Do Improved Groundnut Seeds Make African Farmers More Food Secure? Evidence From Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMurray, Anthony G.en
dc.contributor.authorMills, Bradford F.en
dc.contributor.authorKostandini, Gentianen
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.coverage.countryUgandaen
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-03T16:24:25Zen
dc.date.available2017-01-03T16:24:25Zen
dc.date.issued2016en
dc.description.abstractGroundnuts are an important crop for Ugandan smallholders because they are high in protein, resupply nutrients to the soil, and are a storable source of wealth once dried. Adoption of virus-resistant seeds that increase yield and reduce yield variance may improve household food security, but the complex relationship is an empirical question. This article considers the effect of improved groundnut seed on smallholder food security in eastern Uganda. Results indicate that adopters have significantly higher household food security after controlling for observed and unobserved household heterogeneity. The food consumption score index increases more than 15 points with improved seed adoption.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent219 - 240 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/aae.2016.13en
dc.identifier.issue3en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/73930en
dc.identifier.volume48en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleDo Improved Groundnut Seeds Make African Farmers More Food Secure? Evidence From Ugandaen
dc.title.serialJournal of Agricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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