In the semi-arid rangelands of north central Kenya, the abundance of grasses has declined over recent decades. Concomitantly, the native succulent herb Sansevieria volkensii has greatly proliferated in many areas. Landscape structure has thus shifted from contiguous herbaceous cover to large, dense stands of S. volkensii with interpatches of bare or sparsely vegetated ground. Local pastoralists...

We analyse the impact of improved chickpea adoption on welfare in Ethiopia using three rounds of panel data. First, we estimate the determinants of improved chickpea adoption using a double hurdle model. We apply a control function approach with correlated random effects to control for possible endogeneity resulting from access to improved seed and technology transfer activities. To instrument ...

Many tropical regions are promoting the cultivation of oil palm. In this regard, different national and international organizations promote palm in Thailand. However, socio-economic institutional factors very important to be considered adoption its cultivation. This study aims first determine various adopting cultivation, second, explore role these stated extent The data were collected through ...

Since the late 1970s dramatic economic changes have taken place in the agricultural sector in the highlands of Guatemala. The introduction of new export crops, such as snow peas, broccoli, and miniature vegetables, has led to yet another agro-export boom. Unlike earlier booms, however, this one has included all but the smallest farmers. The high rate of smallholder participation in the boom, an...

The paper uses the concept of credit limit to analyze the determinants of household access to and participation in informal and formal credit markets in Malawi. Households are found to be credit constrained, on average, both in the formal and informal sectors; they borrow, on average, less than half of any increase in their credit lines. Furthermore, they are not discouraged in their participat...

Dairy farming is essential not only as a source of income but also reservoir protein, supplementary nutrition, fertilizer, fuel, and store wealth for millions households across the country. The dairy sector has been tool inclusive development in our country, distribution animals more equitable than landholding. COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown created vital adverse impact on different sectors...

In this study, we used the probit model to find out determinants of access formal credit and then applied Cobb–Douglas production function examine impact on sugarcane productivity. To elicit choice consequence productivity, divided farmers into two groups: borrowers nonborrowers. A total sample comprised 120 growers from Badin District—rich in production—Sindh, Pakistan. For analysis purposes, ...