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Solomon Asfaw

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Heterogeneous effects of sustainable agriculture practices: micro-evidence from Malawi

2020

Abstract Are the effects of sustainable agricultural practices heterogeneous across agro-ecology and wealth in Malawi? Would a wealth-enhancing policy be associated with increased effectiveness of these practices? Focusing on a nationally representative set of Malawian agricultural households, the article answers the above questions by employing plot-level panel data matched with a set of geo-referenced rainfall and temperature records. The findings suggest a positive correlation between aggregate yield and the adoption of organic fertilizer. A similar result holds for legume intercropping and for hybrid seeds, which are associated to reductions in yield volatility between the two waves. Ne…

Economics and EconometricsS1010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesYield (finance)Agro-ecology Malawi Heterogeneity Productivity Safety nets Sustainable agricultureDevelopmentPositive correlation01 natural sciencesAgricultural economicsH0502 economics and businessSustainable agricultureEconomics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesbiologybusiness.industry05 social sciencesIntercroppingbiology.organism_classificationAgriculture050202 agricultural economics & policyVolatility (finance)businessOrganic fertilizerS560Panel data
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Gender, Weather Shocks and Welfare: Evidence from Malawi

2017

This paper explores the gender-differentiated effects of weather shocks on households’ welfare in Malawi using panel data aligned with climatic records. Results show that temperature shocks severely affect household welfare, reducing consumption, food consumption and daily caloric intake. The negative welfare effects are more severe for households where land is solely managed by women, a finding that sheds light on the gender-unequal impact of temperature shocks. Our evidence also suggests that women’s vulnerability to temperature shocks is linked to women’s land tenure security, as temperature shocks impact significantly women’s welfare only in patrilineal districts, where statistics show …

Consumption (economics)Labour economicsbusiness.industry050204 development studiesmedia_common.quotation_subjectHB05 social sciencesVulnerabilityDevelopmentAffect (psychology)Investment (macroeconomics)HB0251HAgriculture0502 economics and businessEconomics050207 economicsweather shocksLand tenurebusinessWelfaremedia_commonPanel data
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