Impacts of climate‐smart crop varieties and livestock breeds on the food security of smallholder farmers in Kenya
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AbstractThis paper analyses the impact of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies on household dietary diversity and food insufficiency as indicators of food and nutrition security in Kenya. Using a combination of Propensity Score Matching and endogenous treatment effect approaches, we found that adoption of stress-tolerant varieties of several crops (such as bean, pigeon pea, cowpea, maize and sorghum) improved household dietary diversity score by 40% and reduced food insufficiency by 75%.
Uganda’s local governments want to decentralize governance of national forests
The Mpigi District Local Government and stakeholders in the forestry sector want environmental economists from Makerere University to conduct research on the impacts of decentralizing the governance…
EfD Chile researchers discussed local environmental policy with politicians and other stakeholders
The Eigth Annual Meeting on Environmental Economics was marked by face-to-face attendance and included the participation of representatives from the academic, political, business, and civil society…
Three win the EfD Policy Impact Award during the 16th EfD Annual meeting in Uganda
Three research teams were on 25th September 2022 awarded the EfD Policy Impact Award during the 16th EfD Annual meeting held at the Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo Kampala Uganda. The award is to
Productive sessions for the SETI collaborative at the Annual Meeting
EfD’s collaborative program Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative, SETI, had several activities at EfD’s Annual Meeting on September 22-26 in Kampala, Uganda. The question of how to achieve a…
What matters in adoption of small-scale rain water harvesting technologies at household level? Evidence from Charco-dam users in Nzega, Tanzania
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Any effort to improve irrigation water availability has an advantage in the crop production processes. Small-scale rainwater harvesting technologies like Charco-dams (Malambo) in Swahili (the language used by most the Tanzanians) are among the interventions proven to overcome agricultural water shortage.
Peter Berck’s Best Discussion Paper Award: this year’s winners share tips
Three women researchers from Ghana and Nigeria are the proud winners of this year’s Peter Berck’s Best Discussion Paper Award. Nkechi S. Owoo, Monica Lambon-Quayefio, and Ebele Amaechina were…
“Economists need to be empirical in teaching and researching the economics of water”
Professor Michael Hanemann urged economists to be empirical rather than theoretical when teaching and researching the economics of water when he made his keynote presentation at EfD’s Annual Meeting…
Uganda’s policymakers implored to address forest loss, plastic and water pollution
Policymakers in Uganda were urged to take measures to mitigate environmental degradation or else, risk facing serious consequences. The appeal was made during the opening of the 16th EfD Annual…