Seed certification, certified seeds use and yield outcomes in Nigeria: Insights from nationally-representative farm panel data and seed company location data

Hiroyuki Takeshima, Catherine Ragasa, Temilolu Bamiwuye, Kwaw S. Andam, David Spielman, Hyacinth O. Edeh, Adetunji Fasoranti, Beliyou Haile, Chibuzo Nwagboso, Lucky O. Omoigui, Tahirou Abdoulaye, P. Lava Kumar and Tesfamicheal Wossen

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 224, issue C

Abstract: Despite the importance of enhanced seed quality to agricultural productivity growth, evidence remains scarce regarding the nature and possible drivers of returns to formal sector quality assurance systems, including certified seeds production in countries like Nigeria that focus significantly on the formal-sector seed systems.

Keywords: Certified seeds; Seed company headquarter locations; Panel data analyses; Instrumental variable methods; Grains and legumes; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104268

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