Bundling fertilizer trees and crops in Malawi's agro-based systems

Thebulo, Chamuka Dickson; Mulagha-Maganga, Assa; Jumbe, Charles; Mseu, Tsilizani; Chilongo, Thabbie

doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01368

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“…Having access to formal credit increases the probability of participating in crop diversification by 12.8%. This result is consistent with Thebulo et al (2022). When a producer has access to credit, he or she has enough resources to carry the risk of diversification and to invest in several crops at once.…”

Section: Determinants Of the Crop Diversification Decisionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…The literature mentions that the decision and extent of crop diversification practices depend on demographic, socioeconomic, farm attributes, and institutional factors (Moffatt, 2005 ;Kefyalew, 2012 ;Derso et al, 2022 ;Thebulo et al, 2022). Thus, the factors selected for this study are : age, gender, education level, farm group membership, household size, plot distance, plot size, distance to town, availability of mechanization services, value of farm equipment, producer's main job, access to formal credit, and geographical location of the producer.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is because group members have access to information about the technology from their friends. Those who have already tried the technology share information about the benefits they received (Thebulo et al, 2022). The coefficient on household size is positive and significant at the 1% level, implying that an increase of one person in the household leads to an increase in the probability of diversifying by 2.7%.…”

Section: Determinants Of the Crop Diversification Decisionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Crop diversification is a strategy used by producers to address their household food insecurity. This study analyzes the factors that influence households’ decision to participate in crop diversification on their plot and the determinants of the level of diversification based on survey data obtained through stratified sampling in the Tonkpi, Poro and Tchologo regions in 2020. The Herfindahl index was used to classify producers according to their degree of crop diversification. Applying the Cragg hurdle regression, the study shows that the decision to diversify crops is positively associated with household size, group membership, male gender, number of farm equipment, access to formal credit, distance from town, and region of residence of the producer and negatively associated with producer age and distance from the plot. The degree of diversification is positively associated with group membership and access to formal credit. The results therefore suggest policies to facilitate access to credit and to train and supervise producer groups in rural areas.

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Section: Determinants Of the Crop Diversification Decisionsupporting

confidence: 87%