Effect of Certified Organic Production Systems on Poverty among Smallholder Farmers: Empirical Evidence from Kenya

Ayuya, Oscar Ingasia; Gido, Eric Obedy; Bett, Hillary K.; Lagat, Job K.; Kahi, A.K.; Bauer, Siegfried

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.10.005

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“…However, it is important to consider the challenges imposed by all actors along the supply chain (Wilkinson, 2002). Contrary proposals stress the need for family farmers to avoid highly competitive commodity markets by approaching alternative niches such as organic food, which in certain contexts offers attractive prices and the possibility for processing and adding value to the products, particularly if commercialized locally (Ayuya et al, 2015;Van der Ploeg et al, 2000). There is, however, serious skepticism on the potential of such market niches to absorb family farming production at scale, and on the capacity of family farmers to fulfill demanding requirements on products and logistics that may be even higher than in the staple markets (Wiggins, 2006).…”

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“…As an example, off-farm jobs (Hoang et al, 2014) are not available for the vast majority of households and there is no correlation with income, suggesting poorly paid jobs. Market niches (Ayuya et al, 2015) either are not available or are not accessible, with just 0.08% of the family farmers accessing organic markets, for example. As modernization is not feasible and off-farm alternatives are limited for most farmers, a classical alternative would include a radical democratization of the assets, for example through land tenure reform (Fernandes, 2000;Martins, 1999) connected with global access to education (Ogundari, 2014) as a structural and strategic rural development measure.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Development Conditions for Family Farming: Lessons From Brazil

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Development Conditions for Family Farming: Lessons From Brazil

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“…A part of our results is congruent with the current literature. First, farmers with higher education levels are more likely to obtain a certification (Ayuya et al, 2015;Rahm & Huffman, 1984;Wollni, Lee, & Thies, 2010). Education could help farmers to adopt new management practices and to better learn how to use new types of fertilizers (Morello et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is little scientific research that proposes a quantitative evaluation of the environmental performance of organic farming in Africa (Kleemann & Abdulai, 2013); to our knowledge, none is viewed through the lens of local certification. Articles are primarily dedicated to economic performance (Ayuya et al, 2015;Bolwig et al, 2009;Chiputwa, Spielman, & Qaim, 2015;Jena, Chichaibelu, Stellmacher, & Grote, 2012). Impacts from local initiatives in Africa remain unknown.…”

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Organic farming for local markets in Kenya: Contribution of conversion and certification to environmental benefits

Tankam

Djimeu

2019

Canadian J Agri Economics

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Organic farming is a way to address environmental issues. In Kenya, organic production for domestic markets based on local certification represents a solution to both economic and environmental issues. We propose to address this latter issue. Indeed, no quantitative studies have been dedicated to these systems’ impacts on the environment. However, their theoretical benefits can be weakened, first by their functioning based on internal control and indirect external control, and second by the risk of self‐selection since farmers using low levels of synthetic inputs have less effort to make in order to enter in conversion process. Thanks to unique farm‐level survey data along with the propensity score matching method, we assess the producer‐level effects of organic certification for fruits and vegetables on agro‐ecological practices. We show that conversion and certification are associated with organic farming techniques and positive perceptions of different statements about environmental values. However, we do not notice any additional effects of certification compared to conversion alone. Although economic issues are important, we focus on environmental issues that appear as important for smallholders. In a context with no public regulation, conversion‐only farmers and locally certified farmers could be a lever for a more sustainable agriculture.

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“…Previous studies that have used the ESP model include; (Ayuya et al, 2015;Gregory and Coleman-Jensen, 2013;Lokshin and Glinskaya, 2009). …”

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Econometric analysis of improved maize varieties and sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) in Eastern Zambia

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Maize is the principle food staple in Zambia, providing both food and income for most of the rural populace. It is estimated that over 50% of the daily caloric intake is derived from maize;with an average consumption of over 85kg per year. Because of the importance of maize, a number of improved maize varieties and sustainable crop management practices have been developed to increase its productivity. Despite these improved agricultural technologies being available for some time now, few studies have analyzed the adoption impacts of these technologies on the economic well-being of smallholder farmers in Zambia. To fill this gap in the literature, this thesis assesses the adoption and impacts of improved maize varieties and sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) on the welfare of smallholder farmers in the Eastern province of Zambia. To accomplish this objective, we use a number of novel econometric approaches and a comprehensive household survey data from a sample of 810 rural households and 3788 plots. First, the findings suggest that the adoption of improved maize varieties is determined by a whole range of factors that include land cultivated, education of the household head and the total asset holdings of the household. Second, the results show that the adoption of improved maize varieties is associated with higher levels of income, food security, child nutritional status and lower levels of poverty. Third, the counterfactual analysis applied in this thesis shows that if non-adopters had adopted improved maize varieties, they would have realized higher levels of welfare than they currently have. Fourth, the results show that adoption of improved maize alone has greater impacts on maize yields, but given the high cost of inorganic fertilizer that limits the profitability of adoption of improved maize, higher household incomes are associated rather with the adoption of multiple SAPs.

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Effect of Certified Organic Production Systems on Poverty among Smallholder Farmers: Empirical Evidence from Kenya

Cited by 96 publications

References 39 publications

Development Conditions for Family Farming: Lessons From Brazil

Development Conditions for Family Farming: Lessons From Brazil

Organic farming for local markets in Kenya: Contribution of conversion and certification to environmental benefits

Econometric analysis of improved maize varieties and sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) in Eastern Zambia

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