Artikel
Agricultural Commercialisation and Nutrition in Smallholder Farm Households
Commercialisation of smallholder agriculture is important for rural economic growth. While previous studies have analysed effects of commercialisation on productivity and income, implications for farm household nutrition have received much less attention. We evaluate the effects of commercialisation on household food security and dietary quality with a special focus on calorie and micronutrient consumption. We also examine transmission channels by looking at the role of income, gender, and possible substitution effects between the consumption of own-produced and purchased foods. The analysis uses survey data from farm households in Kenya and a control function approach. Generalised propensity scores are employed to estimate continuous treatment effects. Commercialisation significantly improves food security and dietary quality in terms of calorie, zinc and iron consumption. For vitamin A, effects are insignificant. Commercialisation contributes to higher incomes and increased nutrients from purchased foods, but it does not reduce the consumption of nutrients from own-produced foods. Enhancing market access is important not only for rural economic growth, but also for making smallholder agriculture more nutrition-sensitive.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Journal: Journal of Agricultural Economics ; ISSN: 1477-9552 ; Volume: 71 ; Year: 2019 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 534-555 ; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
- Klassifikation
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Landwirtschaft, Veterinärmedizin
- Thema
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Agricultural commercialisation
nutrition
dietary quality
gender roles
Africa
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng
Gödecke, Theda
Qaim, Matin
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Veröffentlichung
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Wiley
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Hoboken, NJ
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2019
- DOI
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doi:10.1111/1477-9552.12359
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:21 MESZ
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- Artikel
Beteiligte
- Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng
- Gödecke, Theda
- Qaim, Matin
- Wiley
Entstanden
- 2019
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