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dc.contributor.authorSmale, Melinda-
dc.contributor.authorOlwande, John-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-30T07:11:05Z-
dc.date.available2021-03-30T07:11:05Z-
dc.identifier.urihttp://41.89.96.81:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2349-
dc.description.abstractAbstract A globally-recognized maize “success story” since the 1970s, Kenya’s first maize hybrid diffused faster than did hybrids in the U.S Corn Belt during the 1930s-1940s. Today, a hybrid released in 1986 still dominates on farms in Kenya, despite the dramatic increase in the number of hybrids, breadth of seed suppliers, and range of hybrids sold as seed markets liberalize. Claims of stagnating yields and stagnating adoption are offset here, at least in part, by longitudinal survey data showing rising yields and adoption rates on farms. However, as the overall percent of maize farmers growing hybrids tops 80 percent and the seed industry matures, the slow pace of hybrid replacement may still be cause for concern. This paper begins an exploration of factors affecting the age of hybrids on farms in Kenya. We find a strong farmer response to the seed-to-grain price ratio—evidence of a commercial orientation even on household farms, and also of the need to “get (seed) prices right” in the industry.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID), Michigan State University (MSU), and Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya. Others include the World Bank, European Union, Department for International Development (DFID), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTegemeo Instituteen_US
dc.subjectMaize Hybrid Change -- Household Farmsen_US
dc.titleIs Older Better? Maize Hybrid Change on Household Farms in Kenyaen_US
dc.title.alternativeWorking Paper 48en_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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