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Returns to wheat breeding research in Nepal
Author(s) -
Morris Michael L.,
Dubin H.J.,
Pokhrel Thaneswar
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.29
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1574-0862
pISSN - 0169-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-0862.1994.tb00308.x
Subject(s) - green revolution , germplasm , agriculture , investment (military) , spillover effect , agricultural economics , rate of return , agronomy , economics , biology , political science , ecology , finance , politics , law , microeconomics
Returns to investment in wheat breeding research in Nepal were estimated for two periods: (1) the Green Revolution period (1960–1990), when modern semidwarf wheat varieties first appeared and spread throughout the country, and (2) the post‐Green Revolution period (after 1990), when first‐generation modern varieties will be replaced by newer materials. Major benefits of the Nepalese wheat breeding program have included maintenance of disease resistance and faster dissemination of exotic germplasm. Attractive rates of return to investment in wheat breeding have been due in part to Nepal's ability to capture spillover benefits from neighboring countries and from international agricultural research centers.