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Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa

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Title Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa
 
Creator Mango, Nelson
Makate, Clifton
Tamene, Lulseged D.
Mponela, Powell
Ndengu, Gift
 
Subject household food security
food security
analysis
effect
maize
seguridad alimentaria en el hogar
seguridad alimentaria
analisis
 
Description This study concerns the potential impact of the adoption of soil and water conservation technologies on household food security. Our analysis is based on a sample of 312 households in the Chinyanja Triangle using questionnaires. We use Propensity Score Matching to estimate treatment effects of adoption. Results show that the adoption of conservation technologies has significant impact on cereal consumption. The Average Treatment effect on the Treated, based on three matching algorithms, ranges from 222.18 to 320.95 kg of cereal consumed per year. The results imply that efforts to improve the adoption of these technologies could contribute to food security.
 
Date 2020
2020-03-10T21:37:54Z
2020-03-10T21:37:54Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Mango, N.; Makate, C.; Tamene, L.; Mponela, P.; Ndengu, G. (2020) Impact of the adoption of conservation practices on cereal consumption in a maize-based farming system in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa. Sustainable Futures 2:100014 9 p. ISSN: 2666-1888
2666-1888
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107458
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2020.100014
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 9 p.
 
Publisher Elsevier BV
 
Source Sustainable Futures