Does agricultural intensification pay in the context of structural transformation?
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Modern inputs and mechanization are promoted across Africa to raise smallholder labor productivity and broker the structural transformation. Yet, adoption has remained low and the implications for returns to labor and labor allocation remain poorly understood. This paper explores the effects of different intensification packages on farm performance, market orientation, and food security using data from lowland rice farmers in Côte d'Ivoire. Employing a multinomial treatment effect model, the findings reveal that intensification increases land and labor productivity, especially when agro-chemicals and mechanized land preparation are combined. Returns to labor more than triple, inducing greater market orientation as well as greater food security. This opens opportunities to productively release agricultural labor for other activities (on and off the farm). Labor in rice production becomes more waged and slightly more male, but child labor input does not decrease. The findings call for greater attention to labor productivity and confirm that agricultural intensification can pay and enhance rural transformation.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 102571 |
| Tidsskrift | Food Policy |
| Vol/bind | 122 |
| Antal sider | 22 |
| ISSN | 0306-9192 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
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Funding Information:
Financial support from the World Bank Jobs Multi-Donor Trust Fund, which is supported by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the Governments of Austria, Germany and Italy, the Austrian Development Agency, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, is gratefully acknowledged. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The authors also thank the participants in the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 2022 conference for their valuable comments and suggestions.
Funding Information:
Financial support from the World Bank Jobs Multi-Donor Trust Fund, which is supported by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the Governments of Austria, Germany and Italy, the Austrian Development Agency, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, is gratefully acknowledged. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The authors also thank the participants in the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 2022 conference for their valuable comments and suggestions.
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