Weathering shocks: the effects of weather shocks on farm input use in sub-Saharan Africa

Aimable Nsabimana

No wp-2022-57, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: There has been much discussion on climate change and its adverse effects on agriculture, including excessive loss of food production. In regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture is the major source of household livelihoods, shocks in weather patterns affect farmers' expectations of farm yield and hence the decision to adopt farm inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides and the extent of their utilization, particularly given the relatively high cost of these inputs.

Keywords: Farm inputs; Agriculture; Climate change; Sub-Saharan Africa; Weather shock (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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