@article{Diagne:126874,
      recid = {126874},
      author = {Diagne, Aliou and Alia, Didier Y. and Wopereis, Marco C.S.  and Saito, Kazuki},
      title = {Impact of Rice Research on Income and Poverty in Africa:  An Ex-ante Analysis},
      address = {2012},
      number = {1007-2016-79534},
      pages = {46},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {This paper assesses the ex-ante impact of rice research in  Africa on income and poverty for the period 2011–2020, with  the final purpose of setting priority for Africa Rice  Center research activities. It describes the methodology  and analyzes the main findings. The methodology used  combines research solutions elicited from scientists,  household- and community-survey data, and econometric  models to assess the potential benefit of the research. We  found that the potential annual income benefit from all  research options across all value-chain actors and for all  sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries is US$ 1.8 billion,  which aggregated over the period 2014–2020 reaches US$ 10.6  billion. As consequence, it is expected that at least 11  million people will be lifted out of poverty by the end of  the period (2020) and at least 5.6 million of people will  no longer be undernourished. In terms of actors, rice  farmers will receive the highest benefit; however,  significant benefit will also accrue to other actors –  namely consumers, processors, and traders. In terms of  research disciplines, the impacts of research that  alleviates major biophysical constrains are the greatest.  This indicates that priority should be given to this type  of research, but there is also a need to consider  postharvest work in the future research agenda. In terms of  research nature, breeding research is the most important,  followed by agronomy (including integrated pest management,  IPM). In terms of geographical area, the main  rice-producing sub-region in SSA is western Africa, which  will receive the highest research benefit. Eastern Africa  will receive the second-highest level of benefits and  Central Africa third. In general, lowland ecosystems will  have the highest benefit, closely followed by the upland  ecosystem. The irrigated system – the importance of which  is increasing – will be the third major ecosystem. The  analysis shows a significant contribution of rice research  to import reduction, and agricultural GDP. In summary, the  analysis shows evidence that rice research in Africa in  economically and socially profitable.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126874},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.126874},
}