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The Genetic and Economic Impact of the University of Arkansas's Rice Breeding Program: 1983-2007

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

L. Lanier Nalley ,
Karen A. Moldenhauer  and
Nate Lyman
L. Lanier Nalley
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Karen A. Moldenhauer
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Rice Research and Extension Center, Stuttgart, AR
Nate Lyman
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
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Abstract

This study estimates the proportion of rice yield increase in University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture's (UofA) released rice cultivars that are attributable to genetic improvements through the University's breeding program. Test plot data from eight UofA experiment stations were used to quantify the yield increases and potential yield growth decreases over time. In addition to quantifying the yield and yield variance evolution at the UofA, this study also calculates the economic benefits of the UofA rice breeding program. Results indicated that by releasing modern rice cultivars, the UofA rice breeding program increased average producer yield by 0.68 bu/ac annually. During the last decade, 1997-2007, the average annual economic benefits were 34.3 million (2007) dollars. When accounting for the spillover of UofA rice varieties to neighboring states the average annual economic benefit of the breeding program increases to 46.7 million (2007) dollars.

Keywords

economic impact of technological changeJust and Popepublic rice breedingO13O32Q16
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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , February 2011 , pp. 131 - 142
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2011

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