Climate change adaptation strategies and technical efficiency of maize producers in Benin, West Africa

Armand Fréjuis Akpa, Cocou Jaurès Amegnaglo and Augustin Foster Chabossou

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2023, vol. 73, issue 4, 1071-1087

Abstract: Purpose - This study aims to discuss climate change, by modifying the timing of several agricultural operations, reduce the efficiency and yield of inputs leading to a lower production level. The reduction of the effects of climate change on production yields and on farmers' technical efficiency (TE) requires the adoption of adaptation strategies. This paper analyses the impact of climate change adaptation strategies adopted on maize farmers' TE in Benin. Design/methodology/approach - This paper uses an endogeneity-corrected stochastic production frontier approach based on data randomly collected from 354 farmers located in three different agro-ecological zones of Benin. Findings - Estimation results revealed that the adoption of adaptation strategies improve maize farmers' TE by 1.28%. Therefore, polices to improve farmers' access to climate change adaptation strategies are necessarily for the improvement of farmers' TE and yield. Research limitations/implications - The results of this study contribute to the policy debate on the enhancement of food security by increasing farmers' TE through easy access to climate change adaptation strategies. The improvement of farmers' TE will in turn improve the livelihoods of the communities and therefore contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2 and 13. Originality/value - This study contributes to theoretical and empirical debate on the relationship between adaptation to climate change and farmers' TE. It also adapts a new methodology (endogeneity-corrected stochastic production frontier approach) to correct the endogeneity problem due to the farmers' adaptation decision.

Keywords: Adaptation strategies; Climate change; Maize production; Technical efficiency; D24; Q16; Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-06-2022-0284

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