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The effects of integrated soil fertility management on household welfare in Ethiopia
Hörner, Denise; Wollni, Meike - 2020
Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) is a technology package consisting of the joint use of improved seeds, organic and inorganic fertilizers. It is increasingly promoted to enhance soil fertility, crop productivity and income of smallholder farmers. While studies find positive effects of...
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Following up on smallholder farmers and supermarkets
Andersson, Camilla I. M.; Kiria, Christine G.; Qaim, Matin - 2013
In many developing countries, supermarkets are expanding rapidly. This also affects farmers’ marketing options. Previous studies have analyzed welfare effects for smallholders with crosssection data. Here, we use panel data and a differencing approach to study supply chain dynamics and better...
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Supermarket contracts and smallholder farmers: Implications for income and multidimensional poverty
Ogutu, Sylvester O.; Ochieng, Dennis O.; Qaim, Matin - 2019
The food retail sector in many developing countries is transforming with a rapid growth of modern supermarkets. Supermarkets are not only influencing how food is sold to consumers, but also how agricultural products are sourced from farmers. Especially for the procurement of fresh fruits and...
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Supermarket contracts, income, and changing diets of farm households: Panel data evidence from Kenya
Ochieng, Dennis O. - 2017
In many developing countries, supermarkets are increasingly replacing traditional markets as preferred points of food purchases in urban areas. This has welfare implications on smallholder farmers that supply supermarkets. While previous studies have analyzed the welfare effects of smallholder...
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Farmers' preferences for supermarket contracts in Kenya
Ochieng, Dennis O.; Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan; … - 2016
With the modernization of global agri-food systems, the role of contract farming is increasing. This also involves smallholder farmers in developing countries. While previous studies have looked at economic impacts of contract schemes on smallholder farmers, little is known about farmers'...
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Trading off nutrition and education? A panel data analysis of the dissimilar welfare effects of organic and fairtrade standards
Meemken, Eva-Marie; Spielman, David J.; Qaim, Matin - 2017
terms of household expenditures, child education, and nutrition. Results show that Organic and Fairtrade both have positive … contributes to improved nutrition but has no effect on education. For Fairtrade it is exactly the other way around. We explore the …
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Agricultural commercialization and nutrion in smallholder farm households
Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng; Gödecke, Theda; Qaim, Matin - 2017
household nutrition have received much less attention. We evaluate the impact of commercialization on household food security … important not only for rural economic growth, but also for making smallholder agriculture more nutrition-sensitive. …
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Food for work and diet diversity in Ethiopia
Legesse Debela, Bethelhem; Shively, Gerald E.; Holden, … - 2017
We use four waves of panel data from Northern Ethiopia to investigate the link between Food for Work (FFW) participation and the diversity of food consumption and production. Food-based transfer programs have become a standard tool for addressing the problem of chronic food insecurity in...
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Evaluating nutrition and health impacts of agricultural innovations
Qaim, Matin - 2014
Agricultural innovations are seen as a key avenue to improve nutrition and health in smallholder farm households. But … details of these agriculture-nutrition-health linkages are not yet well understood. While there is a broad literature on the … adoption of agricultural technologies, most studies primarily focus on impacts in terms of productivity and income. Nutrition …
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Small farmers' preferences for the design of certification schemes: Does gender matter?
Meemken, Eva-Marie; Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan; … - 2016
Farmers' preferences for sustainability certification are analyzed, building on a choice experiment conducted with smallholder coffee growers in Uganda. Farmers have positive general attitudes towards certification. While they dislike bans of productivity-enhancing inputs, benefits associated...
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