Food security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western Ethiopia
Abstract Background While it has identified that linking smallholders in the agri-food value chain remains to be a promising strategy to get out of the poverty trap in many developing countries, less is known about the food security implications of smallholders’ participation in the fruits value cha...
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| author | Mengistie Mossie Alemseged Gerezgiher Zemen Ayalew Asres Elias |
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| description | Abstract Background While it has identified that linking smallholders in the agri-food value chain remains to be a promising strategy to get out of the poverty trap in many developing countries, less is known about the food security implications of smallholders’ participation in the fruits value chain. This paper examines the effects of apple and mango smallholder farmers’ participation along the value chain, focusing on their household food security in north-western Ethiopia. Methods Primary data for the study were obtained from a random sample of 384 households, 211 of which are fruit value chain participants, and the remainder are non-participants. The study used the propensity score matching (PSM) method to establish a causal relationship between the participation of the fruit value chain and changes in household food security. Results and conclusions Results indicate that participation in the apple and mango value chain has a robust and positive effect on the food security of smallholders as measured by household food consumption in kilocalorie. The unconfoundedness and overlapping assumptions were fulfilled by applying the nearest neighbor and kernel-based matching algorithms. The study confirms that the more apple and mango farmers join the value chain, the higher their household food intake becomes. Support for fruit farmers is, therefore, a promising policy approach that can help improve household food security in rural Ethiopia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4046f656a7b94e71841492fdd4b17cb32022-12-22T03:38:08ZengBMCAgriculture & Food Security2048-70102021-10-0110111510.1186/s40066-021-00310-zFood security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western EthiopiaMengistie Mossie0Alemseged Gerezgiher1Zemen Ayalew2Asres Elias3Center for Rural Development Studies, Addis Ababa UniversityCenter for Rural Development Studies, Addis Ababa UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar UniversityFaculty of Agriculture, Tottori UniversityAbstract Background While it has identified that linking smallholders in the agri-food value chain remains to be a promising strategy to get out of the poverty trap in many developing countries, less is known about the food security implications of smallholders’ participation in the fruits value chain. This paper examines the effects of apple and mango smallholder farmers’ participation along the value chain, focusing on their household food security in north-western Ethiopia. Methods Primary data for the study were obtained from a random sample of 384 households, 211 of which are fruit value chain participants, and the remainder are non-participants. The study used the propensity score matching (PSM) method to establish a causal relationship between the participation of the fruit value chain and changes in household food security. Results and conclusions Results indicate that participation in the apple and mango value chain has a robust and positive effect on the food security of smallholders as measured by household food consumption in kilocalorie. The unconfoundedness and overlapping assumptions were fulfilled by applying the nearest neighbor and kernel-based matching algorithms. The study confirms that the more apple and mango farmers join the value chain, the higher their household food intake becomes. Support for fruit farmers is, therefore, a promising policy approach that can help improve household food security in rural Ethiopia.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-021-00310-zHousehold food securityFruits value chainSmallholder farmerPropensity score matchingEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Mengistie Mossie Alemseged Gerezgiher Zemen Ayalew Asres Elias Food security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western Ethiopia Agriculture & Food Security Household food security Fruits value chain Smallholder farmer Propensity score matching Ethiopia |
| title | Food security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western Ethiopia |
| title_full | Food security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Food security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western Ethiopia |
| title_short | Food security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western Ethiopia |
| title_sort | food security effects of smallholders participation in apple and mango value chains in north western ethiopia |
| topic | Household food security Fruits value chain Smallholder farmer Propensity score matching Ethiopia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-021-00310-z |
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