Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa?
Abstract This study evaluated the poverty reduction impact of the adoption of cropping system intensification (CSI) technologies using the endogenous switching regression (ESR) model in the Great Lakes region of Africa that comprises Burundi, eastern DR Congo, and Rwanda. The study data came from a...
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doaj-a135aea626a94bfcba7f4ce15bcd0d142021-04-02T17:43:50ZengWileyFood and Energy Security2048-36942020-08-0193n/an/a10.1002/fes3.205Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa?Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet0John Herbert Ainembabazi1Arega Alene2Tahirou Abdulaye3Shiferaw Feleke4Generose Nziguheba5Makaiko Khonje6Djana Mignouna7Christopher Okafor8Emmanuel Njukwe9Piet Van Asten10Sylvain Mapatano11Bernard Vanlauwe12Victor Manyong13International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Kalemie Tanganyika DR CongoAGRA Nairobi KenyaInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture Lilongwe MalawiInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture Bamako MaliInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture Dar Es Salaam TanzaniaInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture Nairobi KenyaInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture Lilongwe MalawiInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture Bamako MaliEducational/Program Evaluation International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Bukavu CongoInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture Bujumbura BurundiOlam International Ltd. Kampala UgandaPlate‐Forme Diobass au Kivu Bukavu DR CongoInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture Nairobi KenyaInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture Dar Es Salaam TanzaniaAbstract This study evaluated the poverty reduction impact of the adoption of cropping system intensification (CSI) technologies using the endogenous switching regression (ESR) model in the Great Lakes region of Africa that comprises Burundi, eastern DR Congo, and Rwanda. The study data came from a household survey of 1,495 sample households interviewed between October and December 2014. Results indicated that the adoption of the CSI technologies had increased crop yield, crop income, and per capita consumption expenditure in the region, resulting in poverty reduction. Among the three countries, eastern DR Congo witnessed the highest poverty reduction (13% points) followed by Rwanda (6% points) and Burundi (2% points). Considering the adoption rate and size of the target population in each country at baseline, an estimated 180 thousand poor individuals had escaped poverty due to the adoption of the CSI technologies. This presents important evidence in favor of promoting CSI technologies as part of poverty reduction strategy. Given the large population size that remains poor even after adoption, we suggest that research‐based poverty reduction strategies such as the CSI technologies should be complemented with development interventions.https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.205adoptionAfricacropping system intensification technologiesGreat Lakes regionimpactpoverty |
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Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet John Herbert Ainembabazi Arega Alene Tahirou Abdulaye Shiferaw Feleke Generose Nziguheba Makaiko Khonje Djana Mignouna Christopher Okafor Emmanuel Njukwe Piet Van Asten Sylvain Mapatano Bernard Vanlauwe Victor Manyong |
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Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet John Herbert Ainembabazi Arega Alene Tahirou Abdulaye Shiferaw Feleke Generose Nziguheba Makaiko Khonje Djana Mignouna Christopher Okafor Emmanuel Njukwe Piet Van Asten Sylvain Mapatano Bernard Vanlauwe Victor Manyong Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa? Food and Energy Security adoption Africa cropping system intensification technologies Great Lakes region impact poverty |
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Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet John Herbert Ainembabazi Arega Alene Tahirou Abdulaye Shiferaw Feleke Generose Nziguheba Makaiko Khonje Djana Mignouna Christopher Okafor Emmanuel Njukwe Piet Van Asten Sylvain Mapatano Bernard Vanlauwe Victor Manyong |
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Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa? |
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Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa? |
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Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa? |
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Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa? |
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Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa? |
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are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the great lakes region of africa? |
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Food and Energy Security |
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Abstract This study evaluated the poverty reduction impact of the adoption of cropping system intensification (CSI) technologies using the endogenous switching regression (ESR) model in the Great Lakes region of Africa that comprises Burundi, eastern DR Congo, and Rwanda. The study data came from a household survey of 1,495 sample households interviewed between October and December 2014. Results indicated that the adoption of the CSI technologies had increased crop yield, crop income, and per capita consumption expenditure in the region, resulting in poverty reduction. Among the three countries, eastern DR Congo witnessed the highest poverty reduction (13% points) followed by Rwanda (6% points) and Burundi (2% points). Considering the adoption rate and size of the target population in each country at baseline, an estimated 180 thousand poor individuals had escaped poverty due to the adoption of the CSI technologies. This presents important evidence in favor of promoting CSI technologies as part of poverty reduction strategy. Given the large population size that remains poor even after adoption, we suggest that research‐based poverty reduction strategies such as the CSI technologies should be complemented with development interventions. |
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adoption Africa cropping system intensification technologies Great Lakes region impact poverty |
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