Kyalo, D.W.Macharia, I.Marechera, G.Muinga, G.Mugo, S.Rotich, R.Oniango, R.Karanja, J.2024-09-062024-09-062021-07-31Kyalo, D.W., Macharia, I., Marechera, G., Muinga, G., Mugo, S., Rotich, R., Oniango, R., Karanja, J., Obunyali, C., Oikeh, O.S. (2021). Economic Impact of DroughtTego Hybrid Maize in Kenya. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 13(3), pp215-226. https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2021.12742006-9774https://kalroerepository.kalro.org/handle/123456789/14318Research paperThis paper utilizes the Economic Surplus Model (ESM) to provide an ex-post evaluation of the economic impact of drought tolerant hybrid maize technology in Kenya. Results indicate that the adoption of DroughtTEGO ® varieties will generate economic benefit to producers with a net present value of US$ 2.1 billion over a 20-year period. These benefits are sustainable when adoption levels remain above 32% and yield advantage at least 21% over the commercial hybrids. These results present a compelling reason for investing in development, deployment and upscaling of the technology to mitigate the effects of drought among maize producers in Africa.enAdoptionclimate-smartDroughtTEGOdrought mitigationeconomic impacteconomic-surplus modelArticlehttps://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2021.1274