1. Research interested
Technology Adoption, Productivity Analysis, Climate Change, Tanzania
2. Article / Journal
Smallholder Productivity and weather shocks : Adoption and impact of widely promoted agricultural practices in Tanzania
3. Presenter
: Chungmann Kim
4. When
2019. 03. 13. (Wed.) - 12:00 ~ 13:30
5. Where
Seminar room 418, Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology
6. Main contents
○ We investigate the impact of maize-legume intercropping, soil and water conservation practices(SWC), organic fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers and high yielding maize varieties on maize productivity under weather shocks in Tanzania
7. Method-used
○ Estimate the determinants of adoption by applying a multivariate panel data model capturing their complementarities and/or substitutability. (Multivariate probit model based on the latent variable approach)
○ After testing for their potential endogeneity, we study the impact of theses practices(and combinations of them) on maize productivity controlling for weather shocks. (Fixed effects 2 stage least squares estimator to solve endogeneity problem)
○ Disaggregate results by presence/absence of seasonal rainfall and temperature shocks to explore the heterogeneous impact of adoption under weather shock