Land consolidation, specialization, and household diets: Evidence from Rwanda
Despite rapid population growth, increasing land pressure and urbanization, farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa have not intensified their production in a sustainable manner and farming systems remain predominantly subsistence-oriented. Unsurprisingly, developing countries are directing large shares of th...
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| author | del Prete, Davide Ghins, Léopold Magrini, Emiliano Pauw, Karl |
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| description | Despite rapid population growth, increasing land pressure and urbanization, farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa have not intensified their production in a sustainable manner and farming systems remain predominantly subsistence-oriented. Unsurprisingly, developing countries are directing large shares of their agricultural budgets to programs that actively promote crop intensification and the development of more commercially-oriented agricultural systems. Rwanda’s Crop Intensification Program (CIP), launched in 2007, is one such example. However, despite its apparent success in raising production of several priority crops, there are legitimate concerns about the food and nutrition security implications for households that are encouraged to consolidate their land, specialize in their production, and increasingly rely on markets for their food needs. Using recent household survey data and a propensity score matching difference-in-differences method, we find that participation in land consolidation activities had ambiguous consumption effects: it positively impacted on consumption of roots and tubers, but had a negative effect on meat, fish and fruits consumption and the potential availability of vitamin B12 in participants’ diets. This calls for a review of CIP implementation practices to enhance the program’s food and nutrition security outcomes, with improvements in market functioning and market access being potential starting points. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1473372025-12-08T10:11:39Z Land consolidation, specialization, and household diets: Evidence from Rwanda del Prete, Davide Ghins, Léopold Magrini, Emiliano Pauw, Karl agricultural policies land consolidation farming commercialization diet dietary diversity Despite rapid population growth, increasing land pressure and urbanization, farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa have not intensified their production in a sustainable manner and farming systems remain predominantly subsistence-oriented. Unsurprisingly, developing countries are directing large shares of their agricultural budgets to programs that actively promote crop intensification and the development of more commercially-oriented agricultural systems. Rwanda’s Crop Intensification Program (CIP), launched in 2007, is one such example. However, despite its apparent success in raising production of several priority crops, there are legitimate concerns about the food and nutrition security implications for households that are encouraged to consolidate their land, specialize in their production, and increasingly rely on markets for their food needs. Using recent household survey data and a propensity score matching difference-in-differences method, we find that participation in land consolidation activities had ambiguous consumption effects: it positively impacted on consumption of roots and tubers, but had a negative effect on meat, fish and fruits consumption and the potential availability of vitamin B12 in participants’ diets. This calls for a review of CIP implementation practices to enhance the program’s food and nutrition security outcomes, with improvements in market functioning and market access being potential starting points. 2018-06-07 2024-06-21T09:13:24Z 2024-06-21T09:13:24Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147337 en https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0253-0 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.05.014 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.12.007 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896291768 http://www.ifpri.org/blog/does-better-agriculture-mean-better-nutrition Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute del Prete, Davide; Ghins, Leopold; Magrini, Emiliano; and Pauw, Karl. 2018. Land consolidation, specialization, and household diets: Evidence from Rwanda. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1728. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147337 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural policies land consolidation farming commercialization diet dietary diversity del Prete, Davide Ghins, Léopold Magrini, Emiliano Pauw, Karl Land consolidation, specialization, and household diets: Evidence from Rwanda |
| title | Land consolidation, specialization, and household diets: Evidence from Rwanda |
| title_full | Land consolidation, specialization, and household diets: Evidence from Rwanda |
| title_fullStr | Land consolidation, specialization, and household diets: Evidence from Rwanda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land consolidation, specialization, and household diets: Evidence from Rwanda |
| title_short | Land consolidation, specialization, and household diets: Evidence from Rwanda |
| title_sort | land consolidation specialization and household diets evidence from rwanda |
| topic | agricultural policies land consolidation farming commercialization diet dietary diversity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147337 |
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