Alene, A.    

Firstname:A. 
Surname:Alene 
Email:a.alene@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 
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2025

Does social capital influence the intensity of conservation agriculture adoption among smallholder farmers in Malawi?, Mathanda, H.*, Pangapanga-Phiri, I.*, Hirpa Tufa, A., Mangisoni, J.*, Alene, A., Ngoma, H., Phiri, H. H.* and Chikoye, D., in: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, volume 26, number -: 100630, pages 1-13, ISSN 2665-9727, 2025. [DOI]
 

2024

Unanswered questions and unquestioned answers: the challenges of crop residue retention and weed control in Conservation Agriculture systems of southern Africa, Thierfelder, C., Mhlanga, B., Ngoma, H., Marenya, P., Matin, M. A., Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A. and Chikoye, D., in: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, volume 39, number -: e7, pages 1-16, ISSN 1742-1705, 2024. [DOI]
 
Assessing the speed of improved postharvest technology adoption in Tanzania: The role of social learning and agricultural extension services, Manda, J., Feleke, S., Mutungi, C.*, Hirpa Tufa, A., Bekunda, M., Abdoulaye, T. and Alene, A., in: Technological Forecasting & Social Change, volume 202, number -: 123306, pages 1-14, ISSN 0040-1625, 2024. [DOI]
 
Does social capital influence adoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers in Malawi?, Mathanda, H.*, Pangapanga-Phiri, I.*, Hirpa Tufa, A., Mangisoni, J.*, Alene, A. and Chikoye, D., 2024.
 
Too fast or too slow: the speed and persistence of adoption of conservation agriculture in southern Africa, Ngoma, H., Marenya, P., Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Matin, M. A., Thierfelder, C. and Chikoye, D., in: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, volume 208, number -: 123689, pages 1-14, ISSN 0040-1625, 2024. [DOI]
 
Estimating seed demand in the presence of market frictions: evidence from an auction experiment in Nigeria, Assfaw Wossen, T., Spielman, D., Alene, A. and Abdoulaye, T., in: Journal of Development Economics, volume 167, number -: 103242, pages 1-17, ISSN 0304-3878, 2024. [DOI]
 
Eliciting Near-future market segments for cowpea in west Africa: poster presentation, Gbegbelegbe, S., Alabi, T. R., Alene, A., Batieno, B. J.*, Boukar, O., Bourema, K.*, Compaore, E.*, Diallo, S.*, Fankou, M.*, Fatokun, C., Gonne, S.*, Ibro, G.*, Iorlamen, T.*, Martey, E.*, Muungani, D., Omoigui, L., Ongom, P. O., Owusu, E. Y.*, Poda, L. S.*, Shuaibu, H.*, Souleymane, A.*, Tengey, T. K.* and Umar, M. L.*, 2024.
 
Strategic Foresight analysis of droughts in southern Africa and implications for food security, Gbegbelegbe, S., Chikoye, D., Alene, A., Boahen, S. and Chigeza, G., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 7, number -: 1159901, pages 1-23, ISSN 2571-581X, 2024. [DOI]
 
Understanding adoption of conservation agriculture practices in Southern Africa: insights from household and community surveys and their implication for scaling: a synthesis report..., Chikoye, D., Alene, A., Hirpa Tufa, A., Ngoma, H., Marenya, P. and Thierfelder, C., 2024.
 
Multi-dimensional impact assessment for priority setting of agricultural technologies: An application of TOPSIS for the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Gbegbelegbe, S., Alene, A., Swamikannu, N. and Frija, A., in: PLoS ONE, volume 19, number 11: 0314007, pages 1-35, ISSN 1932-6203, 2024. [DOI]
 
Effects of site-specific fertilizer recommendations and integrated soil fertility management practices on crop yields and incomes in the Ethiopian highlands: baseline report, Alene, A., Assfaw Wossen, T., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Tigabie, A. and Desta, G., 2024.
 

2023

Assessing the crop productivity and household welfare effects of adopting certified seeds of improved cassava varieties in Uganda, Ahimbisibwe, B. P.*, Morton, J. F., Feleke, S., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Wellard, K., Mungatana, E.*, Bua, A.*, Asfaw, S. and Manyong, V., in: Agrekon, volume 62, number 2, pages 164-177, ISSN 0303-1853, 2023. [DOI]
 
Smallholder farmers' willingness to pay for two-wheel tractor-based mechanisation services in Zambia and Zimbabwe, Ngoma, H., Marenya, P., Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Chipindu, L., Martin, M. A., Thierfelder, C. and Chikoye, D., in: Journal of International Development, pages 1-22, ISSN 0954-1748, 2023. [DOI]
 
Analysis of adoption of conservation agriculture practices in southern Africa: mixed-methods approach, Hirpa Tufa, A., Kanyamuka, J. S., Alene, A., Ngoma, H., Marenya, P., Thierfelder, C., Banda, H. and Chikoye, D., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 7, number -: 1151876, pages 1-25, ISSN 2571-581X, 2023. [DOI]
 
Drivers of transformation of the maize sector in Nigeria, Assfaw Wossen, T., Menkir, A., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Ajala, S., Badu-Apraku, B., Gedil, M., Mengesha Abera, W. and Meseka, S. K., in: Global Food Security, volume 38, number -: 100713, pages 1-12, ISSN 2211-9124, 2023. [DOI]
 
The income and food security impacts of soil and water conservation technologies in Tanzania, Manda, J., Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Swai, E.*, Muthoni, F. K., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. and Bekunda, M., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 7, number -: 1146678, pages 1-11, ISSN 2571-581X, 2023. [DOI]
 
Willingness to pay for agricultural mechanization services by smallholder farmers in Malawi, Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Ngoma, H., Marenya, P., Manda, J., Matin, M. A., Thierfelder, C. and Chikoye, D., in: Agribusiness, volume 40, number 1, pages 248-276, ISSN 0742-4477, 2023. [DOI]
 

2022

Prioritizing international agricultural research investments: lessons from a global multi-crop assessment, Pemsl, D., Staver, C., Hareau, G., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Kleinwechter, U. and Labarta, R., in: Research Policy, volume 51, number -: 104473, pages 1-15, ISSN 0048-7333, 2022. [DOI]
 
Plot-level impacts of improved lentil varieties in Bangladesh, Yigezu, Y. A., Rahman, M. W.*, El-Shater, T., Alene, A., Sarker, A., Kumar, S. and Frija, A., in: PloS ONE, volume 17, number 1: e0262146, pages 1-17, ISSN 1932-6203, 2022. [DOI]
 
The effect of land inheritance on youth migration and employment decisions in Rwanda, Byishimo, P.*, Hirpa Tufa, A., Yami, M.*, Alene, A., Feleke, S., Abdoulaye, T. and Manyong, V., in: Sustainability, volume 14, number 9: 5404, pages 1-14, ISSN 2071-1050, 2022. [DOI]
 
Gender differences in technology adoption and agricultural productivity: evidence from Malawi, Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Cole, S. M., Manda, J., Feleke, S., Abdoulaye, T., Chikoye, D. and Manyong, V., in: World Development, volume 159, number -: 106027, pages 1-15, ISSN 0305-750X, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

The poverty impacts of improved soybean technologies in Malawi, Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Manda, J., Feleke, S., Assfaw Wossen, T., Akinwale, M. G., Chikoye, D. and Manyong, V., in: Agrekon, pages 1-20, ISSN 0303-1853, 2021. [DOI]
 

2020

Rural transformation and the future of cereal-based agri-food systems, Kruseman, G., Mottaleb, K. A., Tesfaye, K., Bairagi, S., Robertson, R., Mandiaye, D., Frija, A., Gbegbelegbe, S., Alene, A. and Prager, S. D., in: Global Food Security, volume 26, number -: 100441, pages 1-9, ISSN 2211-9124, 2020. [DOI]
 
Household welfare impacts of an agricultural innovation platform in Uganda, Ahimbisibwe, B. P.*, Morton, J. F., Feleke, S., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Wellard, K., Mungatana, E.*, Bua, A.*, Asfaw, S. and Manyong, V., in: Food and Energy Security, volume 9, number -: e225, pages 1-18, ISSN 2048-3694, 2020. [DOI]
 
Potential returns to yam research investment in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, Mignouna, D., Akinola, A., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Manyong, V., Maroya, N., Aighewi, B., Kumar, P. L., Balogun, M., Lopez-Montes, A ., Rees, D. and Asiedu, R., in: Outlook on Agriculture, volume 49, number 3, pages 215-224, ISSN 0030-7270, 2020. [DOI]
 
Does cooperative membership increase and accelerate agricultural technology adoption? Empirical evidence from Zambia, Manda, J., Khonje, M., Alene, A., Hirpa Tufa, A., Abdoulaye, T., Mutenje, M., Setimela, P. S. and Manyong, V., in: Technological Forecasting & Social Change, volume 158, number -: 120160, pages 1-12, ISSN 0040-1625, 2020. [DOI]
 
The effects of foreign direct investment on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community, Mkombe, D.*, Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Manda, J., Feleke, S., Abdoulaye, T. and Manyong, V., in: Development Southern Africa, pages 1-16, ISSN 0376-835X, 2020. [DOI]
 
Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa?, Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Ainembabazi, J., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Feleke, S., Nziguheba, G., Khonje, M., Mignouna, D., Okafor, C., Njukwe, E., van Asten, P.*, Mapatano, S.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Manyong, V., in: Food and Energy Security, volume 9, number 3: e205, pages 1-19, ISSN 2048-3694, 2020. [DOI]
 
Market participation, household food security, and income: the case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria, Manda, J., Alene, A., Hirpa Tufa, A., Feleke, S., Abdoulaye, T., Omoigui, L. and Manyong, V., in: Food and Energy Security, number -: e211, pages 1-17, ISSN 2048-3694, 2020. [DOI]
 

2019

Examining the relationship between farm size and productive efficiency: a Bayesian directional distance function approach, Khataza, R., Hailu, A., Doole, G. J., Kragt, M. E. and Alene, A., in: Agricultural Economics, volume 50, pages 237-246, ISSN 0169-5150, 2019. [DOI]
 
African rural youth engagement in agribusiness: achievements, limitations, and lessons, Yami, M.*, Feleke, S., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Bamba, Z. and Manyong, V., in: Sustainability, volume 11, number -:185, pages 1-15, ISSN 2071-1050, 2019. [DOI]
 
Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification, Assfaw Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Nguimkeu, P., Feleke, S., Rabbi, I. Y., Haile, M. G. and Manyong, V., in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, volume 101, number 1, pages 1-16, ISSN 0002-9092, 2019. [DOI]
 
Socio-economic factors and smallholder cassava farmers' access to credit in south-western Nigeria, Awotide, B.*, Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A. and Manyong, V., in: Tropicultura, volume 37, number 1, pages 1-10, ISSN 0771-3312, 2019. [DOI]
 
Agricultural technology adoption and household welfare: measurement and evidence, Assfaw Wossen, T., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Feleke, S. and Manyong, V., in: Food Policy, pages 1-9, ISSN 0306-9192, 2019. [DOI]
 
The productivity and income effects of adoption of improved soybean varieties and agronomic practices in Malawi, Hirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Manda, J., Akinwale, M. G., Chikoye, D., Feleke, S., Assfaw Wossen, T. and Manyong, V., in: World Development, volume 124, pages 1-10, ISSN 0305-750X, 2019. [DOI]
 
Adoption and ex-post impacts of improved cowpea varieties on productivity and net returns in Nigeria, Manda, J., Alene, A., Hirpa Tufa, A., Abdoulaye, T., Kamara, A., Olufajo, O.*, Boukar, O. and Manyong, V., in: Journal of Agricultural Economics, pages 1-19, ISSN 0021-857X, 2019. [DOI]
 
Ex-ante evaluation of promising soybean innovations for sub-Saharan Africa, Gbegbelegbe, S., Alene, A., Kamara, A., Wiebe, K., Manyong, V., Abdoulaye, T. and Mkandawire, P., in: Food and Energy Security, pages 1-16, ISSN 2048-3694, 2019. [DOI]
 
The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: a counterfactual analysis, Manda, J., Alene, A., Hirpa Tufa, A., Abdoulaye, T., Assfaw Wossen, T., Chikoye, D. and Manyong, V., in: World Development, volume 122, pages 261-271, ISSN 0305-750X, 2019. [DOI]
 

2018

Adoption and welfare impacts of multiple agricultural technologies: evidence from eastern Zambia, Khonje, M., Manda, J., Mkandawire, P., Hirpa Tufa, A. and Alene, A., in: Agricultural Economics, volume 49, number 5, pages 599-609, ISSN 0169-5150, 2018. [DOI]
 
Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in central Africa, Ainembabazi, J. H., Abdoulaye, T., Feleke, S., Alene, A., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Ndayisaba, P. C.*, Hicintuka, C.*, Mapatano, S.* and Manyong, V., in: World Development, volume 108, pages 28-46, ISSN 0305-750X, 2018. [DOI]
 
Impact of improved maize varieties on food security in eastern Zambia: a doubly robust analysis, Manda, J., Gardebroek, C., Kuntashula, E.* and Alene, A., in: Review of Development Economics, pages 1-20, ISSN 1363-6669, 2018. [DOI]
 
"Estimating the productivity impacts of technology adoption in the presence of misclassification" - author response to comment, Assfaw Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Nguimkeu, P., Feleke, S., Rabbi, I. Y., Haile, M. G. and Manyong, V., in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, pages 1, ISSN 0002-9092, 2018. [DOI]
 
Poverty reduction effects of agricultural technology adoption: the case of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria, Assfaw Wossen, T., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Feleke, S., Rabbi, I. Y. and Manyong, V., in: Journal of Agricultural Economics, pages 1-16, ISSN 0021-857X, 2018. [DOI]
 
Identifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: the case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Rusike, J.*, Labarta, R., Creamer, B., del Rio, M., Ceballos, H. and Becerra, L. A., in: PLoS ONE, volume 13, number 8: e0201803, pages 1-18, ISSN 1932-6203, 2018. [DOI]
 

2017

Impact assessment report of YIIFSWA project: raising household income, improving food security and reducing poverty in Ghana, Mignouna, D., Maroya, N., Aighewi, B., Kumar, P. L., Abdoulaye, T., Akinola, A., Otabil, P., Braimah, H., Alene, A., Manyong, V. and Asiedu, R., Booklet, 2017.
 
Impact assessment report of YIIFSWA project: raising household income, improving food security and reducing poverty in Nigeria, Mignouna, D., Maroya, N., Aighewi, B., Kumar, P. L., Akinribido, B., Ikeorgu, J.*, Abdoulaye, T., Akinola, A., Alene, A., Manyong, V. and Asiedu, R., YIIFSWA impact assessment report, 2017.
 
The cassava monitoring survey in Nigeria: final report, Assfaw Wossen, T., Girma Tessema, G., Abdoulaye, T., Rabbi, I. Y., Olanrewaju, A., Bentley, J. W.*, Alene, A., Feleke, S., Kulakow, P., Asumugha, G.*, Abass, A., Tokula, M.* and Manyong, V., 2017.
 
Measuring the impacts of adaptation strategies to drought stress: the case of drought tolerant maize varieties, Assfaw Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Feleke, S., Menkir, A. and Manyong, V., in: Journal of Environmental Management, volume 203, number 1, pages 106-113, ISSN 0301-4797, 2017. [DOI]
 
Impacts of extension access and cooperative membership on technology adoption and household welfare, Assfaw Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Haile, M. G., Feleke, S., Olanrewaju, A. and Manyong, V., in: Journal of Rural Studies, volume 54, pages 223-233, ISSN 0743-0167, 2017. [DOI]
 
Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program, Assfaw Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Feleke, S., Ricker-Gilbert, J., Manyong, V. and Awotide, B. A., in: World Development, volume 97, pages 251-265, ISSN 0305-750X, 2017. [DOI]
 
Welfare impacts of improved groundnut varieties in eastern Zambia: a heterogeneous treatment effects approach, Manda, J., Khonje, M., Alene, A. and Gondwe, T., in: Agrekon, pages 1-17, ISSN 0303-1853, 2017. [DOI]
 
Adoption and impacts of sustainable intensification practices in Ghana, Kotu, B. H., Alene, A., Manyong, V., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. and Larbi, A., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, volume 15, number 5, pages 539-554, ISSN 1473-5903, 2017. [DOI]
 
Ex-ante welfare impacts of adopting maize-soybean rotation in eastern Zambia, Manda, J., Alene, A., Mukuma, C.* and Chikoye, D., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 249, pages 22-30, ISSN 0167-8809, 2017. [DOI]
 

2016

Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties, Manda, J., Gardebroek, C., Khonje, M., Alene, A., Mutenje, M. and Kassie, M., in: Food Security, volume 8, number 1, pages 239-253, ISSN 1876-4517, 2016. [DOI]
 
Constraints in adopting improved technologies for maize cultivation: the case of Africa, Abdoulaye, T., Bamire, A. S.*, Akinola, A. A.*, Alene, A., Menkir, A. and Manyong, V., volume 1, pages 1-30, chapter 18, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, ISBN 9781786760081, 2016.
 
Non-farm activities and adoption of improved cassava and beans varieties in south-Kivu, DR Congo, Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Manyong, V., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Amato, M. S.*, Ainembabazi, J. H., Mignouna, D. and Okafor, C., in: Tropicultura, volume 34, number 3, pages 262-275, ISSN 0771-3312, 2016.
 
Assessing the impacts of cassava technology on poverty reduction in Africa, Feleke, S., Manyong, V., Abdoulaye, T. and Alene, A., in: Studies in Agricultural Economics, volume 118, number 2, pages 101-111, ISSN 1418-2106, 2016. [DOI]
 
Impact evaluation protocols for agricultural projects: the case of Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa; YIIFSWA working paper series, No. 7, Mignouna, D., Akinola, A., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Maroya, N., Aighewi, B., Wobill, T. and Asiedu, R., YIIFSWA working paper series, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, ISBN 978-978-8444-67-1, 2016.
 

2015

Factors influencing the use of selected inputs in yam production in Nigeria and Ghana, Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Akinola, A., Alene, A. and Nweke, F., in: Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, volume 116, number 2, pages 131-142, ISSN 1612-9830, 2015.
 
A microeconometric analysis of household consumption expenditure determinants in yam-growing areas of Nigeria and Ghana, Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Manyong, V., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Ainembabazi, J. H. and Asiedu, R., in: Tropicultura, volume 33, number 3, pages 226-237, ISSN 0771-3312, 2015.
 
Varietal adoption, outcomes and impact., Walker, T. S., Alwang, J., Alene, A., Ndjuenga, J., Labarta, R., Yigezu, Y., Diagne, A., Andrade, R., Andriatsitohaina, R. M., De Groote, H., Mausch, K., Yirga, C.*, Simtowe, F., Katungi, E., Jogo, W., Jaleta, M., Pandey, S. and Charyulu, D., pages 388-405, chapter 19, CGIAR and CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-401-1, 2015. [DOI]
 
Analysis of adoption and impacts of improved maize varieties in Eastern Zambia, Khonje, M., Manda, J., Alene, A. and Kassie, M., in: World Development, volume 66, pages 695-706, ISSN 0305-750X, 2015. [DOI]
 
Adoption and impacts of sustainable agricultural practices on maize yields and incomes: evidence from rural Zambia, Manda, J., Alene, A., Gardebroek, C., Kassie, M. and Tembo, G.*, in: Journal of Agricultural Economics, pages 1-24, ISSN 0021-857X, 2015. [DOI]
 
Impact of agricultural technology adoption on asset ownership: the case of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria, Awotide, B.*, Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T. and Manyong, V., in: Food Security, volume 7, number 6, pages 1239-1258, ISSN 1876-4517, 2015. [DOI]
 
Varietal generation and output, Walker, T. S., Alene, A., Ndjuenga, J., Labarta, R., Yigezu, Y., Diagne, A., Andrade, R., Andriatsitohaina, R. M., De Groote, H., Mausch, K., Yirga, C.*, Simtowe, F., Katungi, E., Jogo, W., Jaleta, M., Pandey, S. and Charyulu, D., pages 370-387, chapter 18, CGIAR and CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-401-1, 2015. [DOI]
 
The effectiveness of crop improvement programmes from the perspectives of varietal output and adoption: cassava, cowpea, soybean and yam in sub-Saharan Africa and maize in West and Central Africa, Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Rusike, J.*, Manyong, V. and Walker, T. S., pages 74-122, chapter 6, CGIAR and CABI, ISBN 978 1 78064 401 1, 2015.
 

2014

Awareness and adoption of improved cassava varieties and processing technologies in Nigeria, Abdoulaye, T., Abass, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Tarawali, G., Okechukwu, R., Rusike, J., Alene, A., Manyong, V. and Ayedun, B., in: Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, volume 6, number 2, pages 67-75, ISSN 2006-9774, 2014. [DOI]
 
Does a cassava research-for-development program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rusike, J., Mahungu, N., Lukombo, S., Kendenga, T, Bidiaka, S., Alene, A., Lema, A.* and Manyong, V., in: Food Policy, volume 46, pages 193-204, ISSN 0306-9192, 2014. [DOI]
 
The effect of agricultural extension service on the technical efficiency of Teff (Eragrostistef) producers in Ethiopia, Elias, A., Nohmi, M., Yasunobu, K., Ishida, A. and Alene, A., in: American Journal of Applied Sciences, volume 11, number 2, pages 223-239, ISSN 1546-9239, 2014.
 
Baseline protocols: the case of Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project; YIIFSWA working paper series No. 4, Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Akinola, A. and Maroya, N., YIIFSWA working paper series, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-978-8444-38-1, 2014.
 
Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria, Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Asiedu, R. and Manyong, V., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-978-8444-46-6, 2014.
 
Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Ghana, Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Asiedu, R. and Manyong, V., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-978-8444-45-9, 2014.
 
Towards a research agenda on tracking the contribution of agricultural research to poverty reduction in Africa: the case of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Rusike, J.*, Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Ainembabazi, J. H., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Coulibaly, O., Gockowski, J. and Manyong, V., 2014.
 
Assessing the extent and determinants of adoption of improved cassava varieties in south-western Nigeria, Awotide, B.*, Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A. and Manyong, V., in: Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, volume 6, number 9, pages 376-385, ISSN 2006-9774, 2014. [DOI]
 
Strategic Assessment of Yam Research Priorities. RTB working paper 2014-3, Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Rusike, J. and Akinola, A., RTB working paper 2014-3, 2014.
 
Results of a global online expert survey: major constraints, opportunities, and trends for yam production and marketing and priorities for future RTB yam research. RTB working paper 2014-4, Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Rusike, J. and Akinola, A., RTB working paper 2014-4, 2014.
 
Measuring the effectiveness of crop improvement research in sub-Saharan Africa from the perspectives of varietal output, adoption, and change: 20 crops, 30 Countries, and 1150 cultivars in farmers' fields, Walker, T., Alene, A., Ndjeunga, J., Labarta, R., Yigezu, Y., Diagne, A., Andrade, R., Andriatsitohaina, R. M., De Groote, H., Mausch, K., Yirga, C.*, Simtowe, F., Katungi, E., Jogo, W., Jaleta, M. and Pandey, S. J., 2014.
 

2013

Priorities for research of a global cassava program in sub-Saharan Africa: perspectives of scientists and farmers, Rusike, J., Abdoulaye, T., Hareau, G., Kleinwechter, U., Creamer, B., Pemsl, D., Kirscht, H. and Alene, A., Abstract, P. 251 in the book of abstracts and programme of the 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB), 30 - 5, October, Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Global, regional and local drivers of change in cassava value chains in selected countries in Africa: Implications for upgrading smallholder systems, Rusike, J., Adebayo, A., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Bowser, W. and Manyong, V., Abstract, P. 250 in the book of abstracts and programme of the 12th Triennial Symposium of International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB), 30 - 5, October, Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Economic analysis of yam seed tuber systems in Nigeria, Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Aighewi, B., Pelemo, O., Akoroda, M. and Asiedu, R., Abstract in P. 91 in Abstract of papers of the International Confernece on Tropical Roots and Tubers for Sustainable Livelihood under changing agro-climate (ICTRT) 9-12 July, Hotel Mascot, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 2013.
 
Comparative cost and profit analysis of yam production in Nigeria and Ghana, Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Asiedu, R., Manyong, V. and Leke, W., Abstract, P. 45 in the program and book of abstracts of the First Global Conference on Yam 'to harness research innovations to unleash the potential of yam', 3-6 October, Accra, Ghana, 2013.
 
Economic analysis of seed yam production systems in Nigeria, Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Aighewi, B., Pelemo, O., Manyong, V., Asiedu, R. and Akoroda, M. O.*, in: Journal of Root Crops, volume 39, number 2, pages 221-229, ISSN 0378-2409, 2013.
 
Determinants of household food expenditure and implications for food security in rural yam farming communities in Nigeria and Ghana, Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A. and Asiedu, R., Abstract P. 93. in the book of programme and abstract of the 11th African Crop Science Society Conference, 14 - 17 October, Entebbe, Uganda, 2013.
 
Baseline characterization of production and markets, technologies and preferences, and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and communities affected by HIV/AIDS in Malawi, Alene, A., Khonje, M., Mwalughali, J., Chafuwa, C., Longwe, A., Khataza, R., Kapalasa, E., Madzorera, I., Gondwe, T., Mussagy, M., Ntawuruhunga, P., Boahen, S., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Chikoye, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, ISBN 978-978-8444-30-5, 2013.
 
Baseline characterization of production and markets, technologies and preferences, and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and communities affected by HIV/AIDS in Mozambique, Alene, A., Khonje, M., Mwalughali, J., Chafuwa, C., Longwe, A., Khataza, R., Kapalasa, E., Madzorera, I., Gondwe, T., Mussagy, M., Ntawuruhunga, P., Boahen, S., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Chikoye, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, ISBN 978-978-8444-29-9, 2013.
 
Baseline characterization of production and markets, technologies and preferences, and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and communities affected by HIV/AIDS in Swaziland, Alene, A., Khonje, M., Mwalughali, J., Chafuwa, C., Longwe, A., Khataza, R., Kapalasa, E., Madzorera, I., Gondwe, T., Mussagy, M., Ntawuruhunga, P., Boahen, S., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Chikoye, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, ISBN 978-978-8444-31-2, 2013.
 
Baseline characterization of production and markets, technologies and preferences, and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and communities affected by HIV/AIDS in Zambia, Alene, A., Khonje, M., Mwalughali, J., Chafuwa, C., Longwe, A., Khataza, R., Kapalasa, E., Madzorera, I., Gondwe, T., Mussagy, M., Ntawuruhunga, P., Boahen, S., Maziya-Dixon, B. and Chikoye, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, ISBN 978-978-8444-32-9, 2013.
 
Economic impacts of cassava research and extension in Malawi and Zambia, Alene, A., Khataza, R.*, Chibwana, C., Ntawuruhunga, P. and Moyo, C., in: Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, volume 5, number 11, pages 457-469, ISSN 2006-9774, 2013. [DOI]
 

2012

The impact of the emergency response to the outbreak of the cassava mosaic disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rusike, J., Mahungu, N., Lukombo, S., Kendenga, T, Bidiaka, S., Alene, A., Lema, A. and Manyong, V., in: Tropical Roots and Tuber Crops and the Challenges of Globalization and Climate Changes=Plantes a Racines et Tubercules Tropicales et les Defis de la Mondialisation et du Changement Climatique: Proceedings of the 11th triennial Symposium of the ISTRC-AB, pages 3-30, ISTRC-AB, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2012.
 
Baseline survey protocols: the case of YIIFSWA project in Ghana and Nigeria, Mignouna, D., Alene, A. and Asiedu, R., Abstract, P.91 in the Book of Abstracts, 16th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), 23 - 28, September, 2012.
 
Tropical grain legumes in Africa and South Asia: knowledge and opportunities, Abate, T., Alene, A., Bergvinson, D., Shiferaw, B., Silim, S., Orr, A. and Asfaw, S., Tropical Legumes II Project, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi- Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), ISBN 978-92-9066-544-1, 2012.
 
Targeting cowpea breeding and seed delivery efforts to enhance poverty impacts in sub-Saharan Africa, Coulibaly, O., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Chianu, J., Manyong, V., Aitchedji, C., Fatokun, C., Kamara, A., Boukar, O., Tefera, H., Boahen, S. and Chikoye, D., in: Innovative research along the cowpea value chain:proceedings of the Fifth World Cowpea Conference on improving livelihoods in science, held in Saly, Senegal, 27 september -1 October 2010, pages 358-368, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2012.
 
Economic impacts of cassava improvement in Malawi and Zambia, Alene, A., Khataza, R., Ntawuruhunga, P., Mahungu, N. and Jumbo, S., in: Tropical Roots and Tuber Crops and the Challenges of Globalization and Climate Changes. Proceedings of the 11th triennial Symposium of the ISTRC-AB, 4 to 8 October 2010, pages 68-77, ISTRC-AB, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2012.
 

2011

Assessing the participation of IITA in cassava processing activities in Nigeria, Abdoulaye, T., Abass, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Tarawali, G., Okechukwu, R., Rusike, J., Alene, A., Manyong, V. and Ayedun, B., in: Outcome and impact assessment at IITA: Issues and evidence. Proceedings of a mini-symposium on outcome and impact assessment at IITA., pages 8-10, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA, 2011.
 
Evaluating the effects of the cassava research-for-development approach: household evidence from Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rusike, J., Mahungu, N., Lukombo, S., Kendenga, T, Bidiaka, S., Alene, A., Lema, A., Manyong, V., Jumbo, S.*, Sandifolo, V.* and Malindi, G.*, in: Outcome and impact assessment at IITA: Issues and evidence. Proceedings of a mini-symposium on outcome and impact assessment at IITA, pages 11-13, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA, 2011.
 
Assessing farm-level limitations and potentials for organic agriculture by agro-ecological zones and development domains in northern Nigeria of West Africa, Olayide, O.*, Ikpi, A.*, Alene, A. and Akinyosoye, V.*, in: Journal of Human Ecology, volume 34, number 2, pages 75-85, ISSN 0970-9274, 2011.
 
Tropical Legumes in Africa and South Asia: knowledge and opportunities. Tropical legumes II project research report no. 1, Abate, T., Alene, A., Bergvinson, D., Shiferaw, B., Silim, S., Orr, A. and Asfaw, S., number 1, 2011.
 
IITA social science research agenda for the next decade, Manyong, V., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Rusike, J., Ouma, E., Yade, M., Coulibaly, O., Gockowski, J., Tegbaru, A. and Kirscht, H., Booklet, 2011.
 
New social science research agenda at IITA, Manyong, V., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Rusike, J., Ouma, E., Yade, M., Coulibaly, O., Gockowski, J., Tegbaru, A. and Kirscht, H., in: Outcome and impact assessment at IITA: Issues and evidence. Proceedings of a mini-symposium on outcome and impact assessment at IITA., pages 22-23, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA, 2011.
 
Practical issues and strategies for impact assessment at IITA, Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Rusike, J. and Manyong, V., in: Outcome and impact assessment at IITA: Issues and evidence. Proceedings of a mini-symposium on outcome and impact assessment at IITA., pages 19-21, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2011.
 

2010

An assessment of economic and social impacts of the cassava mosaic disease project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rusike, J., Mahungu, N., Lukombo, S.*, Kendenga, T, Bidiaka, S., Alene, A., Lema, A. and Manyong, V., Abstract (Oral presentation) in Book of Abstracts of the 11th Triennial Symposium of ISTRC-AB, held at Memling Hotel, Kinshasa. 4-8 October, 2010.
 
Impact of promoting sustainable agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) program on adoption of improved crop varieties in Borno State of Nigeria, Bamire, A. S.*, Abdoulaye, T., Amaza, P.*, Tegbaru, A., Alene, A. and Kamara, A., in: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, volume 8, number 3 & 4, pages 391-398, ISSN 1459-0255, 2010.
 
Targeting cowpea breeding and seed delivery efforts to enhance poverty impacts in sub-Saharan Africa, Coulibaly, O., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Chianu, J., Manyong, V., Aitchedji, C., Fatokun, C., Kamara, A., Ousmane, B., Tefera, H. and Boahen, S., Abstract (Oral presentation) in Program and Book of Abstracts of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, 2010.
 
Determinants of adoption and intensity of use of balance nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria, Akinola, A. A.*, Alene, A., Adeyemo, R.*, Sanogo, D., Olanrewaju, A., Nwoke, C. and Nziguheba, G., in: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, volume 49, number 1, pages 25-45, ISSN 0049-8599, 2010.
 
Economic impacts of cassava improvement in Malawi and Zambia, Alene, A., Khataza, R., Ntawuruhunga, P. and Jumbo, S., Abstract (Oral presentation) in Book of Abstracts of the 11th Triennial Symposium of ISTRC-AB, held at Memling Hotel, Kinshasa. 4-8 October, 2010.
 
The cowpea economy in West Africa - facts, trends, and outlook, Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Rusike, J. and Manyong, V., Abstract (Oral presentation) in Program and Book of Abstracts of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, 2010.
 
Productivity growth and the effects of R&D in African agriculture, Alene, A., in: Agricultural Economics, volume 41, pages 223-238, ISSN 0169-5150, 2010.
 

2009

Baseline study of smallholder farmers in Striga infested maize growing areas of Eastern Uganda, Manyong, V., Mutabazi, K. D.*, Rutto, E., Alene, A., Omanya, G.*, Mignouna, H. D.* and Bokanga, M.*, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, ISBN 9966 775 09 9, 2009.
 
Baseline study of smallholder farmers in Striga infested maize growing areas of Eastern Tanzania, Manyong, V., Mutabazi, K. D.*, Maeda, C., Alene, A., Omanya, G.*, Mignouna, H. D.* and Bokanga, M.*, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, ISBN 9966 775 08 0, 2009.
 
Baseline study of smallholder farmers in Striga infested maize growing areas of Central Malawi, Manyong, V., Mutabazi, K. D.*, Alene, A., Kabambe, V. H.*, Omanya, G.*, Mignouna, H. D.* and Bokanga, M.*, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, ISBN 9966 775 07 2, 2009.
 
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture's (IITA) experience in priority assessment of agricultural research, Manyong, V., Sanogo, D. and Alene, A., pages 44-63, CABI, ISBN 978-1845935665, 2009.
 
Economic impacts of soil fertility management research in West Africa, Akinola, A. A.*, Alene, A., Adeyemo, R.*, Sanogo, D.+ and Olanrewaju, A., in: African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AfJARE), volume 3, number 2, pages 159-175, ISSN 1993-3738, 2009.
 
Determinants of fertilizer use in northern Nigeria, Olayide, O.*, Alene, A. and Ikpi, A.*, in: Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, volume 6, number 2, pages 91-98, ISSN 1683-8831, 2009.
 
Impacts of balanced nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria, Akinola, A. A.*, Alene, A., Adeyemo, R.*, Sanogo, D. and Olanrewaju, A., in: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, volume 7, number 2, pages 496-504, ISSN 1459-0255, 2009.
 
Manure marketing in the savannas of Nigeria: implications for sustainable food security, Olayide, O.*, Alene, A., Ikpi, A.* and Nziguheba, G., in: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, volume 7, number 2, pages 540-545, ISSN 1459-0255, 2009.
 
The economic and poverty impacts of maize research in West and Central Africa, Alene, A., Menkir, A., Ajala, S., Badu-Apraku, B., Olanrewaju, A., Manyong, V. and Ndiaye, A.*, in: Agricultural Economics, volume 40, number 5, pages 535-550, ISSN 0169-5150, 2009.
 
The impact of agricultural research on productivity and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, Alene, A. and Coulibaly, O., in: Food Policy, volume 34, number 2, pages 198-209, ISSN 0306-9192, 2009.
 
Efficiency-equity tradeoffs and the scope for resource reallocation in agricultural research: evidence from Nigeria, Alene, A., Manyong, V., Tollens, E. F. and Abele, S., in: Agricultural Economics, volume 40, number 1, pages 1-14, ISSN 0169-5150, 2009. [DOI]
 

2008

Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr-Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya, Manyong, V., Nindi, S. J.*, Alene, A., Odhiambo, G. D.*, Omanya, G.*, Mignouna, H. and Bokanga, M., African Agricultural Technology Foundation, ISBN 9966-775-05-6, 2008.
 
Engaging with cultural practices in ways that benefit women in northern Nigeria, Tipilda, A., Alene, A. and Manyong, V., in: Development in practice, volume 18, number 4-5, pages 551-563, ISSN 1364-9213, 2008.
 
Population density and distance to market does not influence the farmers' use of organic manure., Olayide, O.*, Alene, A., Ikpi, A.* and Nziguheba, G., 2008.
 
Baseline study of Striga control using Imazapyr-Resistant (IR) maize in Western Kenya, Manyong, V., Alene, A., Olanrewaju, A., Ayedun, B., Rweyendela, V., Wesonga, A. S., Omanya, G.*, Mignouna, H. and Bokanga, M., African Agricultural Technology Foundation, ISBN 9966-775-04-8, 2008.
 
Efficiency of food production under old and new technology: the case of farmers within and outside the Extension Package Program in Ethiopia, Alene, A. and Hassan, R. M.*, in: Journal of Developing Areas, volume 41, number 2, pages 233-249, 2008.
 
Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya, Alene, A., Manyong, V., Omanya, G.*, Mignouna, H., Bokanga, M. and Odhiambo, G. D.*, in: World Development, volume 36, number 7, pages 1247-1260, ISSN 0305-750X, 2008.
 
Smallholder market participation under transactions costs: maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya, Alene, A., Manyong, V., Omanya, G.*, Mignouna, H., Bokanga, M. and Odhiambo, G. D.*, in: Food Policy, volume 33, pages 318-328, ISSN 0306-9192, 2008. [DOI]
 

2007

Ex post impact assessment of agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa: the IITA experience, Nkamleu, G. B., Coulibaly, O., Sanogo, D., Manyong, V. and Alene, A., pages 27-47, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978 131 321 8, 2007.
 
Livelihood strategies of resource-poor farmers in striga-infested areas of western Kenya, Manyong, V., Alene, A., Odhiambo, G. D.*, Mignouna, H. D.*, Bokanga, M.*, Omanya, G.* and Nindi, S. J.*, in: Second International Conference, August 20-22, 2007, Accra, Ghana : proceedings, pages 546-552, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE), 2007.
 
The effects of education on agricultural productivity under traditional and improved technology in northern Nigeria: an endogenous switching regression analysis, Alene, A. and Manyong, V., in: Empirical Economics, volume 32, number 1, pages 141-159, 2007.
 
Unexploited food production potentials of new varieties: evidence from hybrid maize production in western Ethiopia, Alene, A., in: Outlook on Agriculture, volume 36, number 3, pages 181-186, 2007.
 
Targeting agricultural research based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: strategic program priorities by agro-ecological zone in Nigeria, Alene, A., Manyong, V., Tollens, E. F. and Abele, S., in: Food Policy, volume 32, number 3, pages 394-412, 2007.
 
Gains from high-yielding varieties with and without complementary technologies: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria, Alene, A. and Manyong, V., in: Journal of Agricultural and Food Economics, volume 2, number 1, pages 1-14, 2007.
 
Assessing the impact of agricultural research on rural livelihoods: achievements, gaps, and options, Alene, A., Manyong, V., Abele, S. and Sanogo, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2007.
 
Setting strategic agricultural research priorities based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: the case of Nigeria, Alene, A., Manyong, V., Tollens, E. F. and Abele, S., pages 8-26, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978 131 321 8, 2007.
 
Unexploited yield and profitability potentials of improved varietal technologies: the case of hybrid maize in western Ethiopia, Alene, A., in: Demand-driven technologies for sustainable maize production in West and Central Africa: proceedings of the fifth biennial regional maize workshop, IITA-Cotonou, Benin, 3-6 May 2005, pages 388-401, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2007.
 

2006

Baseline study of Striga control using IR maize in western Kenya, Manyong, V., Alene, A., Olanrewaju, A., Ayedun, B., Rweyendela, V. and Wesonga, A. S., in: Research Report, volume 1, pages 1-51, 2006.
 
Agricultural research: how well has the African farmer benefited?, Manyong, V. and Alene, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 2006.
 
Achievements in impact assessment of agricultural research: IITA experience, 2001-2006, Manyong, V., Alene, A., Sanogo, D., Coulibaly, O., Abele, S. and Nkamleu, G. B., IMPACT, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-131-292-0, 2006.
 
Responding to food supply shocks through global partnerships in technology development and transfer: the case of the IITA-led biological control of cassava mealybug in sub-Saharan Africa, Alene, A., Manyong, V. and Coulibaly, O., in: Outlook on Agriculture, volume 35, number 4, pages 255-261, ISSN 0030-7270, 2006.
 
The efficiency - equity tradeoffs in agricultural research priority setting: the potential impacts of agricultural research on economic surplus and poverty reduction in Nigeria, Alene, A., Manyong, V., Tollens, E. F. and Abele, S., in: 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, Gold Coast, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), 2006.
 
Setting strategic agricultural research priorities based on potential impacts on poverty reduction: the case of Nigeria, Alene, A., Manyong, V., Tollens, E. F. and Abele, S., in: 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Gold Coast, Australia, 2006.
 
IITA featured at the 26th IAAE, Australia, Alene, A. and Manyong, V., in: The IITA Bulletin, 2006.
 
A framework for conceptualizing impact assessment and promoting impact culture in agricultural research, Alene, A., Manyong, V., Gockowski, J., Coulibaly, O. and Abele, S., Impact series, 2006.
 
The production efficiency of intercropping systems annual and perennial crops in southern Ethiopia: a comparison of distance functions and production frontiers, Alene, A., Manyong, V. and Gockowski, J., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 91, number 1-2, pages 51-70, ISSN 0308-521X, 2006.
 
Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria, Alene, A. and Manyong, V., in: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, volume 45, number November, pages 211-230, 2006.
 
Farmer-to-farmer technology diffusion and yield variation among adopters: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria, Alene, A. and Manyong, V., in: Agricultural Economics, volume 35, number 2, pages 203-211, ISSN 0169-5150, 2006.
 
The efficiency of traditional and hybrid maize production in Ethiopia: an extended efficiency decomposition approach, Alene, A. and Hassan, R. M.*, in: Journal of African Economies, volume 15, pages 91-116, 2006.
 
Testing farmers' cropping decisions and varietal adoption behavior: the case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria, Alene, A. and Manyong, V., in: Journal of Agricultural and Food Economics, volume 1, pages 1-15, 2006.
 

2005

Adoption of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria: a discourse of the social processes involved, Tipilda, A., Manyong, V., Alene, A. and Singh, B., in: Comparative Social Science Congress on Technology and Risk: Social Assessment. July, Oslo, Norway : proceedings, 2005.
 
Technology adoption and farmer efficiency in multiple crops production in eastern Ethiopia: a comparison of parametric and non-parametric distance functions, Alene, A. and Zeller, M., in: Agricultural Economics Review, volume 61, number 1, pages 5-17, 2005.
 
The extent and determinants of production efficiency of farmers in the rainforest margins in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: Implications for land use and support services, Alene, A., Zeller, M., Schwartz, S. and Dar, N., in: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, volume 44, number 4, pages 335-353, 2005.
 
The technical and cost efficiencies of hybrid maize production in western Ethiopia, Alene, A., Hassan, R. and Demeke, M., in: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, volume 44, number 2, pages 167-181, 2005.
 
The impact of IITA-led biological control of major pests in sub-Saharan African agriculture: a synthesis of milestones and empirical results, Alene, A., Neuenschwander, P., Manyong, V., Coulibaly, O. and Hanna, R., Impact series, 2005.
 

2003

Determinants of farm-level technical efficiency among adopters of improved maize production technology in Western Ethiopia, Alene, A. and Hassan, R. M.*, in: Agrekon, volume 42, number 1, pages 1-14, ISSN 0303-1853, 2003.
 

Publications as Editor

2011

Outcome and impact assessment at IITA: issues and evidence, Proceedings (Booklet), 2011.
 
R4D Review; 7, IITA, , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN ISSN: 2071-3681, 2011.