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DOI	10.1017/S1742170524000036
	Impact of agroecological practices on farm performance in Botswana
	Selelo, Obakeng Tevin; Danso-Abbeam, Gideon; Ogundeji, Abiodun A.
发表日期	2024
ISSN	1742-1705
EISSN	1742-1713
起始页码	39
卷号	39
英文摘要	Despite the potential of agroecological practices to promote sustainable agrifood systems, their adoption among farmers is limited, and there is insufficient information regarding their impact on farm performance. This study evaluates the adoption of agroecological practices and their impact on farm performance among vegetable farmers in Botswana. The multivariate probit model was used to understand the complementarity and/or substitutability of the key agroecological practices under consideration-mulching, cover cropping, afforestation, and minimum tillage, as well as their determinants. Furthermore, the direct two-stage least squares (direct-2sls) technique within the framework of instrumental variable treatment effect regression (ivtreatreg) was used to eliminate self-selection bias that may be evident as a result of observed and unobserved characteristics. The results indicated that the agroecological practices are complementary and that the practice of one agroecology is conditional on another. The factors shaping the adoption of these agroecological practices vary among them. Furthermore, the adoption of agroecological practices led to a significant improvement in farmers' net revenue and yield, and farmers that did not adopt any of the practices would have been better off if they had adopted them. These findings have significant implications for stakeholders and will boost the campaign for the adoption of agroecological practices to improve farm performance and, consequently, farmers' welfare.
英文关键词	agroecology; Botswana; direct-2sls; farm performance; ivtreatreg
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
WOS类目	Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001203435100001
来源期刊	RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/295205
作者单位	University of the Free State; University of the Free State; University for Development Studies
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Selelo, Obakeng Tevin,Danso-Abbeam, Gideon,Ogundeji, Abiodun A.. Impact of agroecological practices on farm performance in Botswana[J],2024,39.
APA	Selelo, Obakeng Tevin,Danso-Abbeam, Gideon,&Ogundeji, Abiodun A..(2024).Impact of agroecological practices on farm performance in Botswana.RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS,39.
MLA	Selelo, Obakeng Tevin,et al."Impact of agroecological practices on farm performance in Botswana".RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS 39(2024).