Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi
Conservation agriculture (CA) is a management paradigm in which soil is covered outside of cropping seasons, minimally disturbed, and recharged with nitrogen-fixing legumes. Finding effective ways to encourage CA is a centuries-old problem playing out acutely today in Sub-Saharan Africa. To better u...
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| author | Bell, Andrew Reid Ward, Patrick S. Mapemba, Lawrence Nyirenda, Zephania Msukwa, Wupe Kenamu, Edwin |
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| description | Conservation agriculture (CA) is a management paradigm in which soil is covered outside of cropping seasons, minimally disturbed, and recharged with nitrogen-fixing legumes. Finding effective ways to encourage CA is a centuries-old problem playing out acutely today in Sub-Saharan Africa. To better understand this issue, we have collected data on rural livelihoods and CA adoption during a two-year intervention in southern Malawi. The intervention evaluated rates of CA adoption under two different structures of payment and three levels of monitoring. The dataset includes a baseline and endline survey covering 1,900 households, along with surveys conducted with participants opting into the intervention. Baseline and endline questions included modules on farm-level inputs and production at the plot-crop level; plot characteristics; household composition and assets; savings, loans, and other sources of income; neighborhood characteristics; and perceptions regarding CA. Registration questionnaires in the intervention included detailed assessments of recent production in plots being registered to the intervention, and basic information for all other plots; and basic information on household structure and assets. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1467292025-12-08T10:11:39Z Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi Bell, Andrew Reid Ward, Patrick S. Mapemba, Lawrence Nyirenda, Zephania Msukwa, Wupe Kenamu, Edwin crops conservation agriculture baseline studies livelihoods subsidies Conservation agriculture (CA) is a management paradigm in which soil is covered outside of cropping seasons, minimally disturbed, and recharged with nitrogen-fixing legumes. Finding effective ways to encourage CA is a centuries-old problem playing out acutely today in Sub-Saharan Africa. To better understand this issue, we have collected data on rural livelihoods and CA adoption during a two-year intervention in southern Malawi. The intervention evaluated rates of CA adoption under two different structures of payment and three levels of monitoring. The dataset includes a baseline and endline survey covering 1,900 households, along with surveys conducted with participants opting into the intervention. Baseline and endline questions included modules on farm-level inputs and production at the plot-crop level; plot characteristics; household composition and assets; savings, loans, and other sources of income; neighborhood characteristics; and perceptions regarding CA. Registration questionnaires in the intervention included detailed assessments of recent production in plots being registered to the intervention, and basic information for all other plots; and basic information on household structure and assets. 2018-07-23 2024-06-21T09:08:30Z 2024-06-21T09:08:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146729 en Open Access Nature Publishing Group Bell, Andrew Reid; Ward, Patrick S.; Mapemba, Lawrence; Nyirenda, Zephania; Msukwa, Wupe; and Kenamu, Edwin. 2018. Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi. Scientific Data 5: 180113 https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.113 |
| spellingShingle | crops conservation agriculture baseline studies livelihoods subsidies Bell, Andrew Reid Ward, Patrick S. Mapemba, Lawrence Nyirenda, Zephania Msukwa, Wupe Kenamu, Edwin Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi |
| title | Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi |
| title_full | Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi |
| title_fullStr | Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi |
| title_short | Data Descriptor: Smart subsidies for catchment conservation in Malawi |
| title_sort | data descriptor smart subsidies for catchment conservation in malawi |
| topic | crops conservation agriculture baseline studies livelihoods subsidies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146729 |
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