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Spatial variability in agricultural yield responses to climate change:Implications for index insurance in Burkina Faso
Burkina FasoAbel Tiemtore
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Index-based insurance has emerged as a compelling strategy for agricultural risk management in Africa, particularly in contexts where smallholder farmers are disproportionately exposed to climate-related hazards. Despite its potential, the effectiven...

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Effect of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) on Multidimensional Household Poverty in Burkina Faso: A Conditional Mixed Process Approach
Burkina FasoMagloire Thiombiano
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This article analyzes the effects of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) on multidimensional poverty in Burkina Faso. It is based on primary data collected from 384 randomly selected households. A multidimensional poverty index was constructed as the...

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The ECOWAS free trade area: An ex ante and ex post analysis ofthe impact on Nigeria’s imports
NigeriaOluwadamilola Oluwusi & Cecilia Punt
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A partial equilibrium model was used to estimate the impact of a free trade agreement within ECOWAS on imports by Nigeria, based on trade data prior to implementation in 2015. Estimated trade creation for agro-processed goods was just more than doubl...

Food Safety
Understanding consumer attitudes to and valuation of organic food in Sub-Saharan Africa: A double-bound contingent method applied in Dakar, Senegal
SenegalAbdoulaye Seck, & Djiby Racine Thiam
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Although organic farming is increasingly perceived as a viable alternative to conventional agriculture in the face of deteriorating environmental ecosystems, little is known about consumers’ preferences for organic products in Sub-Saharan Africa. Th...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Do data envelopment and stochastic frontier analyses produce similar efficiency estimates? The case of Ghanaian maize production
All CountriesShamsudeen Abdulai, Shamsudeen Abdulai, Samuel A....
Grains

This study applied stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine the technical efficiency of maize production in northern Ghana using cross-sectional data from 360 maize farmers for the 2011/2012 cropping season....

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Complement or substitute: Private investment, public expenditure and agricultural productivity in Nigeria
NigeriaPhilip Ifeakachukwu Nwosa
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This study examines the complementarity and substitutability effect of private investment and public expenditure on agricultural productivity in Nigeria for the period 1978 to 2018. The study employs the vector error correction modelling (VECM) techn...

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Influence of agricultural extension services on technical efficiency of maize farmers in Malawi
MalawiAubrey Jolex
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Recognising potential selection bias due to non-randomness of the data, this study used propensity score matching on data from a nationally representative fifth Integrated Household Survey (IHS5) to investigate the effect of agriculture extension ser...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Effect of participation in goat keeping on household food security:A case study of Dowa district, Malawi
MalawiLovemore M Kachingwe, Julius H Mangisoni, Samson P...
Poultry

Goat keeping is a common practice among rural farmers due to the adaptability of goats to harsh environments, their efficient forage conversion and rapid growth, and their multiple benefits, including the production of manure and high-quality milk. H...

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Resilience capacities and implications for food security in Zimbabwe
ZimbabweMark Manyanga, Conrad Murendo, Tarisayi Pedzisa, V...
Processed Foods

There is an emerging body of studies assessing the influence of resilience on household food security in developing countries. Yet no study has systematically analysed this theme in Zimbabwe, an area that we address. Data was collected from 331 rando...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
How low is the price elasticity in the global cocoa market?
All CountriesAndras Tothmihaly
Grains

The high volatility of the world cocoa price makes the millions of African cocoa farmers highly vulnerable to poverty. A large volatility in the value of an agricultural commodity is linked to the inelasticity of its supply or demand. Therefore, we t...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Optimal land resource allocation for tree crop enterprises among farmers in the eastern region of Ghana: A target MOTAD linear programming analysis
GhanaAgbenyegah Kwami Horgli, Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu & Sam...
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This paper examines the optimal land resource allocation for tree crop enterprises in the Eastern region of Ghana based on data collected from sampled cocoa, oil palm, and rubber farmers. The estimated net present value (NPV) and benefit-cost ratio (...

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Can public expenditure on agriculture mitigate the effect of climate variability on agricultural credit in Africa?
All CountriesRaymond K. Dziwornu, Charles Mapok, & James Ntiamo...
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This study investigates how public agricultural expenditure can mitigate the effect of climate variability on banks’ agricultural credit supply in sub-Saharan Africa. Data was collected from 23 countries over the period 2006 to 2021 and analysed with...