October 16, 2020

Public and private investments for banana Xanthomonas Wilt control in Uganda

Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) poses a serious threat to livelihoods and food security for millions of households in Africa. Despite considerable investments in Uganda by the Government and other national and international stakeholders, the disease persists in the country after periods of significant resurgence. This joint work with Bioversity International  analyzes economic costs and benefits of adopting an integrated BXW control package for the Ugandan smallholder farmers. By using household survey data, our analysis reveals a high level of partial adoption of BXW recommended practices, and just a third of farmers adopting a full control package The study is now […]

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October 13, 2020

Adaptive strategies enhance smallholders’ livelihood resilience in Bihar, India

My research provides empirical evidence about how households’ resources, their agricultural strategies and their well-being (food security in particular) are strictly interconnected in Bihar, India.  The assessment posed significant empirical and methodological challenges since the presence of endogeneity. The study emphasizes the importance of targeted interventions to improve specific forms of households’ livelihood resources which are prominent determinants of adoption of strategies that leads to the maintenance of resilience by environmentally dependent households in the developing world. The study was published on Food Security, Springer, Impact factor:2.095

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