Seeds for livelihood: Crop biodiversity and food production in Ethiopia

B-Tier
Journal: Ecological Economics
Year: 2010
Volume: 69
Issue: 8
Pages: 1695-1702

Authors (3)

Di Falco, Salvatore (Université de Genève) Bezabih, Mintewab (not in RePEc) Yesuf, Mahmud (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.673 = (α=2.02 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper uses a farm level panel data from Ethiopia and a comprehensive empirical strategy to investigate the contribution of crop biodiversity on food production. We find that increasing the number of crop variety increases production. This result is stronger when rainfall level is lower. Moreover, the productivity analysis is complemented with the study of the determinants of farm level crop biodiversity. Empirical results suggest that rainfall, tenure security and household endowments tend to govern crop diversity decisions at the farm level.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolec:v:69:y:2010:i:8:p:1695-1702
Journal Field
Environment
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25