Impact of improved seed and inorganic fertilizer on maize yield and welfare: Evidence from Eastern Ethiopia

M.H. Ahmed

doi:10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100266

Impact of improved seed and inorganic fertilizer on maize yield and welfare: Evidence from Eastern Ethiopia

M.H. Ahmed^*

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Abstract

This study investigates the impact of improved maize varieties and inorganic fertilizer on productivity and consumption expenditure of smallholder farmers in Eastern Ethiopia. The study uses primary data of maize farmers and a multinomial endogenous switching regression model to account for selection bias. The findings show that combining the two technologies boosts maize yield and consumption expenditure significantly than adopting the technologies in isolation. As a result, policies targeted at improving farm household welfare and productivity should promote the adoption of a combination of agricultural technologies rather than a single technology.

Original language	English
Article number	100266
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100266
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2022

JEL classifications

d13 - Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
o13 - "Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products"
q10 - Agriculture: General
q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
q16 - "Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services"

Keywords

Impact
Improved seed
Inorganic fertilizer
Wellbeing
Selection bias
Maize
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
FOOD SECURITY
SOIL FERTILITY
ADOPTION
TECHNOLOGIES
NUTRIENT
INCOME
ENVIRONMENTS
VARIETIES
MODEL

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