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Efficiency of two climate smart agriculture technologies in eastern and southern Africa : evidence from Ethiopia and Lesotho / Olaleye O. Adesola, Emmanuel Tambi, Solomon Bangali.
Van Pelt Library S600.64.A357 A34 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adesola, Olaleye O., author.
- Tambi, Emmanuel N., author.
- Bangali, Solomon, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crops and climate--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Case studies.
- Crops and climate.
- Crops and climate--Africa, Eastern--Case studies.
- Crops and climate--Africa, Southern--Case studies.
- Crops and climate--Ethiopia--Case studies.
- Crops and climate--Lesotho--Case studies.
- Sustainable agriculture--Ethiopia--Case studies.
- Sustainable agriculture.
- Sustainable agriculture--Lesotho--Case studies.
- Eastern Africa.
- Southern Africa.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Ethiopia.
- Lesotho.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Accra, Ghana : Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, [2016]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Literature review
- Theoretical framework
- Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) or Production (SFP)
- Non-Parametric DEA Model-Malmquist Productivity Index
- Computer programs and mathematical formulations of DEA
- Basic frontier models
- Constant Returns to Scale CCR [CRS] model
- Materials and methods
- Study area/ sampling and data collection:
- Ethiopia
- Site description of Amhara National Regional State (ANRS)
- Fanya Juu
- Site description of Lesotho
- Likoti farming
- Sampling technique and sampling size
- Administration of questionnaires
- Data and sample size
- Data analyses
- Efficiency study
- Non-Parametric DEA model: Malmquist index
- Input and out variables
- Second stage DEA
- Stochastic Frontier Production Models (SFPM)
- Results
- Socio-economic issues
- Tenure issues in Ethiopia
- Climate Smart Agricultural practices and adoption issues
- Reasons why farmers adopt CSA practices
- Contribution to farm objectives
- Barriers to CSA adoption
- Sources of climate-related information
- Adopters of CSA technology, Ethiopia
- Second stage DEA, Ethiopia
- Tobit and truncated regressions for Ethiopia
- Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA)
- Socio-economic characteristics
- Climate Smart Practices and adoption issues in Lesotho
- Objectives/aim of adopting CSA practices
- Contribution of CSA technologies to farm objectives
- Efficiency studies, Lesotho
- Lesotho
- DEA efficiency in Lesotho
- TOBIT regression, Lesotho
- Discussions
- Policy recommedations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-123).
- "The authors wish to thank the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) for providing the funds for conducting this study. Special thanks go to AU-NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) for providing FARA the opportunity to provide evidence to enhance understanding of local political economy factors and drivers that stimulate or hinder adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture in Africa."--Page ix.
- OCLC:
- 968794451
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