UNDP project indicates positive impacts of NERICA

In Benin, NERICA adoption resulted
in a 6% increase in school attendance, 14% increase in the gender parity index,
and an increase of 11,400 CFA (about $20) in school expenditure per child.
These were some of the findings from impact studies on NERICA adoption that
were shared with research partners at the concluding workshop of the project on “The Research on Inter-specific Hybridization