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Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa

dc.contributor.authorAinembabazi, John H.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirou
dc.contributor.authorFeleke, S.
dc.contributor.authorAlene, A.
dc.contributor.authorDontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
dc.contributor.authorNdayisaba, P.C.
dc.contributor.authorHicintuka, C.
dc.contributor.authorMapatano, S.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:19:13Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:19:13Z
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.identifier.citationAinembabazi, J.H., Abdoulaye, T., Feleke, S., Alene, A., Dontsop-Nguezet, P.M., Ndayisaba, P.C., ... & Manyong, V. (2018). Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa. World Development, 108, 28-46.
dc.identifier.issn0305-750X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3421
dc.descriptionPublished online: 2 April 2018
dc.description.abstractIt remains a challenge for agricultural research-for-development (AR4D) institutions to demonstrate to donors which technologies contribute significantly to poverty reduction due to a multitude of impact pathways. We attempt to overcome this challenge by utilizing the potential outcomes framework and quantile treatment effects analytical approaches applied on panel household data collected from Central Africa. Our findings show that adoption of AR4D technologies reduced the probability of being poor by 13 percentage points. A large share of this poverty reduction is causally attributable to adoption of improved crop varieties (32%) followed by adoption of post-harvest technologies (28%) and crop and natural resource management (26%), with the rest 14% attributable to unidentified and/or unmeasured intermediate outcomes or factors. The findings further indicate that relatively poor farm households benefit from adopting improved crop varieties more than the relatively better-off households. Correspondingly, the relatively better off households benefit from adopting post-harvest technologies enhancing crop commercialization much more than the relatively poor households. The findings reveal interesting policy implications for successful targeting of agricultural interventions aimed at reducing rural poverty.
dc.description.sponsorshipDirectorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Belgium
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
dc.format.extent28-46
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectEvaluation Techniques
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectHouseholds
dc.subjectAgriculture Research-For- Development
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.titleWho benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationRwanda Agriculture Board
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi
cg.contributor.affiliationDémarche pour une interaction entre les organisations à la base et autres sources de savoir (DIOBASS), Democratic Republic of the Congo
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryBurundi
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Dr
cg.coverage.countryRwanda
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.creator.identifierShiferaw Feleke: 0000-0002-0759-4070
cg.creator.identifierArega Alene: 0000-0002-2491-4603
cg.creator.identifierDONTSOP NGUEZET Paul Martin: 0000-0001-5098-1853
cg.creator.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.researchthemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRIBUSINESS
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectImpact Assessment
cg.journalWorld Development
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid95222
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.03.013


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