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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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