Nonfarm employment, agricultural intensification, and productivity change: Empirical findings from Uganda
This article uses panel data from the Living Standards Measurement Study‐Integrated Surveys on Agriculture for Uganda to assess the farm‐level effects of nonfarm employment on agricultural intensification and productivity change. A sample selection model is used to account for both unobserved hetero...
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| author | Amare, Mulubrhan Shiferaw, Bekele |
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| description | This article uses panel data from the Living Standards Measurement Study‐Integrated Surveys on Agriculture for Uganda to assess the farm‐level effects of nonfarm employment on agricultural intensification and productivity change. A sample selection model is used to account for both unobserved heterogeneity and potential simultaneity between agricultural production and nonfarm income. Results show that nonfarm employment can have differential impacts on farm technology intensity and productivity. Nonfarm income is found to have a positive impact on farm hired labor and improved seed intensity; a negative effect on on‐farm family labor use; and no significant impact on fertilizer, soil water management, and joint use of farm technologies. The econometric evidence also indicates that agricultural productivity declines as nonfarm income increases. Taken together, our findings reveal important trade‐offs between nonfarm employment and income and farm productivity growth under smallholder agriculture. The results indicated that targeted policies are required to reduce these potential trade‐offs between nonfarm employment and agricultural intensification and productivity change. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1480562024-10-25T07:53:42Z Nonfarm employment, agricultural intensification, and productivity change: Empirical findings from Uganda Amare, Mulubrhan Shiferaw, Bekele intensive farming nonfarm income agricultural policies samples smallholders econometrics intensification innovation adoption productivity agricultural productivity off-farm employment This article uses panel data from the Living Standards Measurement Study‐Integrated Surveys on Agriculture for Uganda to assess the farm‐level effects of nonfarm employment on agricultural intensification and productivity change. A sample selection model is used to account for both unobserved heterogeneity and potential simultaneity between agricultural production and nonfarm income. Results show that nonfarm employment can have differential impacts on farm technology intensity and productivity. Nonfarm income is found to have a positive impact on farm hired labor and improved seed intensity; a negative effect on on‐farm family labor use; and no significant impact on fertilizer, soil water management, and joint use of farm technologies. The econometric evidence also indicates that agricultural productivity declines as nonfarm income increases. Taken together, our findings reveal important trade‐offs between nonfarm employment and income and farm productivity growth under smallholder agriculture. The results indicated that targeted policies are required to reduce these potential trade‐offs between nonfarm employment and agricultural intensification and productivity change. 2017 2024-06-21T09:23:45Z 2024-06-21T09:23:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148056 en International Association of Agricultural Economists Amare, Mulubrhan; and Shiferaw, Bekele. 2017. Nonfarm employment, agricultural intensification, and productivity change: Empirical findings from Uganda. Agricultural Economics 48(S1): 59-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12386 |
| spellingShingle | intensive farming nonfarm income agricultural policies samples smallholders econometrics intensification innovation adoption productivity agricultural productivity off-farm employment Amare, Mulubrhan Shiferaw, Bekele Nonfarm employment, agricultural intensification, and productivity change: Empirical findings from Uganda |
| title | Nonfarm employment, agricultural intensification, and productivity change: Empirical findings from Uganda |
| title_full | Nonfarm employment, agricultural intensification, and productivity change: Empirical findings from Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Nonfarm employment, agricultural intensification, and productivity change: Empirical findings from Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nonfarm employment, agricultural intensification, and productivity change: Empirical findings from Uganda |
| title_short | Nonfarm employment, agricultural intensification, and productivity change: Empirical findings from Uganda |
| title_sort | nonfarm employment agricultural intensification and productivity change empirical findings from uganda |
| topic | intensive farming nonfarm income agricultural policies samples smallholders econometrics intensification innovation adoption productivity agricultural productivity off-farm employment |
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