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MEASURING THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: THE CASE OF NEW WHEAT VARIETIES IN TURKEY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2014

AHMED MAZID ,
MESUT KESER ,
KOFFI N. AMEGBETO ,
ALEXEY MORGOUNOV ,
AHMET BAGCI ,
KENAN PEKER ,
MUSTAFA AKIN ,
MURAT KUCUKCONGAR ,
MUSTAFA KAN  and
ARIF SEMERCI
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AHMED MAZID*
Affiliation:
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Amman, Jordan
MESUT KESER
Affiliation:
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Amman, Jordan
KOFFI N. AMEGBETO
Affiliation:
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Amman, Jordan
ALEXEY MORGOUNOV
Affiliation:
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Ankara, Turkey
AHMET BAGCI
Affiliation:
Selcuk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Konya, Turkey
KENAN PEKER
Affiliation:
Selcuk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Konya, Turkey
MUSTAFA AKIN
Affiliation:
General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Ankara, Turkey
MURAT KUCUKCONGAR
Affiliation:
General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Ankara, Turkey
MUSTAFA KAN
Affiliation:
General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Ankara, Turkey
ARIF SEMERCI
Affiliation:
General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Ankara, Turkey
SEVINC KARABAK
Affiliation:
General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Ankara, Turkey
AHMET ALTIKAT
Affiliation:
General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Ankara, Turkey
SADIYE YAKTUBAY
Affiliation:
General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Ankara, Turkey
*
††Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Summary

This paper summarizes a study initiated by the Turkish General Directorate of Agricultural Research and ICARDA/CIMMYT Wheat Improvement Program on the adoption of five new winter and spring wheat varieties developed and released by the Turkish national breeding program and through international collaboration in the past 10 years. The study results are based on a survey of 781 households selected randomly in the Adana, Ankara, Diyarbakir, Edirne, and Konya provinces of Turkey. The five new wheat varieties are compared to old improved varieties released prior to 1995 that are also still grown by farmers. Technical and biological indicators of impacts including crop productivity are measured to determine the impact of these varieties. Yield stability is assessed by comparing average yields in normal, good and dry years and by comparing the coefficients of variation of yields by variety. Profitability is measured by the gross margin generated per unit of land. Household income from wheat and for all economic activities are estimated and compared between adopters and non-adopters. Adopters of the new varieties have higher per-capita income than non-adopters as compared to the same group using old varieties. However, the overall impact of the improved varieties is generally low, mainly due to their low adoption levels. Farmers’ knowledge and perception of certain variety characteristics and unavailability of adequate and timely seed are the main reasons. Increasing adoption has the potential to improve household income and this requires revising wheat impact pathway to achieve the expected impact.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , April 2015 , pp. 161 - 178
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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