dc.contributor.author |
Fitawek, Wegayehu
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dc.contributor.author |
Hendriks, Sheryl L.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-05-17T06:48:41Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-05-17T06:48:41Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021-03-20 |
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dc.description |
Supplementary Tables S1–S3: Endogenous switching regression results of Kenya,
Madagascar and Mozambique. |
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dc.description.abstract |
This study set out to estimate the effects of large-scale agricultural investments (LSAIs)
on household food security in one community each in Kenya, Madagascar and Mozambique. An
endogenous switching regression model was adopted to control for a possible selection bias due to
unobserved factors. It was found that households with members employed by large-scale agricultural
investment companies were more likely larger households headed by younger migrant males
holding smaller plots and fewer livestock than non-engaged households. The endogenous switching
regression results confirmed the presence of both a positive and negative selection bias. In general,
the results showed that households with a member employed by an LSAI enjoyed better household
food security, higher dietary diversity, better food consumption scores and more adequate household
food provisioning. Households without employed members could also enjoy these benefits should
the LSAIs employ their members. However, the seasonal nature and low wages paid by LSAI may
only support the purchase of food and not facilitate savings and investments to significantly improve
food security. |
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dc.description.department |
Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2022 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI) African Food, Agriculture, Land and Natural Resource Dynamics (AFGROLAND) project. |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Fitawek, W.; Hendriks, S.L.
Evaluating the Impact of Large-Scale
Agricultural Investments on
Household Food Security Using an
Endogenous Switching Regression
Model. Land 2021, 10, 323. https://DOI.org/10.3390/land10030323. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2073-445X |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.3390/land10030323 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85235 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
MDPI |
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dc.rights |
© 2021 by the authors.
Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article
distributed under the terms and
conditions of the Creative Commons
Attribution (CC BY) license. |
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dc.subject |
Food security |
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dc.subject |
Endogenous switching regression |
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dc.subject |
Dietary diversity score |
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dc.subject |
Food consumption score |
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dc.subject |
Large-scale agricultural investments (LSAIs) |
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dc.title |
Evaluating the impact of large-scale agricultural investments on household food security using an endogenous switching regression model |
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dc.type |
Article |
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