Niger faces many natural and human constraints explaining the erratic evolution of its agricultural production over time. Unfortunately, this is likely to cause a decline in food supply. This study attempts identify factors affecting rural households’ resilience insecurity Niger. For this, we first create index by using principal component analysis later apply structural equation modeling determinants. Data from 2010 National Survey on Households’ Vulnerability Food Insecurity done Institute...

This study examines the influence of farmers’ social capital on their decisions to deal with climate change and variability in Burkina Faso. The is based a household survey conducted among 450 households, randomly selected from three communities Two indexes were constructed capture structural cognitive capital; using generalized Poisson regression (GPR) multivariate probit model, probes effect choice adaptation alternatives, number practices used, extent which measures applied. results...

We present rare, empirical evidence on the permanence of land use changes induced by a payments for ecosystem services (PES) program. A follow-up study was conducted decade after end Regional Integrated Silvo-pastoral Ecosystem Management Project (RISEMP) in Costa Rica. Econometric analysis found that silvo-pastoral practices persisted long term and are not reverted. On average there is also no meaningful intensification ceased. However, some heterogeneity individual level. find farms...

Abstract Innovation is essential for agricultural and economic development, especially in today's rapidly changing global environment. While farmers have been recognized as innovation generators, many studies continue to consider them recipients or adopters of externally promoted innovations only. Based on household data from Ghana, this study, contrast, investigates the innovation-generating behavior among rural farmers. Inspired by two theories—induced systems—we specifically focus how...

Cost-effectiveness is an important aspect in the assessment of payments for environmental services (PES) initiatives. In participatory field trials with communities Western Kenya, we combined procurement auctions forest enrichment contracts performance-based and compared outcomes a baseline scenario currently used by Kenyan Forest Service. Procurement were most cost-effective. The competitive nature auction reduced contracting expenses (provision costs), result-oriented provided additional...

Abstract Farmers are innovators and experimenters not just adopters of introduced technologies. The innovations developed by farmers could complement the highly promoted externally driven technologies in addressing numerous challenges facing agriculture. aim this paper was to identify outstanding smallholder northern Ghana, prioritize high potential ones for further scientific validation or dissemination. Using an innovation contest that rewards farmers' creativity, we identified 29...

The legume Arachis pintoi has a number of characteristics which enable it to make valuable contribution the development sustainable and productive pastures in tropics. It was introduced Costa Rica for this reason, 1987. objective study analyse adoption A. as forage Huetar Norte, region north Rica. process analysed identify contributory factors recommendations measures could be taken promote process. To collect data, 115 randomly selected livestock holders an additional 34 farmers known have...

Sustainable agricultural practices are being promoted across Africa. While literature provides robust evidence on their welfare impacts in isolation, there is limited how combinations of sustainable contribute to households’ welfare. Due complementary and substitution effects cost involved adopting SAPs, may have that higher or lower than individual effects. To shed light this question we employ cross-sectional data from northern Ghana, which was collected 421 households 1229 plots. We...

With the rapidly changing economic environments and numerous challenges hindering smallholders’ adoption of externally developed technologies, it is often argued that farmers’ innovations may be essential in livelihoods rural farm households need to promoted. Yet a rigorous assessment impacts farmer innovation lacking. Consequently, we analyse effect on household welfare, measured by income, consumption expenditure food security. Using data from recent field survey northern Ghana endogenous...

Les ménages agricoles qui prennent des mesures pour s’adapter au changement climatique ont-ils un revenu plus élevé que ceux ne le font pas ? Cet article vise à répondre cette question dans contexte revenus cultures et du bétail la région savanes Togo. À fin, nous construisons modèle bioéconomique basé sur de ménage agricole. En utilisant les données d’enquête recueillies auprès d’un échantillon 450 cours l’année agricole 2012-2013, identifions types par l’analyse « clusters » appliquons...

Motivated by the case of Indonesia, this behavioural study applies theoretical and experimental approaches to observe determinants compliance with environmental tax. The is expected contribute policy literature examining impact financial reward bribery in combination, beside other conventional enforcement factors such as tax rate, audits fines. While analysis finds that will decrease rate increase audit, fine, price a bribe, results experiment indicate each factor varies according presence...

Abstract Landholders are generally assumed to be willing participate in payments for ecosystem service (PES) schemes if the offered payment exceeds opportunity cost of participation. The calculation costs is often based on historic financial data such as net returns formerly practiced land use. Reliable estimates required especially flexible, cost-aligned with differentiated at farm scale. We question whether that do not consider personal landholder characteristics risk considerations,...

Numerous studies have shown the merits of targeting costs conservation besides environmental benefits and aligning payments for ecosystem services with incurred costs. However, cost-effective precise estimation site specific opportunity is a major challenge. In this paper we test two approaches to estimate conservation: One approach derives from annual land rents, other models regresses on easily obtainable difficult manipulate spatial socio-economic independent variables such as soil...