Determinants of farm livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Yayu biosphere reserve, SW Ethiopia: a gender disaggregated analysis

Wondimagegnhu, Beneberu Assefa; Huluka, Admassu Tesso; Nischalke, Sarah

doi:10.1080/23322039.2019.1645583

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“…1, the small‐scale threshold for farmland size in the three countries of Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Niger is much higher than the other countries. The physical capital is the number of animals held by farmers 34 . The number of livestock available to a farmer in relation to threshold of livestock units (TLUs) should be considered.…”

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Contribution of small‐scale farmers to global food security: a meta‐analysis

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In this study, the impacts of small‐scale farmers on food security enhancement were estimated in three dimensions of food availability, food access and food utilization. In the current study, a systematic review and meta‐analysis have been performed to synthesize results from 75 original articles. It includes the pooling of data that quantitatively investigate whether or not causal links characterized in the original articles remain valid across a broader scope of the literature. The findings show that farmers who are small‐scale in natural/physical capital would lead to higher median food production and agricultural productivity, compared with small‐scale farmers in financial capital, at about 19% and 15%, respectively. Meta‐regression results indicate that small‐scale farmers in natural/physical capital have significantly positive effects on the average agricultural productivity, food income and biofortification. By contrast, farmers who are small‐scale in financial capital have negative effects on food security. The influential role of these small‐scale farmers should also be considered since food insecurity leads to socio‐economic implications. Therefore, it is recommended to cultivate higher value crops, to participate in various income‐generating activities such as fisheries and forestry, and to pay agricultural credits. The effect of the size of small‐scale farmers on global food security is very useful for policymakers to plan for a world without hunger. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.

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Section: Definition Of Small‐scale Farmersmentioning

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“…Factors that can increase production (e.g., farm physical capital and land, as well as access to credit, yieldenhancing inputs and labor systems) are typically skewed in favor of men relative to women. However, when either men or women have access to these, it does increase the intensity of engagement of both male-and female-headed households (Palacios-Lopez et al, 2017;Wondimagegnhu et al, 2019).…”

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A review of gender in agricultural and pastoral livelihoods based on selected countries in west and east Africa

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2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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This scoping paper presents the results of a review of the landscape of research on gender and agricultural and pastoral livelihoods in select countries in west and east Africa (Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, and Uganda) published over 5 years (January 2016–March 2021). A keyword search of the Scopus database gave rise to an ultimate dataset of 169 papers which were coded for geographical location, approaches to gender, and theme based on inductive identification of clusters of research. There has been an increase in the number of published papers but there is an uneven geographical distribution of research. Studies vary in the way they treat gender: with an almost even split between modeling-based studies, where gender is one of many variables to be correlated with, or to determine, an outcome (e.g., poverty—for example, as a dummy variable in regressions); and studies where the expressed aim is to look at gender differences, whether through the gender of an individual or the gender of a household head. Clusters of papers look at gender differences in assets, health, perceptions of environmental degradation, agricultural perceptions and outcomes, and climate change perceptions, vulnerability, and adaptation. There is also a number of papers exploring women's empowerment, including intra-household decision making. Intersectional approaches have been employed both through modeling studies and through more in-depth qualitative studies that are able to trace changes in identity over time, and the implications therein. The household and household headship have remained common entry points and units of analysis, despite known critiques. The results highlight a need to address geographical gaps in gender research, expand the evidence base of intersectional approaches, explore other aspects of social inequality, and expand more innovative methodological studies.

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“…Rural non-farm sectors earnings are an additional source of income and an alternative to livelihood diversification for less endowed farming families with limited production factors, namely land and capital [145]. In the Eastern Tigray region of Ethiopia, employment in the rural non-farm labor market enhanced the livelihoods of disadvantaged agricultural households and resulted in assets accumulation [146].…”

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The Role of Agriculture and Non-Farm Economy in Addressing Food Insecurity in Ethiopia: A Review

2021

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In Ethiopia, famine and extreme poverty are a result of insufficient food relief, poor macroeconomic factors, climate shocks, undiversified livelihoods based on low productivity in rain-fed agriculture, coupled with institutional incapacity. To serve as a context, this paper provides a comprehensive review of the conceptual framework of human development and capability paradigm to food security. In addition, it highlights evidence and a comparative analysis of the Asian green revolution experience, and places emphasis on sustainable and intersectoral growth through agricultural transformation and promotion of rural non-farm economy agenda to reverse the trends of protracted food crises in Ethiopia. Rapid, science-led, and employment-intensive agricultural growth, accompanied by the promotion of the rural non-farm sector, is of great importance to the rural economy. These will bring about farm sector competitiveness and enhanced productivity, environmental outcomes, acceleration of human development, new opportunities provided to the small-scale food producers, and desirable changes to the rural landscape. The study further introduces a brief analysis of the prominent role of social protection instruments in strengthening food entitlements and basic capabilities, including individual agencies. It suggests that actualizing sustainable food security and hastening human development under Ethiopia’s exclusive settings require the recognition of the rural economic heterogeneity as well as holistic and pragmatic policies, which promote sustainable and inclusive growth.

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Determinants of farm livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Yayu biosphere reserve, SW Ethiopia: a gender disaggregated analysis

Cited by 17 publications

References 15 publications

Contribution of small‐scale farmers to global food security: a meta‐analysis

Contribution of small‐scale farmers to global food security: a meta‐analysis

A review of gender in agricultural and pastoral livelihoods based on selected countries in west and east Africa

The Role of Agriculture and Non-Farm Economy in Addressing Food Insecurity in Ethiopia: A Review

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