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Adoption of soil fertility management technologies in Malawi: Impact of drought exposure
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017Soil fertility management (SFM) technologies may potentially protect against climate risks, reduce nutrient depletion and enhance food security. In this paper, we study impact of drought exposure on adoption and adoption intensity of SFM technologies, specifically, focusing on maize-legume intercropping and organic manure.DocumentCan the land rental market facilitate smallholder commercialization? Evidence from northern Ethiopia
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017The paper utilizes household panel data to investigate whether the land rental market can facilitate improved access to land for land-poor tenant households over time and thereby facilitate expansion of their farming activity.DocumentPolicies for improved food security: The roles of land tenure policies and land markets
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017This paper provides an overview of what we know about farm size distributions, the emerging land markets, the role of tenure systems, tenure reforms and land policies in shaping the distribution of increasingly scarce land resources. The primary focus is on Africa while making some comparisons with Asia.DocumentAgricultural investments for development in Tanzania: reconciling actors, strategies and logics?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017Agricultural investments carry opportunities and risks for smallholders, rural communities, and the environment.DocumentThe adoption potential of Conservation Agriculture technologies in Malawi: A lead farmer promoter-adopter approach and assessment
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017This paper assesses the adoption potential of conservation agriculture (CA) technologies in Malawi, where CA appears highly appropriate. Estimation of CA adoption rates and their determinants is complicated by the relatively recent introduction of these technologies and limited awareness of CA among the general population of smallholder farmers.DocumentProbability weighting and input use intensity in a state-contingent framework
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017Climate risk represents an increasing threat to poor and vulnerable farmers in drought-prone areas of Africa. This study assesses the fertilizer adoption responses of food insecure farmers in Malawi, where Drought Tolerant (DT) maize was recently introduced. A field experiment, eliciting risk attitudes of farmers, is combined with a detailed farm household survey.DocumentAdoption of CA technologies among followers of lead farmers: How strong is the Influence from lead farmers?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017This study investigates how the Farmer-to-Farmer-Extension (F2FE) system with lead farmers and follower farmers influences adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) technologies in Malawi. Using data from 180 lead farmers and their 455 followers in central and southern Malawi, we assess the level of influence lead farmers have on their followers’ familiarity with and adoption of CA.DocumentAdoption of drought tolerant maize varieties under rainfall stress in Malawi
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017This paper examines adoption of drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties under rainfall stress in Malawi using a Mundlak-Chamberlain panel Probit model with a Control Function approach. DT maize varieties is a promising technology that has the capacity to help smallholder farmers adapt to drought risks.DocumentLand distribution in Northern Ethiopia from 1998 to 2016: Gender-disaggregated, spatial and intertemporal variation
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017This study utilizes land registry data from the First and Second Stage Land Registration Reforms that took place in 1998 and 2016 in sampled districts and communities in Tigray region of Ethiopia. Tigray was the first region to implement low-cost land registration and certification in Ethiopia and providing household level land certificates in the names of household heads.DocumentThe importance of Ostrom's design principles: Youth group performance in Northern Ethiopia
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017Youth unemployment and migration are growing challenges that need more political attention in many countries, particularly countries with rapid population growth and economic transformation.Pages