Oil palm production, income gains, and off-farm employment among independent producers in Cameroon
We examine the association of oil palm production with income and off-farm employment using a farm household survey of independent oil palm producers in Cameroon. Employing different regression techniques and empirical strategies, we find oil palm production to be associated with household income, a...
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| author | Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. Molua, Ernest L. Nanfouet, Marco Alberto Mkong, Cynthia J. Kiven, Vanessa Ntegang, Venant Atem |
| author_browse | Kiven, Vanessa Mkong, Cynthia J. Molua, Ernest L. Nanfouet, Marco Alberto Ntegang, Venant Atem Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. |
| author_facet | Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. Molua, Ernest L. Nanfouet, Marco Alberto Mkong, Cynthia J. Kiven, Vanessa Ntegang, Venant Atem |
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| description | We examine the association of oil palm production with income and off-farm employment using a farm household survey of independent oil palm producers in Cameroon. Employing different regression techniques and empirical strategies, we find oil palm production to be associated with household income, a finding which is consistent with per capita income distribution. Exploring heterogeneity in the relationship between oil palm production and income, we show that oil palm production has the potential to benefit non-producers should they produce oil palm. Moving beyond effects at the mean and in the interest of understanding who benefits more from oil palm production, we also show that oil palm production is associated with income gains for all producers. This finding provides suggestive insights that oil palm production is inclusive and could stir development in rural areas. Assessing the implications on off-farm employment, we find empirical evidence that oil palm production reduces the likelihood of participation in off-farm employment. We, therefore, conclude that oil palm production could be a crucial and inclusive profitable venture to increase smallholder incomes and improve livelihoods in rural and forested environments, but significant potentials exist to make the sector more profitable, less labour-intensive and environmentally-friendly in native production zones. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1403292025-10-26T13:01:12Z Oil palm production, income gains, and off-farm employment among independent producers in Cameroon Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. Molua, Ernest L. Nanfouet, Marco Alberto Mkong, Cynthia J. Kiven, Vanessa Ntegang, Venant Atem income elaeis guineensis oil production household income smallholders livelihoods off-farm employment We examine the association of oil palm production with income and off-farm employment using a farm household survey of independent oil palm producers in Cameroon. Employing different regression techniques and empirical strategies, we find oil palm production to be associated with household income, a finding which is consistent with per capita income distribution. Exploring heterogeneity in the relationship between oil palm production and income, we show that oil palm production has the potential to benefit non-producers should they produce oil palm. Moving beyond effects at the mean and in the interest of understanding who benefits more from oil palm production, we also show that oil palm production is associated with income gains for all producers. This finding provides suggestive insights that oil palm production is inclusive and could stir development in rural areas. Assessing the implications on off-farm employment, we find empirical evidence that oil palm production reduces the likelihood of participation in off-farm employment. We, therefore, conclude that oil palm production could be a crucial and inclusive profitable venture to increase smallholder incomes and improve livelihoods in rural and forested environments, but significant potentials exist to make the sector more profitable, less labour-intensive and environmentally-friendly in native production zones. 2023-06 2024-03-14T12:09:20Z 2024-03-14T12:09:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140329 en Open Access Elsevier Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.; Molua, Ernest L.; Nanfouet, Marco Alberto; Mkong, Cynthia J. Kiven, Vanessa; and Ntegang, Venant Atem. 2023. Oil palm production, income gains, and off-farm employment among independent producers in Cameroon. Ecological Economics 208(June 2023): 107817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107817 |
| spellingShingle | income elaeis guineensis oil production household income smallholders livelihoods off-farm employment Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. Molua, Ernest L. Nanfouet, Marco Alberto Mkong, Cynthia J. Kiven, Vanessa Ntegang, Venant Atem Oil palm production, income gains, and off-farm employment among independent producers in Cameroon |
| title | Oil palm production, income gains, and off-farm employment among independent producers in Cameroon |
| title_full | Oil palm production, income gains, and off-farm employment among independent producers in Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | Oil palm production, income gains, and off-farm employment among independent producers in Cameroon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oil palm production, income gains, and off-farm employment among independent producers in Cameroon |
| title_short | Oil palm production, income gains, and off-farm employment among independent producers in Cameroon |
| title_sort | oil palm production income gains and off farm employment among independent producers in cameroon |
| topic | income elaeis guineensis oil production household income smallholders livelihoods off-farm employment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140329 |
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