Publications

Conference Papers

Diffusion and Adoption

Adesina AA and AD Ouattara. 1995. Risks, rainfed rice technologies and farm-level ex-ante adoption patterns in a marginal environment: savanna agro-ecological zone of Côte d’Ivoire. Presented at the International Rice Research Conference, IRRI, Manila, Philippines, 13–17 February 1995.

Diagne A. 2006. Taking a new look at empirical models of adoption: average treatment effect estimation of adoption rate and its determinants. Contributed paper to the 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, August 12–18, 2006. Also presented at the Vienna Joint Meeting of the European Economic Association and the Econometric Society, August 24–28, 2006.

Diagne A, Arsene KK and RG Guei. 2002. The Demand for Rice Varietal Characteristics. Presented at the Symposium “Green Revolution in Asia and its Transferability to Sub-Saharan Africa”. December 8–10, Tokyo Japan.

Diagne A, Sogbossi MJ, Diawara S, Diallo AS and AB Barry. 2006. Evaluation de la diffusion et de l’adoption des variétés de riz NERICA en Guinée. Miméo ADRAO, 2006. Presented as a paper at the 2nd Conference of the AAAE, 19–22 August 2007.

Impact on productivity

Adegbola PY, Arouna A, Diagne A and SA Adekambi. 2006. Evaluation de l’impact économique des nouvelles variétés de riz NERICA au Benin : évidence avec les modèles basés sur l’approche contre factuel. Presented at the First Africa Rice Congress, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. July 31–August 4, 2006.

Diagne A, Adegbola PY, Sogbossi MJ, Adekambi SA and S Diawara. 2006. The NERICA rice varieties in West Africa: diffusion, adoption and impact. Presented at the Mini -symposium ‘New Technology Development to reduce hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa’ organized for the 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists. August 12–18, 2006.

Matlon P, Randolph T and RG Guei. 1996. Impact of rice research in West Africa. Presented at the International Conference on the Impact of Rice Research Bangkok, Thailand. June 3–5, 1996.

Impact on poverty and other social and environmental indicators

Diagne A. 2007. In-situ conservation of crop biodiversity: measurement and monitoring with applications to rice biodiversity in West Africa. Presented at the 7th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economists, June 5–8, 2007. Leipzig, Germany.

Diagne A, Arsene KK, Abi MI and RG Guei. 2001. The impact of modern varieties on rice biodiversity. In: Economic Analyses of Agricultural technologies and Rural Institutions in West Africa: Achievement, Challenges and Application to Rice Farming Research. Proceeding of a workshop organized by the Japanese International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS). July 12–13, 2001. Tsukuba, Japan. Paper also presented at the African Evaluation Association Conference, Agricultural Research and Development Strand. June 10–14, 2002. Nairobi, Kenya.

Kijima Y, Otsuka K and D Sserunkuuma. 2006. Assessing the impact of a new technology on poverty reduction: the case of NERICA in Uganda. Presented at the mini-symposium “New Technology Development to reduce hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa” organized for the 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists. August 12–18, 2006.

Kinkingninhoun-Mêdagbé FM, Diagne A, Agboh-Noameshie AR and PY Adégbola. 2005. Gender differentiated impact of collective action governance in semi-collective irrigated rice schemes in Benin. In revision for Agriculture and Human Values (paper originally accepted for presentation at the International Research Workshop on Gender and Collective Action. 17–21 October 2005, Chiang Mai, Thailand). Also presented at the 2nd AAAE conference. 19–22 August, 2007.

Reviews

Diagne A. 2002. Impact Assessment: A Synthesis of Recent Methodological Developments. Proceedings of the CORAF/WECARD workshop on the institutionalization of Impact Assessment in Agricultural Research in West and Central Africa. Somone, Senegal. March 26–29, 2002.

Lançon F and A Kassam. 2000. Overview of WARDA impact assessment functions, mechanisms and selected activities. A note prepared for TAC/SPIA Workshop on Impact Assessment. 3–5 May 2000. FAO, Rome.