Impact from investments in crop breeding: the case of Okashana 1 in Namibia
1999
Rohrbach, D.D. | Lechner, W.R. | Ipinge, S.A. | Monyo, E.S.
The pearl millet variety Okashana 1 is grown on almost 50 percent of the national pearl millet area of Namibia. ICRISAT and the Government of Namibia jointly obtained a 50 percent internal rate of return to public investments in the development and dissemination of this variety. The net present value of this return was more than US$ 11 million in 1998. Close collaboration between ICRISAT and Namibian breeders and strong links with the Namibian farming community reduced research costs and speeded variety adoption. Continuing collaboration between the three partners led to the release of two additional pearl millet varieties in 1998. Both the new varieties have highly favorable prospects for adoption
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