Impact of improved maize varieties on food security in eastern Zambia: a doubly robust analysis

cg.contactj.manda@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture - IITAen_US
cg.contributor.centerWageningen University & Research Centre - WURen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversity of Zambia - UNZAen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas - RTBen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes - GLen_US
cg.contributor.funderUnited States Agency for International Development - USAIDen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryZMen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idManda, Julius: 0000-0002-9599-5906en_US
cg.creator.idAlene, Arega: 0000-0002-2491-4603en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1363-6669en_US
cg.issue4en_US
cg.journalReview of Development Economicsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfood securityen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclegumesen_US
cg.subject.agrovoctechnologyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocmaizeen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsocial capitalen_US
cg.volume22en_US
dc.contributorGardebroek, Cornelisen_US
dc.contributorKuntashula, Eliasen_US
dc.contributorAlene, Aregaen_US
dc.creatorManda, Juliusen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-04T14:25:21Z
dc.date.available2019-05-04T14:25:21Z
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the impact of improved maize varieties on household food security in eastern Zambia using household survey data from a sample of over 800 rural households. Since treatment effect estimates are often prone to misspecification in either the treatment or outcome equation, we use the doubly robust inverse probability weighted regression adjustment method, complemented with propensity score matching on six different food security measures to obtain reliable impact estimates. Generally, we find a positive impact of improved maize adoption on food security across the two econometric approaches. Maize being the most important food staple in Zambia has a great bearing on the food security status of farm households. It is therefore imperative that a conducive environment is created that promotes the adoption of maize yield improving technologies.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifierhttps://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/97110en_US
dc.identifier.citationJulius Manda, Cornelis Gardebroek, Elias Kuntashula, Arega Alene. (22/7/2018). Impact of improved maize varieties on food security in eastern Zambia: a doubly robust analysis. Review of Development Economics, 22 (4).en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/9927
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWiley (12 months)en_US
dc.sourceReview of Development Economics;22,(2018)en_US
dc.titleImpact of improved maize varieties on food security in eastern Zambia: a doubly robust analysisen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2018-07-22en_US
mel.impact-factor0.540en_US

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