Adoption of improved land use technologies to increase food security in Burkina Faso: relating animal traction, productivity, and non-farm income

Savadogo, Kimseyinga; Reardon, Thomas; Pietola, Kyösti

doi:10.1016/s0308-521x(98)00040-7

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“…Previous studies have shown that the adoption of agricultural innovation and sustainable land practices may influence the level of agricultural productivity which in turn helps determine farm income and household food insecurity [31,32]. Minten and Barrett [33] show that Madagascarian farmers regard productivity-enhancing innovations, such as improved access to agricultural equipment, irrigation, and cattle, as key elements to increase their food security.…”

Section: Food Security Categorizationmentioning

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Household adoption of soil-improving practices and food insecurity in Ghana

2014

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Background: The persistent problem of poor agricultural practices and technology use leads to food insecurity for some farmers in Ghana. Studies show that the adoption of improved agricultural practices and technology may help stabilize production and lessen food insecurity. This study addresses the link between food insecurity and the adoption of soil-improving practices. To address this link, the objectives of this study are to examine factors associated with the adoption of soil-improving practices by Ghanaian farmers and how this adoption impacts the probability of increased food security. Using survey data, two logit models are estimated to determine 1) the likelihood of adopting soil-improving practices including how food security may influence adoption and 2) the relationship between technology adoption and food security. Results: In the adoption model, being a food secure household, the use of insecticides and seasonal lease land tenure increase the probability of adopting such soil-improving practices. Farming on better soil decreases the probability of adopting soil-improving practices. Higher incomes along with the use of chemical fertilizers, farming on better soil, and the use of commercial seeds increase the probability of the household being food secure. The results on fertilizer, soil, and seeds are most likely associated with increased production. The use of insecticides (which may be an indicator of an insect infestation) lowers the probability of being food secure. Household characteristics such as income, age, education level, and household size are not significant in influencing the adoption decision or improving household food security. Conclusions:The results lend support to a need to fine-tune the fertilizer subsidy policy implemented by the Government of Ghana. The government needs to consider that the use of fertilizer may have conflicting influences on adoption of soil-improving practices and food security. Improved seed research and distribution would improve the households' food security. Inferences also suggest that it is important to consider land contract markets in policy decisions.

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Section: Food Security Categorizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Household adoption of soil-improving practices and food insecurity in Ghana

2014

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“…We used both socio-economic variables and income from different crop enterprises in the PCA. Since the impact of off-farm income on technology adoption is well-reported, the present study also used off-farm income as a factor for classification (Savadogo et al 1998;Nehring et al 2005;Fernandez-Cornejo et al 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

Farm Types and Their Economic Characterization in Complex Agro-Ecosystems for Informed Extension Intervention: Study from Coastal West Bengal, India

2015

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. The present study conducted in coastal saline India demonstratively established the usefulness of such methodology in identification of predominant farm types and their characterization. Data collected from 144 farm households through questionnaire survey could identify four predominant farm types with differential income sources and resource-base. The methodological perspective employed in the study may be used as a decision support tool by extension agencies. On other hand, a differentiated, holistic and broad-based extension intervention with suitable institutional arrangement will be needed to address the need of these identified farm types. This will lead to a reduced transaction cost of the agricultural research and extension systems in diverse ecosystems in India and many similar situations in the developing countries. Terms of use: Documents in

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“…In turn, outcomes of the actions may change or reinforce the environment, institutions and activities through a certain feedback mechanism. In this context, food security is considered as an outcome, which might depend on certain factors including, not limited to, human capital where a relatively small group of educated people are aware of making technological choices, access to public services (Zeller et al 1998), and perceived security of rights to land (Maxwell and Wiebe 1998), labor endowment, and adoption of technologies that can enhance land productivity (Savadago et al 1998;Falco et al 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Determinants of food security under changing land-use systems among pastoral and agro-pastoral households in eastern Ethiopia

Beyene

2014

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A number of previous studies have emphasized the determinants of land-use change, as well as the management of communal lands in the pastoral systems, without assessing the effects of such changes on pastoralists/agro-pastoralists' food security. Therefore, the objective of this paper was to assess the determinants of food security under changing land use and land management systems-from communal to private investment-using household survey data collected from pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. The data were analyzed using ordinary least-square econometric analysis. The results showed that having sufficient land for crop farming, competition over land for private use, number of plots, use of improved seeds, access to infrastructure, and distance from main markets have a negative impact on food security. However, conflict with neighbors and use of crop residue as livestock feed have a positive impact on food security; impacts were also shown to affect geographically distributed pastoral and agro-pastoral communities differently. There are a number of constraints associated with such land-use changes in order to improve land productivity on privately held land, including unstable market prices, reducing the benefits from irrigated farming, moisture stress where pastoral land classified as arable suffers from water unavailability and expansion of gullies resulting in abandonment of farmland. In conclusion, land conversion to encourage pastoralists to take up sedentary farming to ensure food security will only accelerate rangeland degradation. Therefore, it is imperative that investment in land management be complemented with other interventions, which can thereby increase land productivity, for example, adoption of drought tolerant crops, water harvesting, enhancing pastoralists/agro-pastoralists' technical knowledge and improved marketing infrastructure.

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Adoption of improved land use technologies to increase food security in Burkina Faso: relating animal traction, productivity, and non-farm income

Cited by 76 publications

References 8 publications

Household adoption of soil-improving practices and food insecurity in Ghana

Household adoption of soil-improving practices and food insecurity in Ghana

Farm Types and Their Economic Characterization in Complex Agro-Ecosystems for Informed Extension Intervention: Study from Coastal West Bengal, India

Determinants of food security under changing land-use systems among pastoral and agro-pastoral households in eastern Ethiopia

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