Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach
The A stochastic frontier production function is used to estimate agricultural efficiency index. Then, controlling for household characteristics and other exogenous variables, the efficiency index is regressed on the probability of being sick. Estimation is performed using the treatment effect model...
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| author | Ulimwengu, John M. |
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| description | The A stochastic frontier production function is used to estimate agricultural efficiency index. Then, controlling for household characteristics and other exogenous variables, the efficiency index is regressed on the probability of being sick. Estimation is performed using the treatment effect model where the probability of being sidelined by sickness is modeled as a probit. This framework allows policy simulations that underscore the impact of farmers’ health status on both agricultural efficiency and poverty reduction. Overall, regression results confirm the negative impact of health impediment on farmers’ agricultural efficiency. Simulation results show that improving farmers’ agricultural efficiency by investing in farmers’ health may not necessarily lead to poverty reduction. Additional policy instruments may be needed to achieve simultaneous increase in agricultural productivity and reduction in poverty rate. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1618632025-11-06T07:23:48Z Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach Ulimwengu, John M. health agriculture productivity poverty farmers stochastic models production science technology innovation The A stochastic frontier production function is used to estimate agricultural efficiency index. Then, controlling for household characteristics and other exogenous variables, the efficiency index is regressed on the probability of being sick. Estimation is performed using the treatment effect model where the probability of being sidelined by sickness is modeled as a probit. This framework allows policy simulations that underscore the impact of farmers’ health status on both agricultural efficiency and poverty reduction. Overall, regression results confirm the negative impact of health impediment on farmers’ agricultural efficiency. Simulation results show that improving farmers’ agricultural efficiency by investing in farmers’ health may not necessarily lead to poverty reduction. Additional policy instruments may be needed to achieve simultaneous increase in agricultural productivity and reduction in poverty rate. 2009 2024-11-21T09:58:55Z 2024-11-21T09:58:55Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161863 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ulimwengu, John M. 2009. Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 868. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161863 |
| spellingShingle | health agriculture productivity poverty farmers stochastic models production science technology innovation Ulimwengu, John M. Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach |
| title | Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach |
| title_full | Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach |
| title_fullStr | Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach |
| title_short | Farmers’ health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach |
| title_sort | farmers health status agricultural efficiency and poverty in rural ethiopia a stochastic production frontier approach |
| topic | health agriculture productivity poverty farmers stochastic models production science technology innovation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161863 |
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