Is closing the agricultural yield gap a “risky” endeavor?

Nicolas Gatti, Michael Cecil, Kathy Baylis, Lyndon Estes, Jordan Blekking, Thomas Heckelei, Noemi Vergopolan and Tom Evans

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 208, issue C

Abstract: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the climatic and biophysical potential to grow the crops it needs to meet rapidly growing food demand; however, agricultural productivity remains low. While potential maize yields in Zambia are 9 t per hectare (t/ha), the average farmer produces only 1–2.

Keywords: Yield gaps; Productivity; Risk; Agricultural inputs; Weather shocks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103657

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