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modified Heckman model, is then estimated across 8,400 farmers in Africa. The analysis explicitly models irrigation but … sensitive to climate change. Many farmers in Africa will experience net revenue losses from warming. Irrigated farms, on the … temperatures provided there is sufficient water available. This will be an effective remedy in select regions of Africa with water …
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This paper examines whether the choice of crops is affected by climate in Africa. Using a multinomial logit model, the …,000 farmers across 11 countries in Africa. The study finds that crop choice is very climate sensitive. For example, farmers select … sorghum and maize-millet in the cooler regions of Africa; maize-beans, maize-groundnut, and maize in moderately warm regions …
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The objective of this paper is to determine the ability of farmers in Africa to detect climate change, and to ascertain …
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Irrigation management transfer is an important strategy among donors and governments to strengthen farmer control over water and irrigation infrastructure. This study seeks to understand whether irrigation management transfer is meeting the promise of its commitments. The authors use data from a...
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The authors examine the performance of the crop insurance scheme in Karnataka, a southern state of India and the second driest state in the country. Their analysis highlights weaknesses in product design, implementation challenges, and operational problems. The authors' finding is that the crop...
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-representative, panel household survey data from six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. These data are spatially linked with a range of …
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Land area is a fundamental component of agricultural statistics, and of analyses undertaken by agricultural economists. While household surveys in developing countries have traditionally relied on farmers' own, potentially error-prone, land area assessments, the availability of affordable and...
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Women make essential contributions to agriculture in developing countries, where they constitute approximately 43 percent of the agricultural labor force. However, female farmers typically have lower output per unit of land and are much less likely to be active in commercial farming than their...
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This paper uses a 4-year panel (2019-2022) of 10,125 village councils in Ukraine to estimate direct and indirect effects of the war started by Russia on area and expected yield of winter crops. Satellite imagery is used to provide information on direct damage to agricultural fields; classify...
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Women comprise 50 percent of the agricultural labor force in Sub-Saharan Africa, but manage plots that are reportedly …
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