Poverty analysis using small area estimation: an application to conservation agriculture in Uganda

Poverty analyses in developing countries rely primarily on estimates of household consumption. Consumption is more stable than income as households can more easily smooth it over time (Deaton and Zaidi, 2002). Although consumption data are an important component of poverty analysis, their collection is time-consuming and expensive. Comprehensive consumption surveys ask households to report consumption of as many as 300 to 400 items (Pape and Mistiaen, 2015)...