Moving off Agrarian Societies: Agricultural Productivity to Facilitate Economic Transformations and Non‐agricultural Employment Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Djoumessi, Yannick Fosso; Kamdem, Cyrille Bergaly; Nembot, Luc Ndeffo

doi:10.1002/jid.3455

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“…In this study, the existence of potential heterogeneity problems that can bias the results is considered at two levels: (i) the sector of activity, according to the respondents working in public firms, private firms in agriculture and out of agriculture (Djoumessi et al, 2020); (ii) the age groups, following the youth group (15–34 years old), and the adult group (35–54 years old). With regard to sector, the results show that the log of the odds for public firms are very often lower than private firms (in or out of agriculture) for all determinants.…”

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The adverse impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on the labor market in Cameroon

Djoumessi

2021

African Development Review

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This paper analyzes the impacts of the Covid‐19 pandemic on employment in Cameroon. Using data collected from a rapid survey led by the National Institute of Statistics, on a sample of 1,310 respondents from April to May 2020. These data show that a large proportion of workers suffered a wage cut (60.93%) and temporary job suspension (31.6%), and the smallest proportion suffered job loss (7.47%). The results of the logistic regression show that lower frequency of outgoings to work, difficulties in accessing transport services and the loss of customer confidence have a strong negative impact on both wage cuts and temporary suspensions of work. The closure (total or partial) of activities has increasingly enhanced job loss. Further, the log of odds show that workers in private firms are more affected than their peers in public firms, and the middle‐aged are the most affected group. So, it is recommended to revamp the old methods of activity into digital innovation that enables less physical touch and find an appropriate way to support those who have lost their jobs during this Covid‐19 pandemic, particularly in the private sector.

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The adverse impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on the labor market in Cameroon

Djoumessi

2021

African Development Review

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“…Not enough functional land from agricultural to non-agricultural ones happen as a consequence of growing total residents [11], and total improvement in population impact fife to improvement needs for land for settlements, infrastructure education, commerce, offices, and transportation, among others. Total improvement population double impact, that is a can reason we need food on one side, and reduce width land agriculture food on the other side because that is the problem resilience food based on problem resident growth rate long term solution is controlled growth rate population the problems in a short-term period are the improvement of national or regional food production with using power resource land agriculture food available and control on land function agriculture food.…”

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The preservation of rice food self-sufficiency in East Lombok Regency

Tajidan,

Dipokusumo,

Susilowati

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The study aims to find the formula for the standard area requirement for paddy fields to meet local food needs and recommend the area for food agriculture and the reserve area for sustainable food agriculture so as to ensure the preservation of self-sufficiency rice food. To achieve this objective, a projection of the quantity of food demanded is based on the food needs of the population per person and the predictions of the area of paddy fields capable of producing rice. The research was carried out using a technical approach to mathematics and socio-economics. Primary data and information were corrected using in-depth interviews, and secondary data was collected using the desktop study literacy method. The projection of paddy area, rice production, population, and demand for rice uses the linear trend method. The results of the study show that the standard formula for rice food requirements is equal to 10,000 multiplied by the rice food requirement per person divided by the productivity of rice farming multiplied by the rice cropping index in one year. The standard requirement for a paddy field area is 250m2 per capita, and residents of East Lombok district are able to maintain self-sufficiency in rice food if they strive for farming productivity of 5.155 tons/hectare and a rice planting index of 151% in one year.

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“…Agriculture is crucial to the economy of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) because it accounts for a large portion of the gross domestic product (GDP) and involves approximately two thirds of the active population (Djoumessi et al 2020). This notwithstanding, concerns about poverty, food (in)security and welfare, particularly in rural areas, remain an imperative agenda in SSA and worldwide (Alem 2015;Sisha 2020).…”

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Assessing the adoption rates of improved technology in traditional poultry farming: Evidence from rural Togo

Soviadan¹,

Kubik²,

Enete³

et al. 2022

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The adoption of improved agricultural technologies is known to significantly improve incomes, create more wealth, alleviate poverty and contribute to rural development in many developing countries. The Government of Togo, through the National Programme for Agricultural Investment and Food Security (PNIASAN) and the Agricultural Sector Support Project (PASA), and with financial support from the World Bank and help from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), provides assistance to smallholder farmers in improved technology adoption in traditional poultry farming (ITTPF) for wealth creation, food security and poverty alleviation. However, for any technology or emerging agricultural practices, awareness and exposure are necessary conditions for their adoption. And because these two factors are not distributed randomly in the population of potential adopters, not taking them into account will lead to estimates of population adoption rates that are not informative of the true demand for the technology, and to inconsistent estimates of the parameters of the adoption model. In this study, we evaluate the adoption rates of ITTPF among farmers in Togo. Data was collected from 400 farmers in 2014, prior to the introduction of ITTPF, and again five years later. This data was then analysed using inverse propensity score weighting and parametric estimation of adoption regression models. The results of the estimates indicate that the average treatment effect (𝐴𝑇𝐸), which represents the mean potential adoption rate of the population, is 57%, the average treatment effect on the treated (𝐴𝑇𝐸𝑇), which represents the mean potential adoption rate in the exposed subpopulation, is 60%, the population mean joint exposure and adoption rate (𝐽𝐸𝐴) is 13%, and the population selection bias (𝑃𝑆𝐵) is 3%. The sample adoption rate (𝐽𝐸𝐴) implies a population adoption gap of -47% due to a lack of exposure and adoption by a sufficient size of the population. The 𝑃𝑆𝐵 is insignificant and indicates that all the sampled farmers had an almost equal opportunity of adopting ITTPF. The study reveals that the sample adoption rate does not consistently estimate the true population adoption rate. Hence, controlling for non-exposure and selection biases is a perquisite to acquiring consistent estimates of ITTPF adoption rates. The findings indicate a relatively high supply-demand gap for ITTPF that justifies investment in its further dissemination and adoption in Togo for optimal positive impact on potential outcomes and the welfare of farmers.

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Moving off Agrarian Societies: Agricultural Productivity to Facilitate Economic Transformations and Non‐agricultural Employment Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Cited by 18 publications

References 65 publications

The adverse impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on the labor market in Cameroon

The adverse impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on the labor market in Cameroon

The preservation of rice food self-sufficiency in East Lombok Regency

Assessing the adoption rates of improved technology in traditional poultry farming: Evidence from rural Togo

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