Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria
It has often been argued that new agricultural technologies lead to poverty reduction. This paper argues that any changes in poverty situation attributed to those who adopt new agricultural technology (treatment group) without a counterfactual comparison of carefully selected nonadopters (control gr...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2009
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| author | Omilola, Babatunde |
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| description | It has often been argued that new agricultural technologies lead to poverty reduction. This paper argues that any changes in poverty situation attributed to those who adopt new agricultural technology (treatment group) without a counterfactual comparison of carefully selected nonadopters (control group) are likely to be questionable. The paper estimates the effects of new agricultural technology on poverty reduction by employing the “double difference” method on data collected in rural Nigeria. Seeing the agricultural technology–poverty linkage through the lenses of adopters and nonadopters of such new technology provides understanding of the relationship between agricultural technology and poverty. The paper finds that differences in poverty status between adopters and nonadopters of new agricultural technologies (a combination of tube wells and pumps) introduced in rural Nigeria in the late 1980s and early 1990s are alarmingly modest. The paper concludes that new agricultural technology would not expressly lead to poverty reduction in poor countries. The exact channels through which new agricultural technology impact poverty outcomes need to be further explored. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1618642025-11-06T05:27:54Z Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria Omilola, Babatunde poverty evaluation inequality impact assessment agricultural technology development policies gender methods It has often been argued that new agricultural technologies lead to poverty reduction. This paper argues that any changes in poverty situation attributed to those who adopt new agricultural technology (treatment group) without a counterfactual comparison of carefully selected nonadopters (control group) are likely to be questionable. The paper estimates the effects of new agricultural technology on poverty reduction by employing the “double difference” method on data collected in rural Nigeria. Seeing the agricultural technology–poverty linkage through the lenses of adopters and nonadopters of such new technology provides understanding of the relationship between agricultural technology and poverty. The paper finds that differences in poverty status between adopters and nonadopters of new agricultural technologies (a combination of tube wells and pumps) introduced in rural Nigeria in the late 1980s and early 1990s are alarmingly modest. The paper concludes that new agricultural technology would not expressly lead to poverty reduction in poor countries. The exact channels through which new agricultural technology impact poverty outcomes need to be further explored. 2009 2024-11-21T09:58:56Z 2024-11-21T09:58:56Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161864 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Omilola, Babatunde. 2009. Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria. IFPRI Discussion Paper 901. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161864 |
| spellingShingle | poverty evaluation inequality impact assessment agricultural technology development policies gender methods Omilola, Babatunde Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria |
| title | Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria |
| title_full | Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria |
| title_short | Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria |
| title_sort | estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural nigeria |
| topic | poverty evaluation inequality impact assessment agricultural technology development policies gender methods |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161864 |
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