved cultivars is a necessary precondition for plant breeding creating favorable impacts on farm households. Impacts may be obtained through yield increases, quality improvement, reduction in unit cost of production and reduced production risks. This chapter is a compilation of information about the level of adoption of improved sorghum cultivars and factors influencing it. Adoption of improved sorghum cultivars was measured as a percentage of improved sorghum area in the total sorghum area. Based on their origin, adoption levels of improved sorghum cultivars were divided into four groups: (i) percentage of area sown to ICRISAT-bred cultivars; (ii) percentage of area sown to cultivars having ICRISAT parents; (iii) percentage of area sown to ICRISAT network cultivars; and (iv) percentage of area sown to non-ICRISAT (other) cultivars.
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