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    Economic impacts of fall armyworm and its management strategies: evidence from southern Ethiopia

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    Date
    2020-09
    Author
    Kassie, M.
    Wossen, T.
    De Groote, H.
    Tefera, T.
    Sevgan, S.
    Balew, S.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    This paper explores the economic implications of fall armyworm (FAW) and its management strategies by exploiting exogenous variation in FAW exposure amongst households in southern Ethiopia. We find that FAW exposure affects maize yield and sales negatively, but not consumption. Furthermore, we find evidence of crowding-in and intensification of insecticide use in response to FAW exposure. We also find suggestive evidence that existing extension service arrangements lack the capacity to deal with emerging threats such as FAW. Results imply that targeted interventions aimed at improving the effectiveness of control measures and institutional capacity would be key to reduce the adverse effects of FAW.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbz048
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6989
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Tesfamicheal Wossen Assfawhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-2676
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbz048
    Research Themes
    Social Science and Agribusiness
    IITA Subjects
    Agribusiness; Agronomy; Disease Control; Food Security; Maize; Pests of Plants; Plant Breeding; Plant Diseases; Plant Production
    Agrovoc Terms
    Spodoptera Frugiperda; Plant Diseases; Pests of Plants; Maize; Disease Control; Food Production; Food Security; Consumption; East Africa
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Ethiopia
    Hubs
    Eastern Africa Hub
    Journals
    European Review of Agricultural Economics
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