Productivity and land enhancing technologies in Northern Ethiopia: health, public investments, and sequential adoption
The adoption of more efficient farming practices and technologies that enhance agricultural productivity and improve environmental sustainability is instrumental for achieving economic growth, food security and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. Our research examines the interaction between...
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| author | Ersado, Lire Amacher, Gregory Alwang, Jeffrey |
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| description | The adoption of more efficient farming practices and technologies that enhance agricultural productivity and improve environmental sustainability is instrumental for achieving economic growth, food security and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. Our research examines the interaction between public investments, community health, and adoption of productivity and land enhancing technologies by households in the northern Ethiopian state of Tigray. Agricultural technology adoption decisions are modeled as a sequential process where the timing of choices can matter. We find that time spent sick and opportunity costs of caring for sick family members are significant factors in adoption. Sickness, through its impact on household income and labor allocation decisions for healthcare and other activities, significantly reduces the likelihood of technology adoption. Our findings suggest that agencies working to improve agricultural productivity and land resource conservation should consider not only the financial status of potential adopters, but also their related health situation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1580732025-11-06T05:28:48Z Productivity and land enhancing technologies in Northern Ethiopia: health, public investments, and sequential adoption Ersado, Lire Amacher, Gregory Alwang, Jeffrey agricultural productivity health economic aspects land use environmental factors agricultural development productivity technological changes efficiency environmental policies sustainability economic growth food security poverty public investment health services capacity development The adoption of more efficient farming practices and technologies that enhance agricultural productivity and improve environmental sustainability is instrumental for achieving economic growth, food security and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. Our research examines the interaction between public investments, community health, and adoption of productivity and land enhancing technologies by households in the northern Ethiopian state of Tigray. Agricultural technology adoption decisions are modeled as a sequential process where the timing of choices can matter. We find that time spent sick and opportunity costs of caring for sick family members are significant factors in adoption. Sickness, through its impact on household income and labor allocation decisions for healthcare and other activities, significantly reduces the likelihood of technology adoption. Our findings suggest that agencies working to improve agricultural productivity and land resource conservation should consider not only the financial status of potential adopters, but also their related health situation. 2003 2024-10-24T12:53:37Z 2024-10-24T12:53:37Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158073 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ersado, Lire; Amacher, Gregory; Alwang, Jeffrey. 2003. Productivity and land enhancing technologies in Northern Ethiopia: health, public investments, and sequential adoption. EPTD Discussion Paper 102. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158073 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural productivity health economic aspects land use environmental factors agricultural development productivity technological changes efficiency environmental policies sustainability economic growth food security poverty public investment health services capacity development Ersado, Lire Amacher, Gregory Alwang, Jeffrey Productivity and land enhancing technologies in Northern Ethiopia: health, public investments, and sequential adoption |
| title | Productivity and land enhancing technologies in Northern Ethiopia: health, public investments, and sequential adoption |
| title_full | Productivity and land enhancing technologies in Northern Ethiopia: health, public investments, and sequential adoption |
| title_fullStr | Productivity and land enhancing technologies in Northern Ethiopia: health, public investments, and sequential adoption |
| title_full_unstemmed | Productivity and land enhancing technologies in Northern Ethiopia: health, public investments, and sequential adoption |
| title_short | Productivity and land enhancing technologies in Northern Ethiopia: health, public investments, and sequential adoption |
| title_sort | productivity and land enhancing technologies in northern ethiopia health public investments and sequential adoption |
| topic | agricultural productivity health economic aspects land use environmental factors agricultural development productivity technological changes efficiency environmental policies sustainability economic growth food security poverty public investment health services capacity development |
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