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| 024 | 8 | _ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.12.004 | |
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_aRagasa, C. _934357 |
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_aThe impact of agricultural extension services in the context of a heavily subsidized input system : _bThe case of Malawi |
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_aUnited Kingdom : _bElsevier Ltd., _c2018. |
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| 520 | _aThis paper examines the interplay between Malawi’s input subsidy and access to extension services, and the impact of both on farm productivity and food security using Malawi’s Integrated Household Panel Survey. A correlated random effects (CRE) device is used, and consistency and robustness of results are checked using various other estimation models. The receipt of fertilizer and seed subsidies is shown to have an inconsistent impact on farm productivity and food security; at the same time, access to agricultural advice is consistently insignificant in explaining these. Further analysis, however, shows a statistically significant and strong association with farm productivity and food security when access to extension services is unpacked to include indicators of usefulness and farmers’ satisfaction. Households that reported receipt of “very useful” agricultural advice had greater productivity and greater food security compared to those that reported receipt of advice that they considered not useful and those that did not receive any advice at all. This result implies the need to ensure the provision of relevant and useful agricultural advice to increase the likelihood of achieving agricultural development outcomes. | ||
| 546 | _aText in English | ||
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_aExtension _91103 _2AGROVOC |
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_aServices _918223 _2AGROVOC |
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_aFertilizers _91111 _2AGROVOC |
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_aAgricultural productivity _97443 _2AGROVOC |
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_aFood security _91118 _2AGROVOC |
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_aImpact assessment _98668 _2AGROVOC |
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_aMalawi _91319 _2AGROVOC |
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_aMazunda, J. _934358 |
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_dUnited Kingdom : Elsevier Ltd., 2017. _gv. 105, p. 25-47 _tWorld Development _x0305-750X |
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