Long-rains crops, short-rains crops, permanent crops and fruit crops: The ‘hidden’ multiple season-cropping system for adaptation to rain variability by smallholder farms

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Okumu, Boscow

To adapt is to survive. However, sub-Saharan Africa, although highly dependent on agriculture, is vulnerable, most affected, with low-adaptive capacity. Luckily, the region is blessed with inherent adaptation-related strengths that are within reach, to counteract uncertainty in climatic patterns which are expected to continue well into the future.

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture

A review of water-forest-energy-food security nexus data and assessment of studies in East Africa

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Okumu, Boscow

The increasing scarcity of environmental resources and competition among forest, water, food and energy coupled with the ever-growing population and climate change pose a serious threat to natural ecosystems. In an effort to provide an integrated approach towards forest conservation as well as energy, water and food security within the broader context of climate change and variability, this study sought to undertake a literature and data review to provide a critical analysis and synthesis of the baseline and trends of the forest- water-food- energy security nexus in East Africa.

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture, Energy, Forestry, Water

Boosting Climate-Smart Smallholder Farm Strategies and Household Outcomes through Joint Decision- Making by Men and Women in Agrarian Households in Arid Namibia

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Tibesigwa, Byela
Bezabih, Mintewab Ayele
Visser, Martine

In this uncertain era of climate change, any strategy that can increase farm yield in resource-poor, rain-fed, agriculture-dependent regions, like sub-Saharan Africa, should be explored. Our study takes place in Namibia, a typical sub-Saharan African country exhibiting dry and vulnerable characteristics. Our estimation strategy is robust to selection bias caused by unobserved systematic differences and further validated by robustness tests to estimate the impact of joint decision-making on farm productivity and household outcomes.

EfD Discussion Paper
Agriculture, Climate Change, Gender

The Impact of the Three-North Shelter Forest Program on Rural Income – Evidence from Inner Mongolia in China

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Xie, Cong
Xie, Lunyu
Xu, Jintao
Yi, Yuanyuan

This paper studies the direct and spillover effects of the Three-North Shelter Forest Program (TNSFP) on rural income. Using a spatial Durbin model on a panel dataset from 101 counties in Inner Mongolia from 1993 to 2015, we show that the TNSFP had a significantly positive effect on rural income and that different afforestation methods and forest types affect rural income in different ways. The main channels include investment, income, health, and so on.

EfD Discussion Paper
Forestry

Shocks and Mental Health – Panel Data Evidence from South Africa

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Alem, Yonas

Households in developing countries are subject to considerable risk and shocks, but most don’t have the ability to deal with them using formal mechanisms. We use five rounds of South African NIDS panel data and investigate the impact of shocks on the mental health of individuals. We find that experiencing idiosyncratic shocks, such as the death of a supportive family member and loss of assets, has significant negative impacts on mental health.

EfD Discussion Paper
Health
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