Nguema, Abigail M.2016-04-192016-04-192011http://hdl.handle.net/10919/70059Metadata only recordThe first paper of this thesis seeks to clarify the economic benefits of staple crop biofortification and accomplishes this through the utilization of cost-benefit analysis, DALYs (disability adjusted life years concept), and analysis of economic surplus. The first paper finds that health problems related to iron deficiency and vitamin A can be cost-efficiently reduced through biofortification of cassava in Kenya and Nigeria. The second paper studies the economic impact of conservation agriculture in Ecuador and the researcher utilizes a linear programming model to show that certain conservation agriculture endeavors can increase household income for farmers.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightFood strategyEnvironmental impactsConservationEconomic impactsHealth impactsAgricultureAgricultural technologiesEconomic impactsNutritionBiofortificationCassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)NigeriaKenyaIron deficiencyLivelihoodsIncomeBenefit-cost analysisDisability adjusted life years concept (dalys)Economic surplus analysisNigeriaKenyaEcuadorEcosystem Farm/Enterprise ScaleAbstractCopyright 2011 by Abigail Nguema. All rights reserved.