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Efficiency of two climate smart agriculture technologies in eastern and southern Africa : evidence from Ethiopia and Lesotho

Title: Efficiency of two climate smart agriculture technologies in eastern and southern Africa : evidence from Ethiopia and Lesotho / Olaleye O. Adesola, Emmanuel Tambi, Solomon Bangali.
Author: Adesola, Olaleye O.
Publication: Accra, Ghana : Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, 2016.

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Description

152 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm

Subjects

Genre/Form

Case studies.

Note

"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.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-123).

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 -- Ethiopia -- 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 -- Ethiopia -- 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.

Call Number

JFE 18-10007

ISBN

9789988937305 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2015333927

OCLC

968794451

Author

Adesola, Olaleye O., author.

Title

Efficiency of two climate smart agriculture technologies in eastern and southern Africa : evidence from Ethiopia and Lesotho / Olaleye O. Adesola, Emmanuel Tambi, Solomon Bangali.

Publisher

Accra, Ghana : Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, 2016.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-123).

Added Author

Tambi, Emmanuel N., author.

Bangali, Solomon, author.

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, issuing body.

Research Call Number

JFE 18-10007

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