@article{Krishna:188712,
      recid = {188712},
      author = {Krishna, Vijesh V. and Erenstein, Olaf and Sadashivappa,  Prakash and Vivek, B. S.},
      title = {Potential Economic Impact of Biofortified Maize in the  Indian Poultry Sector},
      journal = {International Food and Agribusiness Management Review},
      address = {2014-11-01},
      number = {1030-2016-83039},
      series = {Volume 17},
      pages = {30},
      month = {Nov},
      year = {2014},
      note = {The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food  and Agribusiness Management Association. www.ifama.org},
      abstract = {The study examines the current feed use in the  rapidly-growing Indian poultry sector and evaluates the  potential economic impact of using biofortified maize with  higher levels of amino acids as feed. Data collected from  185 poultry firms of South India form the empirical base. A  significant share of broiler firms were found using amino  acids in quantities above the recommended levels with  negligible production and negative profitability effects,  demonstrating a clear dearth of managerial skill to obtain  and utilize information on poultry nutrition. A linear  programming model for estimating the least-cost feed  formulation showed that the potential economic impact of  biofortified maize is limited by the availability of  low-cost protein from the alternative sources, and that the  potential cost savings from the technology would be  marginal. Similar findings were obtained from additional  estimation done by relaxing the assumption that the firms  have perfect information on feed formulation. Also, lack of  awareness of the small-scale firm management regarding  poultry nutrition could pose additional challenges in the  development of innovative maize-poultry value chains for  diffusion of this innovation.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/188712},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.188712},
}