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ArticleHeliyon2024

Impact of positive selection technology on seed yam productivity.

Jonas Osei-Adu, Robert Aidoo, Simon Cudjoe Fialor, Stella Ama Ennin, Kingsley Osei, Bright Owusu Asante, Gideon Danso-Abbeam

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jonas Osei-AduCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research - Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi, Ghana.
Robert AidooDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Simon Cudjoe FialorDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Stella Ama EnninCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research - Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi, Ghana.
Kingsley OseiCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research - Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Kumasi, Ghana.
Bright Owusu AsanteDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Gideon Danso-AbbeamDepartment of Agribusiness, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.

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Abstract

Positive Selection (PS) technique has been shown to reduce virus infection and increase yields, however there is insufficient empirical evidence on how this technology affects seed yam farm productivity. This study employed Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique to evaluate the impact of PS on seed yam yields of 368 farmers randomly selected from Ghana and Nigeria. The findings showed that educational attainment, distance from the farm to the nearest market, cropping patterns, and other factors influenced farmers' adoption of PS. Furthermore, the adoption of PS technology resulted in a 16.98 % boost in farm productivity for PS seed yam farmers compared to their productivity without the technology. It is of the utmost importance that PS adoption be supported by developing tailored training materials for farmers to improve their use of the PS technology.

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GhanaNigeriaPositive selection technologyYam seedYield

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PMID38711643
PMCPMC11070855

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