Land Fragmentation and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia

Land Fragmentation and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia

This paper revisits the economic consequences of land fragmentation, taking seriously concerns regarding the exogeneity of fragmentation, its measurement and the importance of considering impacts in terms of welfare metrics. Using data that are wel...

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Main Authors: Knippenberg, Erwin, Jolliffe, Dean, Hoddinott, John
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
LAND USE
FOOD SECURITY
LAND FRAGMENTATION
LAND TENURE
LAND REFORM
ACCESS TO LAND
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/846781534528258013/Land-fragmentation-and-food-insecurity-in-Ethiopia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30286
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spelling okr-10986-302862021-11-07T12:15:33Z Land Fragmentation and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia Knippenberg, Erwin Jolliffe, Dean Hoddinott, John LAND USE FOOD SECURITY LAND FRAGMENTATION LAND TENURE LAND REFORM ACCESS TO LAND This paper revisits the economic consequences of land fragmentation, taking seriously concerns regarding the exogeneity of fragmentation, its measurement and the importance of considering impacts in terms of welfare metrics. Using data that are well-suited to addressing these issues, the analysis finds that land fragmentation reduces food insecurity. This result is robust to how fragmentation is measured and to how exogeneity concerns are addressed. Further, the paper finds that land fragmentation mitigates the adverse effects of low rainfall on food security. This is because households with diverse parcel characteristics can grow a greater variety of crop types. 2018-08-23T16:19:28Z 2018-08-23T16:19:28Z 2018-08 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/846781534528258013/Land-fragmentation-and-food-insecurity-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30286 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8559 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Ethiopia
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topic LAND USE
FOOD SECURITY
LAND FRAGMENTATION
LAND TENURE
LAND REFORM
ACCESS TO LAND
spellingShingle LAND USE
FOOD SECURITY
LAND FRAGMENTATION
LAND TENURE
LAND REFORM
ACCESS TO LAND
Knippenberg, Erwin
Jolliffe, Dean
Hoddinott, John
Land Fragmentation and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia
geographic_facet Africa
Ethiopia
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8559
description This paper revisits the economic consequences of land fragmentation, taking seriously concerns regarding the exogeneity of fragmentation, its measurement and the importance of considering impacts in terms of welfare metrics. Using data that are well-suited to addressing these issues, the analysis finds that land fragmentation reduces food insecurity. This result is robust to how fragmentation is measured and to how exogeneity concerns are addressed. Further, the paper finds that land fragmentation mitigates the adverse effects of low rainfall on food security. This is because households with diverse parcel characteristics can grow a greater variety of crop types.
format Working Paper
author Knippenberg, Erwin
Jolliffe, Dean
Hoddinott, John
author_facet Knippenberg, Erwin
Jolliffe, Dean
Hoddinott, John
author_sort Knippenberg, Erwin
title Land Fragmentation and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia
title_short Land Fragmentation and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia
title_full Land Fragmentation and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia
title_fullStr Land Fragmentation and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Land Fragmentation and Food Insecurity in Ethiopia
title_sort land fragmentation and food insecurity in ethiopia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/846781534528258013/Land-fragmentation-and-food-insecurity-in-Ethiopia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30286
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