Niger - Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Programs on Land Management and Poverty in Niger

Since the early 1980s, the Government of Niger and its development partners have invested more than 200 billion West African Francs (FCFA) in programs will promote sustainable land management (SLM) and other activities to reduce poverty and vulnera...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Environmental Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
CAP
CDF
NGO
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topic ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACACIA
ACCESS TO IRRIGATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL YIELDS
AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
AGROFORESTRY
ANALYTICAL METHODS
ANIMAL PRODUCTS
ANIMALS
ARID TROPICS
ARID ZONE
AVERAGE YIELDS
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
CAP
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARBON
CARBON CREDITS
CASH CROPS
CDF
CHILD MORTALITY
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
COMMUNAL AREAS
COMMUNAL LANDS
COMMUNITY ACTION
COMMUNITY LAND
COUNTERFACTUAL
COWPEAS
CROP
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP YIELDS
CROPLAND
CROPLANDS
CROPS
CULTIVABLE LAND
CULTIVATION
DEFORESTATION
DESERTIFICATION
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DROUGHT
DROUGHT CONTROL
ECOLOGICAL ZONE
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
EXPENDITURES
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
FARM
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMS
FERTILIZER
FERTILIZER USE
FERTILIZERS
FLOODING
FOOD CROP
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FORESTS
GROUNDNUTS
GUM ARABIC
HABITAT
HIPC
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT
HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUMAN HEALTH
ICRISAT
IFPRI
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDIES
IMPACT EVALUATION
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INDICA
INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERVENTION
IRRIGATION
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR MARKETS
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND TENURE INSECURITY
LAND USE
LANDLESS PEOPLE
LEGISLATION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY
LIVING CONDITIONS
MALNUTRITION
MARGINAL LANDS
MATCHING METHODS
MILLET
MULCH
MULCHING
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NGO
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NURSERIES
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OVERGRAZING
PARTICIPATORY MONITORING
PASTORALISM
PLANTING
POLICY CHANGES
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POPULATION GROWTH
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
PRESENT VALUE
PRIVATE COSTS
PRIVATE GOODS
PROGRAM IMPACTS
PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC GOODS
QUASIEXPERIMENTAL METHODS
RAINFALL
RAINY SEASON
RANGELANDS
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL REGIONS
SEDIMENTATION
SEEDLINGS
SELECTION BIAS
SOIL
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
SOIL EROSION
SOIL FERTILITY
SOIL TYPE
SOILS
SORGHUM
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
TARGETING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TIMBER
TRADEOFFS
TREE DENSITY
TREE PLANTATIONS
TREES
VEGETATION
VILLAGE CHARACTERISTICS
VILLAGE LEADERS
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER HARVESTING
WATERSHED
WILD PLANTS
WINDBREAKS
YIELDS
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACACIA
ACCESS TO IRRIGATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL YIELDS
AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
AGROFORESTRY
ANALYTICAL METHODS
ANIMAL PRODUCTS
ANIMALS
ARID TROPICS
ARID ZONE
AVERAGE YIELDS
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
CAP
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARBON
CARBON CREDITS
CASH CROPS
CDF
CHILD MORTALITY
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
COMMUNAL AREAS
COMMUNAL LANDS
COMMUNITY ACTION
COMMUNITY LAND
COUNTERFACTUAL
COWPEAS
CROP
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP YIELDS
CROPLAND
CROPLANDS
CROPS
CULTIVABLE LAND
CULTIVATION
DEFORESTATION
DESERTIFICATION
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DROUGHT
DROUGHT CONTROL
ECOLOGICAL ZONE
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
EXPENDITURES
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
FARM
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMS
FERTILIZER
FERTILIZER USE
FERTILIZERS
FLOODING
FOOD CROP
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FORESTS
GROUNDNUTS
GUM ARABIC
HABITAT
HIPC
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT
HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUMAN HEALTH
ICRISAT
IFPRI
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDIES
IMPACT EVALUATION
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INDICA
INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERVENTION
IRRIGATION
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR MARKETS
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND TENURE INSECURITY
LAND USE
LANDLESS PEOPLE
LEGISLATION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY
LIVING CONDITIONS
MALNUTRITION
MARGINAL LANDS
MATCHING METHODS
MILLET
MULCH
MULCHING
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NGO
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NURSERIES
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OVERGRAZING
PARTICIPATORY MONITORING
PASTORALISM
PLANTING
POLICY CHANGES
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POPULATION GROWTH
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
PRESENT VALUE
PRIVATE COSTS
PRIVATE GOODS
PROGRAM IMPACTS
PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC GOODS
QUASIEXPERIMENTAL METHODS
RAINFALL
RAINY SEASON
RANGELANDS
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL REGIONS
SEDIMENTATION
SEEDLINGS
SELECTION BIAS
SOIL
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
SOIL EROSION
SOIL FERTILITY
SOIL TYPE
SOILS
SORGHUM
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
TARGETING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TIMBER
TRADEOFFS
TREE DENSITY
TREE PLANTATIONS
TREES
VEGETATION
VILLAGE CHARACTERISTICS
VILLAGE LEADERS
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER HARVESTING
WATERSHED
WILD PLANTS
WINDBREAKS
YIELDS
World Bank
Niger - Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Programs on Land Management and Poverty in Niger
geographic_facet Africa
West Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sahel
Niger
description Since the early 1980s, the Government of Niger and its development partners have invested more than 200 billion West African Francs (FCFA) in programs will promote sustainable land management (SLM) and other activities to reduce poverty and vulnerability. Overall, more than 50 programs have promoted SLM in Niger. Despite large investments in SLM programs, their impacts on land management, agricultural production, poverty, and other outcomes are not well known. A few studies have documented impacts of particular projects and land management practices in selected locations, finding many favorable impacts. However, although these studies provide valuable insights, they are limited in scope and by the methods used. A common problem is the absence of suitable counterfactual observations to compare to outcomes for communities and households participating in programs or using particular land management practices, or inadequate definition of the counterfactual used. This analysis is intended to contribute to knowledge about the impacts of SLM programs in Niger by addressing some of the methodological limitations of prior studies. The evaluation is based on a secondary database of major SLM program activities and village characteristics assembled for all villages of Niger, and a community and household survey conducted with more than 1,200 households in 139 villages selected to represent the rural regions of Niger where most SLM programs have operated. Threats to external and internal validity of the findings were addressed by using statistical sampling methods to assure representativeness of the findings, and quasi-experimental matching and econometric methods to assure that the program and counterfactual non-program villages and households were as comparable as possible in terms of observable characteristics that affect program placement, participation, and outcomes.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Niger - Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Programs on Land Management and Poverty in Niger
title_short Niger - Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Programs on Land Management and Poverty in Niger
title_full Niger - Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Programs on Land Management and Poverty in Niger
title_fullStr Niger - Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Programs on Land Management and Poverty in Niger
title_full_unstemmed Niger - Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Programs on Land Management and Poverty in Niger
title_sort niger - impacts of sustainable land management programs on land management and poverty in niger
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090609005016
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3050
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spelling okr-10986-30502021-04-23T14:02:06Z Niger - Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Programs on Land Management and Poverty in Niger World Bank ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACACIA ACCESS TO IRRIGATION ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL YIELDS AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS AGROFORESTRY ANALYTICAL METHODS ANIMAL PRODUCTS ANIMALS ARID TROPICS ARID ZONE AVERAGE YIELDS BENEFIT ANALYSIS CAP CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARBON CREDITS CASH CROPS CDF CHILD MORTALITY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COMMUNAL AREAS COMMUNAL LANDS COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY LAND COUNTERFACTUAL COWPEAS CROP CROP PRODUCTION CROP YIELDS CROPLAND CROPLANDS CROPS CULTIVABLE LAND CULTIVATION DEFORESTATION DESERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DROUGHT DROUGHT CONTROL ECOLOGICAL ZONE ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC INDICATORS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EXPENDITURES EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FARM FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FARMS FERTILIZER FERTILIZER USE FERTILIZERS FLOODING FOOD CROP FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTS GROUNDNUTS GUM ARABIC HABITAT HIPC HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN HEALTH ICRISAT IFPRI IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDIES IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INDICA INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERVENTION IRRIGATION LABOR COSTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR MARKETS LAND DEGRADATION LAND MANAGEMENT LAND TENURE INSECURITY LAND USE LANDLESS PEOPLE LEGISLATION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY LIVING CONDITIONS MALNUTRITION MARGINAL LANDS MATCHING METHODS MILLET MULCH MULCHING NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NGO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSERIES OPPORTUNITY COSTS OVERGRAZING PARTICIPATORY MONITORING PASTORALISM PLANTING POLICY CHANGES POOR POOR COUNTRIES POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE GOODS PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS PROGRAMS PUBLIC GOODS QUASIEXPERIMENTAL METHODS RAINFALL RAINY SEASON RANGELANDS REGRESSION ANALYSIS RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REGIONS SEDIMENTATION SEEDLINGS SELECTION BIAS SOIL SOIL CHARACTERISTICS SOIL EROSION SOIL FERTILITY SOIL TYPE SOILS SORGHUM STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TIMBER TRADEOFFS TREE DENSITY TREE PLANTATIONS TREES VEGETATION VILLAGE CHARACTERISTICS VILLAGE LEADERS WATER AVAILABILITY WATER HARVESTING WATERSHED WILD PLANTS WINDBREAKS YIELDS Since the early 1980s, the Government of Niger and its development partners have invested more than 200 billion West African Francs (FCFA) in programs will promote sustainable land management (SLM) and other activities to reduce poverty and vulnerability. Overall, more than 50 programs have promoted SLM in Niger. Despite large investments in SLM programs, their impacts on land management, agricultural production, poverty, and other outcomes are not well known. A few studies have documented impacts of particular projects and land management practices in selected locations, finding many favorable impacts. However, although these studies provide valuable insights, they are limited in scope and by the methods used. A common problem is the absence of suitable counterfactual observations to compare to outcomes for communities and households participating in programs or using particular land management practices, or inadequate definition of the counterfactual used. This analysis is intended to contribute to knowledge about the impacts of SLM programs in Niger by addressing some of the methodological limitations of prior studies. The evaluation is based on a secondary database of major SLM program activities and village characteristics assembled for all villages of Niger, and a community and household survey conducted with more than 1,200 households in 139 villages selected to represent the rural regions of Niger where most SLM programs have operated. Threats to external and internal validity of the findings were addressed by using statistical sampling methods to assure representativeness of the findings, and quasi-experimental matching and econometric methods to assure that the program and counterfactual non-program villages and households were as comparable as possible in terms of observable characteristics that affect program placement, participation, and outcomes. 2012-03-19T17:23:16Z 2012-03-19T17:23:16Z 2009-02-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090609005016 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3050 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Africa West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Sahel Niger