This paper examines the impact of shocks on food security and the insurance role of social capital and informal social networks. In particular, by combining household panel data, weather data, self-reported shocks and detailed social capital information, the paper investigates the insurance role ...
Wossen, T.
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Falco, S. di
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Berger, T.
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McClain, W.
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[You are not alone: social capital and risk exposure in rural Ethiopia]
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You are not alone: social capital and risk exposure in rural Ethiopia
We analyze the determinants of global crop production for maize, wheat, rice, and soybeans over the period 1961–2013. Using seasonal production data and price change and price volatility information at country level, as well as future climate data from 32 global circulation models, we project tha...
Haile, M.G.
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Wossen, T.
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Tesfaye, K.
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Braun, J. von
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[Impact of climate change, weather extremes, and price risk on global food supply]
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Impact of climate change, weather extremes, and price risk on global food supply
This paper provides an ex-ante assessment of the impacts of climate and price variability on household income and food security in Ethiopia and Ghana. The study applies an agent-based modelling approach to highlight the role of coping and adaptation strategies under climate and price variability....
Wossen, T.
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Berger, T.
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Haile, M.G.
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Troost, C.
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[Impacts of climate variability and food price volatility on household income and food security of farm households in East and West Africa]
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Impacts of climate variability and food price volatility on household income and food security of farm households in East and West Africa
In an attempt to go beyond the so called “smart” subsidies, Nigeria has embarked on a potentially innovative mobile phone-based input subsidy program that provides fertilizer and improved seed subsidies through electronic vouchers. In this article, we examined the productivity and welfare effects...
Wossen, T.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Alene, A.
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Feleke, S.
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Ricker-Gilbert, J.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Awotide, B.A.
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[Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program]
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Productivity and welfare effects of Nigeria's e-voucher-based input subsidy program
Adoption of improved agricultural technologies has long been recognized as critical for reducing poverty through increased productivity, incomes, and asset accumulation. Using a nationally representative survey data from a sample of over 1500 households in Nigeria, this paper evaluates the impact...
Manda, J.
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Alene, A.D.
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Tufa, A.H.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Wossen, T.
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Chikoye, D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: a counterfactual analysis]
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The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: a counterfactual analysis