@article{Torshizi:343023,
      recid = {343023},
      author = {Torshizi, Mohammad and Gray, Richard},
      title = {Adaptability and variety adoption: Implications for plant  breeding policy in a changing climate},
      journal = {Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics},
      address = {2022-01-01},
      number = {428-2024-2827},
      month = {Jan},
      year = {2022},
      abstract = {Adaptability of a seed variety to a wide range of  environmental conditions is important in farmers' variety  adoption decisions, especially with the increased  environmental volatility induced by climate change. Despite  the apparent need for information, variety trial reports  generally report average relative yields, but they do not  provide farmers with measures of variety adaptability. Our  theoretical model postulates that the adaptability of seed  varieties matters in farmers' variety adoption choices. To  test this conjecture, and to measure the magnitude of the  effect, we develop a new measure of variety adaptability  and estimate an empirical model of adoption in Western  Canada. We find that a 1% increase in the adaptability of a  variety will increase its adoption by 0.45%. This effect is  statistically and economically significant. Our results  imply that adding a measure of variety adaptability to crop  variety guides could enhance the adoption of superior crop  varieties, benefiting both farmers and breeders.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/343023},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.343023},
}