Cassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in Nigeria

Cassava “seedpreneurship”, is an emerging concept that focuses on establishing a sustainable cassava seed system. The dearth of empirical studies on seedpreneurship and the gaps in understanding the adoption of improved cassava varieties, profitability of Village Seed Entrepreneurs (VSEs), and women...

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Autores principales:	Olawale E. Olayide, David Obisesan, Hemant Nitturkar, Adedamola Adesida, Bridget Alegieunu, Omobolaji Obisesan
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Seedpreneurship Cassava Sustainable seed system Sustainability Nigeria Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:80b0c03979dc42eda2d3e4c1ecedf5e72021-11-26T04:42:16ZCassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in Nigeria2666-916110.1016/j.resenv.2021.100041https://doaj.org/article/80b0c03979dc42eda2d3e4c1ecedf5e72021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916121000281https://doaj.org/toc/2666-9161Cassava “seedpreneurship”, is an emerging concept that focuses on establishing a sustainable cassava seed system. The dearth of empirical studies on seedpreneurship and the gaps in understanding the adoption of improved cassava varieties, profitability of Village Seed Entrepreneurs (VSEs), and women empowerment led to this study. This study was carried out in Nigeria using a multi-stage sampling method. It covered the four states (Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, and Oyo) where VSEs and out-growers’ farming activities were carried out under the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS I) Project. A total of 901 respondents were sampled. Structured questionnaires were administered during interviews. The conceptual framework provides representative indicators with focus on varietal adoption as environmental and genetic resources (environmental sustainability), profitability (economic sustainability) and women empowerment (social sustainability). The data gathered were analysed using descriptive analysis, chi-square test, profitability analysis, and probit regression model. Factors that influenced the adoption of improved cassava stems were age, nearness to agro input dealers, gender, and source of stems. The profitability analysis revealed that 96 percent of the seedpreneurs recorded profits. The profit levels varied by scale of operation. Access to credit and input in productive decisions were the most important indicators of women empowerment in seedpreneurship. Overall, the study revealed that seedpreneurship drives varietal adoption, increases profitability, and enhances women empowerment within the context of sustainable cassava seed system in Nigeria. Project implementors and policymakers can benefit from the findings in developing a sustainable formal seed sector.Olawale E. OlayideDavid ObisesanHemant NitturkarAdedamola AdesidaBridget AlegieunuOmobolaji ObisesanElsevierarticleSeedpreneurshipCassavaSustainable seed systemSustainabilityNigeriaEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350Environmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195ENResources, Environment and Sustainability, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100041- (2021)
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topic	Seedpreneurship Cassava Sustainable seed system Sustainability Nigeria Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195
spellingShingle	Seedpreneurship Cassava Sustainable seed system Sustainability Nigeria Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Olawale E. Olayide David Obisesan Hemant Nitturkar Adedamola Adesida Bridget Alegieunu Omobolaji Obisesan Cassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in Nigeria
description	Cassava “seedpreneurship”, is an emerging concept that focuses on establishing a sustainable cassava seed system. The dearth of empirical studies on seedpreneurship and the gaps in understanding the adoption of improved cassava varieties, profitability of Village Seed Entrepreneurs (VSEs), and women empowerment led to this study. This study was carried out in Nigeria using a multi-stage sampling method. It covered the four states (Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, and Oyo) where VSEs and out-growers’ farming activities were carried out under the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS I) Project. A total of 901 respondents were sampled. Structured questionnaires were administered during interviews. The conceptual framework provides representative indicators with focus on varietal adoption as environmental and genetic resources (environmental sustainability), profitability (economic sustainability) and women empowerment (social sustainability). The data gathered were analysed using descriptive analysis, chi-square test, profitability analysis, and probit regression model. Factors that influenced the adoption of improved cassava stems were age, nearness to agro input dealers, gender, and source of stems. The profitability analysis revealed that 96 percent of the seedpreneurs recorded profits. The profit levels varied by scale of operation. Access to credit and input in productive decisions were the most important indicators of women empowerment in seedpreneurship. Overall, the study revealed that seedpreneurship drives varietal adoption, increases profitability, and enhances women empowerment within the context of sustainable cassava seed system in Nigeria. Project implementors and policymakers can benefit from the findings in developing a sustainable formal seed sector.
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author	Olawale E. Olayide David Obisesan Hemant Nitturkar Adedamola Adesida Bridget Alegieunu Omobolaji Obisesan
author_facet	Olawale E. Olayide David Obisesan Hemant Nitturkar Adedamola Adesida Bridget Alegieunu Omobolaji Obisesan
author_sort	Olawale E. Olayide
title	Cassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in Nigeria
title_short	Cassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in Nigeria
title_full	Cassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in Nigeria
title_fullStr	Cassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed	Cassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in Nigeria
title_sort	cassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in nigeria
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/80b0c03979dc42eda2d3e4c1ecedf5e7
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Cassava seedpreneurship, determinants of varietal adoption, profitability, and women empowerment in Nigeria

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