319
Mozambique, 88, 99–100, 106–108, 116,
142–143
Multicollinearity, 180, 208
Multinational corporation (MNC), 72, 73
Multiple regression models, 205
Multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs), 7–8, 201,
267–268, 272–275
N
National Agricultural Information Services
(NAIS), 292, 294
National Agricultural Research System
(NARS), 89, 103
National Forestry Authority (NFA), 271
National meteorological agencies, 24
National Smallholder Farmers Association of
Malawi (NASFAM), 295
National Variety Release Standing Committee, 83
Natural resource management, 188
Nearest neighbour matching, 182–183
New and orphan crops (NOC), 113–115,
120–124
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), 93,
179–181, 216, 229, 271, 284, 297
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs), 219, 223
Nutritional deficiencies, 247
Nutrition-sensitive, 248–253
Nutritious foods, 120, 123, 247–250, 252
Nyandarua, 8, 236–244
O
On-farm testing, 128, 134, 136
Open-pollinated varieties (OPVs), 79, 80
Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP), 100,
106–107
Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), 72
Oshiwambo, 188, 190
Outbreaks, 30–32
P
Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA),
95, 250
Participatory approach, 6, 163, 171, 237,
274–275
Participatory breeding, 135
Participatory evaluation, 128, 156, 160
Participatory protocol, 164
Participatory variety selection (PVS), 82, 134
Partnership, 8, 80, 95, 230, 252, 258, 290,
293–296
Performance, 7, 47, 75, 83–84, 104, 107, 127,
129, 132, 148, 155, 160, 163, 170, 259,
261–262, 284
Plackett-Luce (PL) model, 130
Plant breeding, 6, 68, 72, 73, 77, 121, 134, 135
Plant spacing, 160
Policy, 3, 5, 8, 16, 85, 89, 148, 170, 187, 202,
231, 243, 248, 267, 270–275, 293–294,
301, 303, 307, 310
Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation
(PACCA), 268
Policymakers, 160, 169, 230, 267, 289
Potato, 45, 59, 89, 99–109, 116–119, 237–238,
251–252
Poverty, 16, 123, 153, 175–176, 187–188, 211,
215–223, 225, 260, 302, 306
Precipitation, 5, 16–21, 23–24, 29–32, 40–43,
52, 67, 80, 101–103, 154, 159, 163,
238–239, 302, 347
Prioritisation, 35, 136, 164, 225
Private-sector, 6, 8, 68–69, 72, 74–75, 77, 85,
89, 91, 95–96, 101, 104, 227–229,
231–232, 235, 242, 250, 252–253,
257–258, 261–262, 275, 283, 292,
295–298, 311
Proactiveness, 202, 203, 205–210
Probability distributions, 130
Process innovation, 202, 206, 207
Product innovation, 202
Production costs, 95
Productivity, 3, 6, 7, 10, 21–22, 33, 35, 39, 43,
47, 49, 75, 80, 85, 99, 101, 104–106,
124, 129, 134, 142–143, 148, 154–155,
157–158, 164–166, 168–169, 176,
189–190, 229–232, 235, 237, 247,
249–250, 258, 260, 262, 308
Professional Insurance Company of Zambia
(PICZ), 293
Progress out of Poverty Indicator (PPI), 217
Projected climate changes, 23, 41, 43
Propensity score matching (PSM),
177–179, 182
Pseudo-R 2 value, 180
Public extension systems, 278
Public financial support, 277
Public-private partnerships (PPP), 6, 72–73,
91, 95, 252–253, 302
Q
Quality Declared Seeds (QDS), 135
Quantitative meta-analysis, 149
Quantitative scales, 171
Quantitative trait loci (QTLs), 135
Index
Mozambique, 88, 99–100, 106–108, 116,
142–143
Multicollinearity, 180, 208
Multinational corporation (MNC), 72, 73
Multiple regression models, 205
Multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs), 7–8, 201,
267–268, 272–275
N
National Agricultural Information Services
(NAIS), 292, 294
National Agricultural Research System
(NARS), 89, 103
National Forestry Authority (NFA), 271
National meteorological agencies, 24
National Smallholder Farmers Association of
Malawi (NASFAM), 295
National Variety Release Standing Committee, 83
Natural resource management, 188
Nearest neighbour matching, 182–183
New and orphan crops (NOC), 113–115,
120–124
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), 93,
179–181, 216, 229, 271, 284, 297
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs), 219, 223
Nutritional deficiencies, 247
Nutrition-sensitive, 248–253
Nutritious foods, 120, 123, 247–250, 252
Nyandarua, 8, 236–244
O
On-farm testing, 128, 134, 136
Open-pollinated varieties (OPVs), 79, 80
Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP), 100,
106–107
Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), 72
Oshiwambo, 188, 190
Outbreaks, 30–32
P
Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA),
95, 250
Participatory approach, 6, 163, 171, 237,
274–275
Participatory breeding, 135
Participatory evaluation, 128, 156, 160
Participatory protocol, 164
Participatory variety selection (PVS), 82, 134
Partnership, 8, 80, 95, 230, 252, 258, 290,
293–296
Performance, 7, 47, 75, 83–84, 104, 107, 127,
129, 132, 148, 155, 160, 163, 170, 259,
261–262, 284
Plackett-Luce (PL) model, 130
Plant breeding, 6, 68, 72, 73, 77, 121, 134, 135
Plant spacing, 160
Policy, 3, 5, 8, 16, 85, 89, 148, 170, 187, 202,
231, 243, 248, 267, 270–275, 293–294,
301, 303, 307, 310
Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation
(PACCA), 268
Policymakers, 160, 169, 230, 267, 289
Potato, 45, 59, 89, 99–109, 116–119, 237–238,
251–252
Poverty, 16, 123, 153, 175–176, 187–188, 211,
215–223, 225, 260, 302, 306
Precipitation, 5, 16–21, 23–24, 29–32, 40–43,
52, 67, 80, 101–103, 154, 159, 163,
238–239, 302, 347
Prioritisation, 35, 136, 164, 225
Private-sector, 6, 8, 68–69, 72, 74–75, 77, 85,
89, 91, 95–96, 101, 104, 227–229,
231–232, 235, 242, 250, 252–253,
257–258, 261–262, 275, 283, 292,
295–298, 311
Proactiveness, 202, 203, 205–210
Probability distributions, 130
Process innovation, 202, 206, 207
Product innovation, 202
Production costs, 95
Productivity, 3, 6, 7, 10, 21–22, 33, 35, 39, 43,
47, 49, 75, 80, 85, 99, 101, 104–106,
124, 129, 134, 142–143, 148, 154–155,
157–158, 164–166, 168–169, 176,
189–190, 229–232, 235, 237, 247,
249–250, 258, 260, 262, 308
Professional Insurance Company of Zambia
(PICZ), 293
Progress out of Poverty Indicator (PPI), 217
Projected climate changes, 23, 41, 43
Propensity score matching (PSM),
177–179, 182
Pseudo-R 2 value, 180
Public extension systems, 278
Public financial support, 277
Public-private partnerships (PPP), 6, 72–73,
91, 95, 252–253, 302
Q
Quality Declared Seeds (QDS), 135
Quantitative meta-analysis, 149
Quantitative scales, 171
Quantitative trait loci (QTLs), 135
Index