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The productivity and income effects of adoption of improved soybean varieties and agronomic practices in Malawi

dc.contributor.authorHirpa Tufa, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlene, A.
dc.contributor.authorManda, J.
dc.contributor.authorAkinwale, M.G.
dc.contributor.authorChikoye, D.
dc.contributor.authorFeleke, S.
dc.contributor.authorAssfaw Wossen, T.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:36:47Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:36:47Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.identifier.citationHirpa Tufa, A., Alene, A., Manda, J., Akinwale, M.G., Chikoye, D., Feleke, S., ... & Manyong, V. (2019). The productivity and income effects of adoption of improved soybean varieties and agronomic practices in Malawi. World Development, 124, 1-10.
dc.identifier.issn0305-750X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6350
dc.description.abstractSoybean constitutes an important component of the maize-based smallholder cropping systems in Malawi and holds considerable potential for countering soil fertility decline, enhancing household food and nutrition security, and raising rural incomes. A number of yield-enhancing improved soybean varieties and agronomic practices (ISVAPs) have been developed and disseminated in Malawi, but there is limited evidence on the adoption and impacts of these technologies. This paper assesses the productivity and income effects of adopting ISVAPs using plot level data collected from a nationally representative sample of 1237 soybean growing households in Malawi. Our results show that over a third of the sampled households have adopted ISVAPs. Furthermore, results from a stochastic dominance analysis showed that soybean yields and net crop incomes for adopters are significantly higher than those of non-adopters over the entire probability distribution of ISVAPs adoption. Endogenous switching regression model results further demonstrated that adoption of ISVAPs is associated with an average of 61% yield gain and 53% income gain for adopters. Overall, the results point to the need for further scaling of ISVAPs for greater adoption and impact on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Malawi.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.format.extent1-10
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dc.subjectSoybeans
dc.subjectYields
dc.subjectProduction
dc.subjectAgricultural Extension
dc.subjectAgronomic Practices
dc.subjectIncome
dc.subjectMalawi
dc.titleThe productivity and income effects of adoption of improved soybean varieties and agronomic practices in Malawi
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.creator.identifierAdane Tufa: 0000-0001-9801-6526
cg.creator.identifierArega Alene: 0000-0002-2491-4603
cg.creator.identifierJulius Manda: 0000-0002-9599-5906
cg.creator.identifierDavid Chikoye: 0000-0002-6047-9821
cg.creator.identifierShiferaw Feleke: 0000-0002-0759-4070
cg.creator.identifierTesfamicheal Wossen Assfaw: 0000-0002-3672-2676
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.researchthemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRICUSINESS
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSoybean
cg.journalWorld Development
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid107764
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104631


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