Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa
This study concerns the potential impact of the adoption of soil and water conservation technologies on household food security. Our analysis is based on a sample of 312 households in the Chinyanja Triangle using questionnaires. We use Propensity Score Matching to estimate treatment effects of adopt...
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| author | Mango, Nelson Makate, Clifton Tamene, Lulseged D. Mponela, Powell Ndengu, Gift |
| author_browse | Makate, Clifton Mango, Nelson Mponela, Powell Ndengu, Gift Tamene, Lulseged D. |
| author_facet | Mango, Nelson Makate, Clifton Tamene, Lulseged D. Mponela, Powell Ndengu, Gift |
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| description | This study concerns the potential impact of the adoption of soil and water conservation technologies on household food security. Our analysis is based on a sample of 312 households in the Chinyanja Triangle using questionnaires. We use Propensity Score Matching to estimate treatment effects of adoption. Results show that the adoption of conservation technologies has significant impact on cereal consumption. The Average Treatment effect on the Treated, based on three matching algorithms, ranges from 222.18 to 320.95 kg of cereal consumed per year. The results imply that efforts to improve the adoption of these technologies could contribute to food security. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1074582024-05-01T08:19:39Z Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa Mango, Nelson Makate, Clifton Tamene, Lulseged D. Mponela, Powell Ndengu, Gift household food security food security analysis effect maize seguridad alimentaria en el hogar seguridad alimentaria analisis This study concerns the potential impact of the adoption of soil and water conservation technologies on household food security. Our analysis is based on a sample of 312 households in the Chinyanja Triangle using questionnaires. We use Propensity Score Matching to estimate treatment effects of adoption. Results show that the adoption of conservation technologies has significant impact on cereal consumption. The Average Treatment effect on the Treated, based on three matching algorithms, ranges from 222.18 to 320.95 kg of cereal consumed per year. The results imply that efforts to improve the adoption of these technologies could contribute to food security. 2020-02-25 2020-03-10T21:37:54Z 2020-03-10T21:37:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107458 en Open Access Elsevier Mango, N.; Makate, C.; Tamene, L.; Mponela, P.; Ndengu, G. (2020) Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa. Sustainable Futures 2:100014 9 p. ISSN: 2666-1888 |
| spellingShingle | household food security food security analysis effect maize seguridad alimentaria en el hogar seguridad alimentaria analisis Mango, Nelson Makate, Clifton Tamene, Lulseged D. Mponela, Powell Ndengu, Gift Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa |
| title | Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa |
| title_full | Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa |
| title_fullStr | Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa |
| title_short | Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa |
| title_sort | impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize based farming system in the chinyanja triangle southern africa |
| topic | household food security food security analysis effect maize seguridad alimentaria en el hogar seguridad alimentaria analisis |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107458 |
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