التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Do Plant Clinics Improve Household Food Security? Evidence from Rwanda. |
| المؤلفون: |
Tambo, Justice A., Uzayisenga, Bellancile, Mugambi, Idah, Bundi, Mary |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Agricultural Economics; Feb2021, Vol. 72 Issue 1, p97-116, 20p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
FOOD security, FOOD shortages, HOUSEHOLDS, AGRICULTURAL extension work, CROP losses |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
RWANDA |
| مستخلص: |
One of the main drivers of food insecurity is pests, which are estimated to cause around 40% of crop losses worldwide. We examine the food security effects of plant clinics, a novel agricultural extension model that aims to reduce crop losses due to pests through the provision of demand‐driven plant health diagnostic and advisory services to smallholder farmers. The study is based on survey data from maize‐growing households in Rwanda, where 66 plant clinics have been established. Using switching regression and matching techniques as well as various food security metrics, including the food insecurity experience scale, we find evidence that participation in plant clinics is significantly associated with a reduction in household food insecurity. For instance, among the participating households, plant clinics contribute to a decrease in the period of food shortage by one month and a reduction in the severity of food insecurity by 22 percentage points. We also show that these effects are more pronounced for female‐headed households. Overall, our findings suggest that plant clinics can play an important role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 2 of zero hunger. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |